For the first several years that I practiced law it was common to see settlement releases contain language requiring the plaintiff’s counsel hold harmless and indemnify both the insurance carrier and the defendant from any claim for plaintiff’s medical bills, from medical liens (including Medicare and Medicaid liens) and from workers’ compensation liens.
There was…
In the past few years, Mississippi tinkered with the primitive weapon season, baiting, tagging / reporting, and deer enclosure requirements. What will be the hot button issues in wildlife for the legislature this year? So far, nothing of consequence.
There are no wildlife bills introduced in the House Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks Committee as of…
All lawyers that handle guardianships and conservatorships in Mississippi need to follow Chancellor Primeaux’s blog. Beginning next month, he will start a series on the Mississippi Guardianship and Conservatorship Act that takes effect January 1, 2020. The Act consists of 144 pages and as stated in Section 1, will “replace those statutes in Title…
Some insurance companies go out of their way to avoid coverage once a loss occurs. Post claim underwriting, unreasonable delays, multiple examinations under oath, and onerous document requests are common. Or, in the case of Cincinnati Insurance Company, an absurd interpretation of policy language.
Often, these claim delays and denials go unanswered because policyholders simply…
No amount of thanks can ever repay the debt owed to the men and women that served to protect the freedoms we enjoy every day.
Take a moment out of your holiday and watch the story of Medal of Honor recipient, Master Sargent Roy Benavidez. A true American hero.
A few moons ago, I blogged about use of Facebook in civil litigation. In the following years, the use of Facebook in litigation has grown exponentially with the dynamic growth of active Facebook users now exceeding 2.19 billion. According to Statistica, 240 million of those users are in the United States as of…
Not a day goes by that I don’t receive some sort of scam or spoofed email. Generally the emails read as if they went through google’s translate function and almost always include the word “kindly.” I am not sure why that term is so prevalent in scams, but if you see the words “kindly respond”…
Negligence actions based on the acts or omissions of state governmental employees are generally subject to the Mississippi Tort Claims Act. Government employees include those employed by the State of Mississippi and its political subdivisions. Miss. Code 11-46-1, et seq provides a limited waiver the government’s immunity and also provides specific circumstances under which the government’s…
On February 9, 2018, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks issued a press release stating that chronic wasting disease had been found in Mississippi. The positive test came from a 4 1/2 year old buck that was collected on January 25, 2018, in Issaquena County. Since that time much information and unfortunately, misinformation…
On February 2, I wrote about proposed legislation affecting hunters in Mississippi. Senate Bill 2921 would have required the owner of any wildlife enclosure to apply for and obtain a permit from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) and provided other related regulations. The bill was virtually identical to HB1389. Senate Bill…
