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16 Nov 2007, 12:02 am
I thought this WSJ editorial headlined "Mississippi Hoods", on AG Jim Hood and his "confidential informant" Dickie Scruggs, did a very nice job of capturing the flavor of the Mess in Mississippi. [read post]
27 Feb 2008, 7:44 pm
MISSISSIPPI LAW: A lawyer accused of trying to bribe a judge also paid two associates $500,000 to convince Attorney General Jim Hood not to file criminal charges against an insurance company over its handling of Hurricane Katrina claims, according to an FBI report in court records. [read post]
14 Aug 2014, 8:03 am by Kimberly Bennett
[JURIST] Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood [official website] filed an appeal Wednesday asking the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [official website] to reverse a July ruling [JURIST report] that a 2012 state law requiring abortion clinic doctors to obtain hospital admitting privileges is unconstitutional. [read post]
7 Aug 2008, 12:44 pm
State Farm Insurance Company has agreed to pay an additional $74 million to settle a lawsuit regarding its handling of Hurricane Katrina claims in Mississippi, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced Wednesday reports the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 8:16 am
This week, we look to Mississippi where Attorney General Jim Hood has opened a new hurricane Katrina related criminal investigation of State Farm, which he says is different from the earlier "crimes against policyholders" investigation. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 8:16 am
This week, we look to Mississippi where Attorney General Jim Hood has opened a new hurricane Katrina related criminal investigation of State Farm, which he says is different from the earlier "crimes against policyholders" investigation. [read post]
5 Feb 2012, 3:20 am
They are being challenged by the current State Attorney General, Jim Hood. [read post]
8 Feb 2008, 5:40 am
PoL contributor David Rossmiller has a series of posts summarizing yesterday's dramatic developments in the Scruggs-related dispute between the Mississippi attorney general and State Farm, which culminated in a confidential settlement (is that something state AGs are supposed to enter... [read post]
29 Apr 2016, 2:59 pm by Jamie Williams
Last week, after over a year of fighting in court, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood withdrew a burdensome, 79-page investigatory subpoena issued to Google back in October 2014. [read post]
9 Apr 2016, 6:26 am by Chris Castle
According to the Associated Press: Attorney General Jim Hood says in a news release that Mississippi sued S&P in 2011, joining with Connecticut, the first State to sue in 2010. [read post]
10 Nov 2007, 9:02 am
Harrell’s deposition and State Farm also claim former Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore has worked with both Hood’s grand jury investigation and the Scruggs Katrina Group. [read post]
6 Nov 2007, 1:31 pm
Things are probably pretty jolly around State Farm headquarters these days: nemesis attorney Dickie Scruggs is being prosecuted for alleged criminal contempt, the insurer is suing Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, and today the Fifth Circuit handed the company a... [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 12:48 am
  However, in the lawsuit, Attorney General Hood said his investigation into the claims process falls under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act and of purview of the state courts.Mr. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 10:07 pm by Walter Olson
The Mississippi Attorney General keeps defending a capital conviction based on dubious bite-mark testimony [Radley Balko, Reason] Tags: expert witnesses, Mississippi, prosecution Related posts September 15 roundup (3) Mixed Fifth Circuit decision in Minor-Teel-Whitfield appeal (2) Mississippi: “Former state pathologist suing Innocence Project” (0) Mississippi forensics: corner-cutting coroners? [read post]
22 Mar 2010, 5:00 am by Philip Thomas
On Friday Attorney General Jim Hood announced that he will run for re-election in 2011. [read post]
11 Jun 2007, 1:53 pm
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is suing State Farm on behalf of Katrina-devastated claimants in Mississippi, after months of waiting for an appropriate and fair settlement agreement. [read post]
3 May 2010, 7:05 am by Philip Thomas
The leader of the Mississippi Association for Justice is asking Attorney General Jim Hood to investigate:  We have heard numerous stories of businesses along the Mississippi Gulf Coast that are getting as many as half a dozen phone calls per hour from out-of-state law firms,” the organization’s president, Steve Mullins, said in a letter to Hood. [read post]
3 May 2010, 7:05 am by Philip Thomas
The leader of the Mississippi Association for Justice is asking Attorney General Jim Hood to investigate:  We have heard numerous stories of businesses along the Mississippi Gulf Coast that are getting as many as half a dozen phone calls per hour from out-of-state law firms,” the organization’s president, Steve Mullins, said in a letter to Hood. [read post]
30 Apr 2007, 2:07 am
  I've wondered more than once whether Louisiana officials were going to follow the example of Mississippi AG Jim Hood and go after insurance companies over Katrina claims handling. [read post]
9 Apr 2016, 6:26 am by Chris Castle
From The Scottish Play, by William Shakespeare MTP readers will recall Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s struggle to get answers from Google to Hood’s subpoena of the company regarding their troubling business practices. [read post]