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30 Oct 2008, 11:47 am
From a neighboring state, the Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld more than $4 million in compensatory damages in the case of woman who died from a lethal dose of painkillers after being misdiagnosed with pancreatic cancer. [read post]
23 Aug 2018, 7:57 pm by Carabin & Shaw, P.C.
In a recent Texas Supreme Court decision, the court explained why a case arising from an accidental death in Mississippi could be filed in Texas. [read post]
The post US appeals court delays creation of Mississippi state court in majority-Black capital city appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
22 Nov 2021, 8:10 am by Robin Craig
ShareConfirming expectations, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously denied Mississippi’s claim that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater. [read post]
The case stems from Mississippi House Bill 1020, which created a court with judges appointed by the state’s Supreme Court and prosecutors appointed by the state’s Attorney General in Jackson’s Capital Complex Improvement District (CCID). [read post]
21 May 2012, 8:10 am
The Mississippi Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a group of companies that were all sued for helping to cause a man's lung disease and, ultimately, his death. [read post]
31 Mar 2023, 9:24 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Mississippi Supreme Court has disbarred an attorney On March 2, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Patrick, an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, an executive branch agency of the... [read post]
23 Feb 2004, 4:33 pm
Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz Jr., his ex-wife, two former state judges and an attorney pleaded not guilty in US District Court in Jackson Monday to charges of extortion, bribery, fraud and racketeering brought under a second indictment for their alleged involvement in a judicial bribery scheme. [read post]
10 Jul 2018, 4:47 pm by Eugene Volokh
The Westlaw Bulletin just reported that last month, the Mississippi Supreme Court essentially rejected Chevron at the state level, in King v. [read post]
22 Nov 2004, 8:42 pm
[JURIST] The Mississippi Supreme Court Monday overturned a verdict that had netted a Mississippi man $80 million. [read post]
20 Feb 2008, 10:24 am
The most recent Mississippi Law Journal includes a symposium titled "Independent State Grounds: Should State Courts Depart From the Fourth Amendment in Construing Their Own Constitutions, and if so, on What Basis Beyond Simple Disagreement with the United States Supreme... [read post]
16 Dec 2016, 9:52 am by Jaclyn Belczyk
The Mississippi Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Thursday that a death row inmate may challenge the use of a controversial lethal injection drug. [read post]
17 May 2021, 6:15 pm by Tom Smith
Supreme Court agreed to take up a case examining whether Mississippi’s pro-life ban on elective abortions 15 weeks into pregnancy is unconstitutional. [read post]
The trial court granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs, and Thomas Dobbs, the State Health Officer for the Mississippi Department of Health, appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. [read post]
25 Jan 2019, 11:41 am by Stephanie Sundier
The Supreme Court of Mississippi on Thursday declined to overturn the loss-of-a-chance precedent used in medical malpractice cases. [read post]
18 May 2021, 3:44 am by Tom Smith
The Supreme Court said Monday it would consider the legality of Mississippi's ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which had been struck down by a lower court ruling.The announcement is a boost to abortion opponents, who hope that a newly conservative court, especially after the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, will be more receptive to abortion restrictions.Mississippi's abortion restriction was the first to reach the… [read post]
13 May 2016, 8:12 am by Legal Profession Prof
The Mississippi Supreme Court has disbarred an attorney for misconduct that had resulted in his permanent disbarment by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi The bankruptcy court concluded that “in filing the 2015 Petition and... [read post]
21 May 2014, 2:53 am by Walter Olson
“Exxon Mobil Corp. isn’t responsible for alligators overrunning a rural dump site it owns in Mississippi, the state supreme court ruled, because the global oil explorer can’t control wild animals. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 9:45 am by Christopher Tyner
Late last week the United States Supreme Court decided Flowers v. [read post]