by Associated Press Published: May 3,2012
Tags: attorney general, attorneys, bills, executive, governor, law, lawmakers, lawyers, legislation, legislators, Legislature, state government, state law
JACKSON — A measure to limit Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood’s ability to control state legal business is on the way to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant. The Mississippi Senate voted 34-18 yesterday to pass House Bill 211, after the House voted 64-55 for final passage Tuesday. Both chambers are controlled by Republicans. Hood opposes the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: advertisement, association, attorney general, attorneys, bar, complaint, law, lawyers, politicans, Politics, state agency, state law
JACKSON — The Mississippi Bar has dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Jim Hood over a political ad tied to the killing of a Louisiana priest. Attorney Brian Alexander of Bay St. Louis filed the complaint last November. It alleged that Hood’s ad tainted the prospective jury pool by referring to Jeremy Wayne Manieri as [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: appeal, attorneys, bench, courts, disaster, disaster preparedness, hurricanes, insurance, judges, judgment, judicial, judiciary, law, lawsuit, lawyers, natural disaster, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather
BAY ST. LOUIS — The state Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the owners of Trapani’s Eatery in Bay St. Louis cannot collect more than $300,000 they claimed to be owed by a local insurance agent after their business washed away in Hurricane Katrina. A Hancock County judge ruled against Anthony Trapani in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 24,2012
Tags: attorneys, bench, constitutional, damages, doctors, health, health care, injuries, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, lawyers, medical, medicine, physicians, ruling, tort, tort reform
CLARKSDALE — A state judge in Coahoma County has declared a legislatively imposed cap on non-economic damages unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Charles Webster issued the ruling April 20 in a 14-page opinion. He criticized the Legislature for intruding into judicial authority. Webster’s ruling came in a motion filed by Cleveland attorney Ralph E. Chapman in lawsuit [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 11,2012
Tags: attorneys, bills, Constitution, counsel, law enforcement, lawmakers, laws, lawyhers, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, state law
JACKSON — Senators still support efforts to limit Attorney General Jim Hood’s power to hire outside lawyers. The Senate amended House Bill 211 and sent it back to the House yesterday on a 35-17 vote with little debate. The Senate would limit the share of a verdict that outside lawyers could be paid as a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2012
Tags: appeal, attorneys, bribery, conviction, corruption, courts, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, lawyers
OXFORD — A federal judge has denied imprisoned former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs’ request to have outpatient surgery on his right hand while he waits for a hearing in Oxford. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Scruggs’ doctor had said the surgery was important to relieve a condition causing Scruggs’ fingers to contract. A hearing [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 21,2012
Tags: accident, attorneys, claims, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, explosion, gas, habitat, law, lawsuit, lawyers, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, state govwernment, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
JACKSON — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood confirmed yesterday to The Associated Press that he has hired former Attorney General Mike Moore and others to handle the state’s claims against BP PLC stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Hood hired fellow Democrat Moore, plus former state Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 15,2012
Tags: appeal, attorneys, bench, bribery, courts, judges, judicial, judicial corruption, judiciary, lawyers
OXFORD — Imprisoned former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs will remain in a local jail during March 26 court proceedings on his effort to overturn his 2009 conviction in a judicial corruption case involving former Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson has denied Scruggs’ [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 15,2012
Tags: attorney general, attorneys, bill, law, law enforcement, lawyers, legislation, legislative, Politics, state government, state law
JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate voted 32-17 yesterday to restrict Attorney General Jim Hood’s power to control the state’s legal business. The bill would write into law what share of a verdict could be earned by outside lawyers hired on contingency. It would also require that the attorney general appoint outside lawyers if he had [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 21,2012
Tags: abortion, amendments, anti-abortion, attorneys, bills, birth control, Charter schools, education, elementary education, lawmakers, laws, lawyers, legislation, legislative branch, Legislature, Personhood, representatives, schools, secondasy education, students, teachers, teaching
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are sponsoring bills to tighten restrictions on abortion, crack down on immigration, expand the use of charter schools and limit the power of the attorney general. Yesterday was the deadline to file general bills and constitutional amendments to be considered during the 2012 session, which began in early January and is [...] [...]
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