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Judge sets conference date for abortion clinic lawsuit

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:21:37 +0000

JACKSON — A federal judge has set an Aug. 15 status conference in a lawsuit in which Mississippi’s only abortion clinic is fighting to remain open. The suit, filed last summer, challenges a 2012 state law that requires each OB-GYN who does abortions at the clinic to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. U.S. [...]

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Trial begins over handling of Russian poultry exports

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:36:18 +0000

PASCAGOULA — The trial has begun for two men charged with falsifying temperatures of poultry exported from Pascagoula to Russia. Court records say a jury was seated yesterday in U.S. District Court in Gulfport for 39-year-old Gerald Miller of Gautier and 55-year-old Patrick McClain of Pascagoula. A third man, 38-year-old Terry White of Ocean Springs, [...]

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Judge rules on ambulance records in hospital dispute

Associated Press — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:21:22 +0000

HATTIESBURG — A federal judge says an ambulance service partly owned by Forrest General Hospital must turn over ambulance dispatch records and recordings to lawyers for Wesley Medical Center. The Hattiesburg American reports that the order last week also requires the ambulance service to turn over copies of complaints made against it. Wesley sued Forest [...]

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Plea saves Ky. man from charges for contraband tobacco

Associated Press — Thu, 30 May 2013 19:36:02 +0000

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Florida tobacco distributor long watched by federal investigators has pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy in a scheme to avoid paying taxes owed on online cigarette sales in Kentucky. Pedro “Peter” Bello became the second person to admit to plotting to use phony invoices to avoid paying taxes on millions [...]

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Court appoints judge to hear election lawsuit

Associated Press — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:14:53 +0000

HATTIESBURG — Mississippi’s Supreme Court has appointed Circuit Judge David H. Strong of McComb to preside over a lawsuit challenging the qualifications of three city council candidates and seeking to halt the June 4 election in Hattiesburg. The Hattiesburg American reports Strong was appointed after another judge removed himself from the case. Last week, Ward 1 [...]

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Alderman brings federal lawsuit after losing election

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:48:19 +0000

WEST POINT — A West Point alderman is suing in federal court to block his loss in a primary election. Jasper Pittman, the incumbent alderman in West Point’s Ward 5, missed forcing a Democratic primary runoff against Gary Dedeaux by one vote, according to final tallies. Pittman alleges in a lawsuit that the body that [...]

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Court rules in clinic dispute involving St. Dominic, HMA

Associated Press — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:38:25 +0000

CANTON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has granted a motion from St. Dominic Health Systems to dismiss its appeal of a judge’s order that it did not have a binding contract to buy an outpatient surgery clinic in Canton. The dismissal order was made public by the court late last week. St. Dominic had argued [...]

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Panel rejects appeal in global warming/Katrina lawsuit

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:49:14 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents and landowners who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina, which, in turn, damaged their property. In the lawsuit, the landowners sought compensatory and [...]

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Lab owner wants evidence tossed because of lack of coffee

Associated Press — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:44:29 +0000

WATER VALLEY — A laboratory owner charged with faking wastewater samples wants a judge to dismiss evidence taken from her computer because she claims she was stressed, “without coffee” and intimidated when she gave it to federal agents. Tennie White, owner of Mississippi Environmental Analytical Laboratories Inc., faces trial tomorrow on charges of faking wastewater [...]

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Judge denies bond in doctor/lawyer murder-for-hire case

Associated Press — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:40:45 +0000

GREENWOOD — Bond has again been denied for Dr. Arnold Smith but a judge says he may reconsider after the doctor undergoes a mental examination. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports prosecutors told Judge Breland Hilburn that a bed is open for Smith at the State Hospital in Whitfield. They have not said when he might be [...]

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