Mississippi Business Journal » judicial http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Brown would make history if confirmed as judge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/brown-would-make-history-if-confirmed-as-judge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brown-would-make-history-if-confirmed-as-judge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/brown-would-make-history-if-confirmed-as-judge/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:08:02 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74925 JACKSON — President Barack Obama has nominated attorney Debra M. Brown to be a U.S. District judge for northern Mississippi. If confirmed, Brown would be the first African-American woman to serve as a federal district judge in the state, said a spokesman for U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). “I congratulate Debra Brown on her historic [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/brown-would-make-history-if-confirmed-as-judge/feed/ 0 Real estate company paying $1M for compromising wetlands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:48:58 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74850 HANCOCK COUNTY — A Mississippi corporation has pleaded guilty to illegally filling wetlands near Bay St. Louis. Hancock County Land, LLC entered the plea yesterday and agreed to pay a $1-million fine and take remedial measures for two felony violations of the Clean Water Act., said U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Assistant U.S. Attorney [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/16/real-estate-company-paying-1m-for-compromising-wetlands/feed/ 1 Man gets seven years in prison for teacher-cheating scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/13/man-gets-seven-years-in-prison-for-teacher-cheating-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-gets-seven-years-in-prison-for-teacher-cheating-scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/13/man-gets-seven-years-in-prison-for-teacher-cheating-scheme/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:03:13 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74713 MEMPHIS — A federal judge in Memphis has sentenced a longtime Memphis educator to seven years in prison in a test-taking fraud scheme. Clarence Mumford Sr. pleaded guilty in February to leading a 15-year scheme that helped teachers cheat on qualification exams. The passing scores were then used to help people get jobs in public [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/13/man-gets-seven-years-in-prison-for-teacher-cheating-scheme/feed/ 0 Lab owner wants evidence tossed because of lack of coffee http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/12/lab-owner-wants-evidence-tossed-because-of-lack-of-coffee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lab-owner-wants-evidence-tossed-because-of-lack-of-coffee http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/12/lab-owner-wants-evidence-tossed-because-of-lack-of-coffee/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 20:44:29 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74671 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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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/12/lab-owner-wants-evidence-tossed-because-of-lack-of-coffee/feed/ 0 Judge denies bond in doctor/lawyer murder-for-hire case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/12/judge-denies-bond-in-doctorlawyer-murder-for-hire-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-denies-bond-in-doctorlawyer-murder-for-hire-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/12/judge-denies-bond-in-doctorlawyer-murder-for-hire-case/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 20:40:45 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74669 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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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/12/judge-denies-bond-in-doctorlawyer-murder-for-hire-case/feed/ 0 State Farm appeals Katrina-related whistleblower lawsuit ruling http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/state-farm-appeals-katrina-related-whistleblower-lawsuit-ruling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-farm-appeals-katrina-related-whistleblower-lawsuit-ruling http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/state-farm-appeals-katrina-related-whistleblower-lawsuit-ruling/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:21:09 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74487 GULFPORT — State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. has asked a judge to void a jury’s finding that the company defrauded the government involving a policyholder claim after Hurricane Katrina. Motions filed in U.S. District Court in Gulfport also seek a new trial The verdict came in April in a whistleblower lawsuit against the Illinois- [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/state-farm-appeals-katrina-related-whistleblower-lawsuit-ruling/feed/ 0 Nonprofit suing over voter rolls in two Miss. counties http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/nonprofit-suing-over-voter-rolls-in-two-miss-counties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nonprofit-suing-over-voter-rolls-in-two-miss-counties http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/nonprofit-suing-over-voter-rolls-in-two-miss-counties/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 19:31:11 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74388 JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY and WALTHALL COUNTY — A nonprofit group has filed a federal lawsuit that claims Jefferson Davis and Walthall counties have more registered voters on the books than residents eligible to vote. The Hattiesburg American reports the American Civil Rights Union sued the counties’ election commissions in U.S. District Court late last month. The [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/nonprofit-suing-over-voter-rolls-in-two-miss-counties/feed/ 0 Court to heal appeal of breach of contract ruling http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/06/court-to-heal-appeal-of-breach-of-contract-ruling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-to-heal-appeal-of-breach-of-contract-ruling http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/06/court-to-heal-appeal-of-breach-of-contract-ruling/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:15:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74342 JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear oral arguments June 5 in a Jackson hospital’s appeal of a $2.27 million judgment for a doctor in a breach of contract lawsuit. Dr. Adolfo Morales, an ophthalmologist, had alleged Central Mississippi Medical Center breached a physician recruitment contract in 2004, which would have allowed him to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/06/court-to-heal-appeal-of-breach-of-contract-ruling/feed/ 1 Ricin-laced letters case going to grand jury http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 21:48:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74150 OXFORD — A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and others, an FBI agent testified today. The testimony came during a preliminary hearing for James Everett Dutschke, 41, who was arrested Saturday at his home in Tupelo and charged [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/feed/ 0 Newspaper told to add Pickering as defendant in public records case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/24/newspaper-told-to-add-pickering-as-defendant-in-public-records-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newspaper-told-to-add-pickering-as-defendant-in-public-records-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/24/newspaper-told-to-add-pickering-as-defendant-in-public-records-case/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:19:29 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73799 BILOXI — Chancery Judge Jennifer Schloegel has ruled she cannot force the Mississippi Department of Resources to provide the Sun Herald records the agency no longer possesses. Schloegel ruled the newspaper would need to add the State Auditor’s Office as a defendant in a public records lawsuit it filed against the DMR. The Sun Herald [...]

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