by Associated Press Published: March 17,2010
Tags: Barbour, medical examiners, state law
JACKSON— Legislation requiring higher standards for Mississippi’s next state medical examiner and others who perform autopsies in criminal investigations is headed to the governor’s desk. The House approved the bill after an unsuccessful attempt by one lawmaker to derail the legislation. The bill calls for the state and county medical examiners [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: December 18,2009
Tags: judicial system, state government, state law, tort reform
JACKSON — Gov. Haley Barbour has filed a legal brief with the Mississippi Supreme Court, asking justices to affirm the constitutionality of tort reform measures. The Mississippi Legislature has the right to establish laws protecting Mississippians from frivolous lawsuits, Barbour said in the brief, which was joined by Double Quick Inc., an Indianola-based chain of convenience [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: November 23,2009
Tags: intellectual property, law, law enforcement, music industry, state law
TUPELO — Harold Wayne Hunt, 69, of Cullman, Ala., has pleaded guilty before Judge Paul S. Funderburk to one felony count of unauthorized sale of recordings in the Circuit Court of Lee County, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Hunt was sentenced to three years in prison. The prison sentence was suspended and defendant was placed [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 30,2009
Tags: state agency, state law, telemarketing
JACKSON — The Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a fine totaling $455,000 to SVM Inc. and Mike Moneymaker of Sparks, Nev., for violations of the Mississippi No-Call law. Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley (D-Nettleton) said the fines were the result of a PSC investigation into telemarketer calls made to residents across Mississippi [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 27,2009
Tags: state agency, state law, telemarketing
JACKSON — Southern District Public Service Commissioner Leonard Betz is warning Mississippians of fraudulent e-mails that tell consumers to register their cell phone numbers or risk being contacted by telemarketers. “This scam is not new; however, consumers are still receiving e-mail messages asking them to call a number to register their cell phone by a certain [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 12,2009
Tags: distribution, judiciary, retail, state law, tobacco
Commonwealth Brands Inc. has joined with The Corr-Williams Company, a Mississippi tobacco and grocery wholesale distributor, in filing an action in Mississippi state court challenging a recently enacted amendment to the Mississippi tobacco tax law. The challenged portion of the law imposes a tax on cigarettes manufactured by companies, such as Commonwealth Brands, that are not [...] [...]