by Associated Press Published: February 26,2013
Tags: bench, county, court, decision, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, ruling, sand, sand-drying, trial
POPLARVILLE — A Pearl River County judge has ruled against a group of residents who sought to block development of five acres near the construction site of a sand drying plant in Pearl River County. The Alliance Consulting Group is locating the plant on 30 acres between Nicholson and Picayune. The $30-million plant will service [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 25,2013
Tags: accident, court, crude oil, death, disaster, ecosystem, emergency, energy, environment, erxplosion, fatality, law, legal, offshore drilling, oil spill, oilrig, pollution, restaurant, seafood, tourism, tourist, trial, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — A high-stakes trial started today to assign blame and help figure out exactly how much more BP and other companies should pay for the nation’s worst offshore oil spill. Attorney Jim Roy, who represents individuals and businesses hurt by the spill, said BP executives applied “huge financial pressure” on its drilling [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 19,2013
Tags: accident, crime, crude oil, damage, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fuel, gasoline, ioilrig, judicial, judiciary, justice, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, petroleum, pil spill, seafood, settlement, tourism, tourist, trial, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — BP acknowledged today it had failed to reach a settlement in advance of next week’s civil trial on the Deepwater Horizon accident and is ready to defend itself vigorously against allegations of gross negligence in the U.S.’s biggest environmental disaster. Rupert Bondy, the group’s general counsel, said in a statement that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 19,2013
Tags: attorney, bank fraud, banking, contractor, home, house, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawyer, legal, loan, real estate, real estate development, residence, subdivision, trial
OXFORD — Former Southaven city contractor James Malcolm Harris Jr., who was recently indicted on bank fraud charges, has requested that his March 4 trial be postponed to give his attorney enough time to prepare for the case. The Commercial Appeal reports Harris’ attorney, David Hill, filed a motion for a continuance on Feb. 15 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 18,2013
Tags: bench, casino, convention, county government, court, entertainment, gamble, gambling, gaming, hotel, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, lodging, meeting, nightlife, protest, restaurant, tax, tourism, tourist, trial, vacation, visitor
VICKSBURG — Ameristar Casino’s protests over Warren County property tax levies for 2012 and 2013 will be heard Oct. 14 in Warren County Circuit Court. The Vicksburg Post reports the separate lawsuits filed by the casino have been combined by Circuit Judge M. James Chaney. The Ameristar claims in the most recent of the two [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 5,2013
Tags: agriculture, bench, Chicken, court, export, exporter, exporting, falsifying, farm, farmer, farming, food, fraud, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, safety, trial
GULFPORT — Trial has been delayed for three men accused of falsifying temperatures of poultry exported to Russia from Pascagoula. The Sun Herald reports 38-year-old Terry White, of Ocean Springs, 39-year-old Gerald Miller, of Gautier, and 55-year-old Patrick McClain, of Pascagoula, were set for trial this week in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. They are [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 29,2013
Tags: bench, case, court, crime, criminal, fraud, investing, investment, investor, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, prison, probation, sentence, trial
FAYETTE — A Natchez woman will spend 10 years behind bars for her part in a business scheme that reportedly bilked an investor by never opening the business into which the victim poured their money. The Natchez Democrat reports Emily Sanders was sentenced in Jefferson County Circuit Court to probation for her October conviction on [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 25,2013
Tags: bench, case, certification, cheat, cheater, cheating, court, deal, exam, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, plea bargain, teach, teacher, teaching, test, trial
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In a surprising legal move, a longtime Memphis educator is going to trial on charges that he led a three-state organization that helped teachers cheat on qualification tests. At a hearing this morning, Coleman Garrett, a lawyer for Clarence Mumford Sr., told a federal judge that his client is not changing his [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 24,2013
Tags: bench, city government, court, crime, elected official, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, executive, false prestense, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, mayor, misappropriation, municipal, municipality, politician, public official, SCANDAL, sex shop, taxpayer money, trial
SOUTHAVEN — An April trial date has been set for Southaven Mayor Greg Davis, who is accused of embezzlement and false pretense. A DeSoto County grand jury indicted Davis last month. The Commercial Appeal reports the three-count indictment accuses the 46-year-old Davis of embezzlement by a public official linked to his city-leased vehicle and using [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2013
Tags: attorney, bench, case, court, crime, criminal, divorce, doctor, health, health care, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawyer, legal, medical, medicine, murder-for-hire, oncologist, oncology, trial
GREENWOOD — A federal court hearing for a Greenwood oncologist charged with capital murder has been rescheduled for Jan. 25 for U.S. District Court in Aberdeen. Dr. Arnold Smith was scheduled to be in court yesterday to argue prosecutors had no evidence to support bringing charges against him. The 70-year-old Smith is charged with murder [...] [...]
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