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Coroner: Omega Protein worker died of blood loss

MOSS POINT — Officials say a maintenance worker at a Moss Point seafood plant died from blood loss. Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus tells The Sun Herald 24-year-old Christopher Hebert was caught in a conveyor at Omega Protein Monday. Broadus said he died from loss of blood related to his injuries. Moss Point police and [...] [...]

Mississippi Valley Silica appeals judge’s damage ruling

by Associated Press Published: February 2,2012

Tags: appeal, bench, courts, damages, death, health, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, product liability, sandblasting, silica, tort, worker

JACKSON — Mississippi Valley Silica Co. has argued that a trial judge’s rulings prevented it from presenting an adequate defense of a damage lawsuit. The company yesterday asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to throw out the $7.6 million award to the family of Robert Eastman. Eastman claimed he sustained irreparable lung damage from silicosis caused [...] [...]

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