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Fifth Circuit dismisses lawsuit over energy companies’ emissions

May 17, 2013 9:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A federal appeals court this week dismissed repeat claims by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents, who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina and, in turn, … Read More »

Global Warming, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi, News, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court

U.S. SC asked to resolve split over federal jurisdiction in lawsuits filed by state AGs

May 16, 2013 8:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court could decide whether federal courts have jurisdiction over lawsuits filed in state courts by state attorneys general on behalf of consumers. The nation’s high court is expected to meet next week to … Read More »

Class Action, Mississippi, News, South Carolina, State AGs, State Courts, Tort Reform, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court

Hood files suit against BP over 2010 spill

April 23, 2013 12:43 PM
By Nathan Bass

JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed suit in state and federal courts Friday seeking to recover damages from BP that resulted from the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster. Former Mississippi Attorney General Mike C. … Read More »

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Scruggs’ conviction upheld by federal appeals panel

April 12, 2013 1:38 PM
By Chris Dickerson

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the corruption conviction of disgraced attorney Dickie Scruggs. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a lower court ruling. In 2009, … Read More »

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Scruggs asks 5th Circuit to toss guilty plea

March 5, 2013 8:25 AM
By Chris Dickerson

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — Lawyers for disgraced attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs on Monday asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to toss out his 2009 guilty plea to charges of bribing a judge. During Monday’s arguments, Edward “Chip” Robertson … Read More »

Asbestos, Dickie Scruggs, Dickie Scruggs, Federal Government, Hurricane Katrina, Issues, Mississippi, States, Tort Reform, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit upholds Miss. limit on noneconomic damages in personal injury cases

February 28, 2013 1:38 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Mississippi’s $1 million limit on noneconomic damages in personal injury cases is constitutional. In Learmonth v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., a federal jury found Sears liable for causing … Read More »

Mississippi, News, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court

Credit card companies say Miss. AG’s lawsuit against them belongs in federal court

February 21, 2013 3:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) — A group of credit card issuers being sued by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood say the lawsuits against them should not be heard in state court, according to a filing in federal court earlier this … Read More »

Mississippi, News, State AGs, U.S. District Court

Toyota agrees to $29 million multi-state settlement

February 15, 2013 12:33 PM
By Bryan Cohen

WASHINGTON, DC (Legal Newsline) – Toyota Motor Corporation and its related North American entities agreed to a $29 million multi-state settlement Thursday to resolve allegations that the company concealed safety issues. Toyota agreed to pay $29 million to settle the … Read More »

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New S&P suits welcomed by Miss. AG Hood

February 13, 2013 9:48 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who is being represented by campaign contributors in his, says he “welcomes” the federal and multi-state lawsuits filed against Standard & Poor’s Rating Services for fraud last week. “I am … Read More »

Federal Government, Financial Crisis, In the Spotlight, Mississippi, State AGs

Miss. bill would require more asbestos claim transparency

January 31, 2013 2:44 PM
By Chris Dickerson

JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – A bill recently introduced in the Mississippi House of Representatives would require asbestos claimants to disclose dealings with asbestos trusts. House Bill 529 was introduced recently by Representative Jerry Turner, a Republican. It currently is … Read More »

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