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22 September
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Repetitive Motion Injury Workers’ Compensation Claim in Mississippi

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in Blog Posts, Workers Compensation
Repetitive Motion Injury

My work injury isn’t based on a single accident – can I still make a workers’ comp claim in Mississippi? In Mississippi, a work injury from more than one accidents is known as a repetitive motion injury, and injured workers can receive benefits even if their injury isn’t the result of a single accident. Often we see this in the context of someone working in a factory or on an assembly line. The injured worker’s job might require them to do the same thing over and over again for several hours a day (repetitive motion). The cumulative effect of these repetitive...

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18 September
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Healthcare Worker Rights When Hurt by a Patient in Mississippi

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in Blog Posts, Rogen K. Chhabra, Workers Compensation
Hurt by patient

What types of rights do healthcare workers have in Mississippi if they get hurt by a patient? Mississippi law provides workers compensation benefits for people who get hurt at work regardless of the cause.  There are a few requirements that have to be met.  For example, the employer must have 5 or more employees in order for the workers compensation coverage mandate to apply.  The employee also must not have been engaged in horseplay at the time of the injury.  But fault is otherwise not an issue. Healthcare workers get attacked by patients more frequently than one might expect.  While the worker...

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16 September
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Dispatches from the Zantac MDL

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in Blog Posts, Brian K. Herrington, Zantac Cancer
Zantac MDL

All Zantac cases filed in federal court are now before Judge Rosenberg in the Southern District of Florida (“MDL Court”). To date, the Court has entered 42 pretrial orders covering everything from appointing lead counsel and leadership committees for Plaintiffs and Defendants to establishing a procedure lawyers can use to register the claims of their unfiled clients rather than filing formal complaints. Below are some of the highlights of the 42 pretrial orders (“PTO”). We’ll be posting information about the Zantac litigation on a regular basis, so check back often to stay up to date. PTO 11:   Establishing a procedure for...

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15 September
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Lost Wages Recovery After Car Accident?

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in Ashley Hendricks Duck, Blog Posts, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
Lost Wages from Car Accident

Can I recover my lost wages in Mississippi after my car accident caused me to miss work? The answer depends on what happened.  If you were not at work yet, or were at fault, or if no one was at fault, then you may not have a claim.  But if someone else was at fault, you can make a claim against their insurance policy or against your uninsured motorist benefits.  In Mississippi, lost wages would be an available remedy. The focus of this blog is for non work related injuries in Mississippi that are caused by the fault of someone else. Should...

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14 September
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What should I do if I Am Hit by an 18-Wheeler?

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in 18-Wheeler Accidents, Blog Posts, Personal Injury, Ray L. Gustavis
18-Wheeler Accident

If you drive on the highway in states such as Mississippi, Louisiana, Colorado, Alabama or Tennessee, then you are used to sharing the road with 18-wheelers and log trucks. And if you are like me, every time I am near one, I hold my breath a bit — and for good reason. 18-wheelers cannot respond to traffic as easily nor stop as fast as regular vehicles. If there are poor weather conditions or the 18-wheelers are improperly maintained, disaster can occur. Also, some drivers can be overworked, untrained, sleepy, inattentive, intoxicated, and the list goes on. There are about 500,000 18-wheeler accidents...

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09 September
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Using Consumer Statutes To Combat Identity Theft

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in Blog Posts, Brian K. Herrington, Identity Theft
Combat Identity Theft

Imagine waking up one morning to find that your savings account has been emptied out or reviewing your credit card statement and seeing thousands of dollars in unfamiliar charges. Then your bank or credit card company acts like it’s your fault. Don’t let them get away with it. Identity theft occurs far too often to consumers. And banks and credit card companies are far too eager to let the victims foot the bill. But this doesn’t have to be the case. Handled correctly, an identity theft victim can put the burden of proof on the bank or credit card company to...

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08 September
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Should I File a Claim Even If I Failed My Employer’s Drug Screen?

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in Blog Posts, Workers Compensation
Drug Screen and Work Injury

"Should I file a claim even if I failed my employer’s drug screen?" "Can my employer really fire me?" Yes you should file a workers compensation claim in Mississippi even if you failed your employer's drug screen and yes they can also really fire you. An employer in Mississippi has the legal right to contemporaneously drug test an injured employee after an injury sustained on the job, and also has the legal right to terminate an employee that fails that drug test. This does not mean an injured worker who fails a drug screen is not entitled to Workers’ Compensation benefits in Mississippi,...

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06 September
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Should I See a Doctor After My Car Wreck in Mississippi?

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in Blog Posts, Caroline Boyd, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury
See a Doctor

You are driving your vehicle in Mississippi but then you are involved in a car wreck.  Your adrenaline is pumping.  Your vehicle is damaged.  The police are called and your statement is taken.  You don’t have any broken bones.  You aren’t bleeding.  Your muscles are aching, but should you really see a doctor?  The short answer – YES.  An “adrenaline rush” is one of the body’s vital defense mechanisms, and can be triggered during stressful situations such as car wrecks.  During an “adrenaline rush”, your body releases epinephrine (aka adrenaline) into your bloodstream.  When this happens, your body can experience...

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04 September
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Best of Jackson 2020

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in Angela Trehan, Blog Posts, Darryl M. Gibbs, Firm Announcements, Rogen K. Chhabra
Best of Jackson 2020

Congratulations to our CG Law Attorney, Teresa Harvey, for winning Best of Jackson 2020 - Estate Planning Attorney and congratulations to our attorneys and law firm for being named Best of Jackson finalists this year: Rogen Chhabra - Best Local Lawyer, Darryl Gibbs - Best Personal Injury Attorney, Angela Trehan & Marshall Goff - Best Defense Attorney, Teresa Harvey - Best Family Law Attorney, and Chhabra & Gibbs, PA - Best Local Law Firm. Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Jackson Free Press, Best of Jackson: Legal 2020. Teresa is an Associate Attorney for our CG Law Group...

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04 September
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Do I Have to Open an Estate in Mississippi?

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in Blog Posts, Family Law
Estate Law

I get questions frequently from friends and current clients about whether an estate needs to be open in Mississippi if a family member of theirs passes away. Sometimes an estate is required and sometimes it is not. If a person’s estate is worth less than $50,000, then you generally do not have to open one unless there is an asset, like real property, that needs to be handled through an estate in order to make sure the title to the land is clear. Some assets pass outside this completely, such as life insurance benefits and retirement plans, which go to...

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