17 September

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Workers’ Compensation If You Are Injured While Traveling to Your Job

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Many times we have clients wanting to know if they can get Workers’ Compensation in Mississippi if they are injured while traveling to and from their job. There is not a complete yes or no to that question. The general rule is that coming and going to work is not a compensable Workers’ Compensation injury in Mississippi. However, the Mississippi Supreme Court has established exceptions to that rule.For example, if you drive a company car, are reimbursed for transportation, or if you do some of your work at home, you may have a compensable injury if you are in a car...

28 August

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Injured In A Car Wreck As A Passenger

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in Blog, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury

In Mississippi car wreck cases, an injured passenger has rights. In most cases, passengers of a vehicle are not at fault, and the amount of damages they can collect is not limited. A passenger has a valid claim against the driver of the car they were in during a car wreck. For example, a passenger who was injured in a single vehicle crash that was caused by the driver's negligence, such as speeding and losing control of the car, has the right to sue the driver for damages such as medical costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering. The driver...

16 August

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Immigrants Entitled to Same Rights When Hurt at Work

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in Blog, Immigration, Workers Compensation

The Mississippi Workers Compensation Act clearly states that "aliens...

13 August

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Slip And Fall Accidents

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in Blog, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall Accident

Slip and fall accidents in Mississippi are usually caused by dangerous and hazardous conditions one would encounter while on another persons property. While you might not know it, slip and fall accidents are one of the top causes of injuries in the United States. Sometimes injuries are minor. However, injuries can also be serious enough to cause permanent medical conditions and problems that last a lifetime. Back injuries, head injuries, neck injuries, and broken bones are all to common and may even lead to brain damage or paralysis. In addition to those physical injuries, they can cost thousands in medical bills,...

07 August

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Why You Should Never Settle With the Insurance Adjuster

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in Blog, Helpful Information, Personal Injury

Personal Injury cases in Mississippi are settled everyday with no lawyer involvement between an injured party and their assigned insurance adjuster. We see people quickly signing the insurance adjuster’s paperwork every day instead of getting free legal advice first before accepting a quick offer. Some clients may be thinking that an Injury lawyer will take most of the money, or probably can’t get more for you after fees. Some clients don’t want to have to go to court, or have anxiety and are too nervous, or just don’t have time to be messing with Injury lawyers and the court system. Some...

04 July

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Mississippi Fireworks Safety Tips

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in Blog, Helpful Information, Personal Injury

Many people go to the emergency room every year with fireworks-related injuries on July the 4th in Mississippi. More than half of these injuries are burns, and roughly one-third of them are to the hands and fingers. Another nearly twenty percent of injuries are to the face, eyes and nose.Here are some fireworks safety tips in Mississippi to keep in mind for you and your loved ones when dealing with fireworks. Prevent fireworks injuries and death by following the firework safety tips below.: Never allow young children to light fireworks or otherwise play with fireworks. Read the warning labels on...

18 June

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ICE Can Fix This Issue Today

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in Blog, Immigration, Marshall Goff

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) is a sub-agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ICE recently announced it is detaining 52,000 immigrants in jails and prisons around the United States. Congress has only appropriated funding to manage a daily average of around 45,000 beds until the end of September 2019. This discrepancy in the number of people in detention and the money allocated to appropriately detain them resulted in DHS taking funds away from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Coast Guard, among other agencies, and reallocating the funds to ICE’s detention efforts.ICE can...

01 June

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CG Immigration Team Paralegals Story

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in Assma A. Ali, Blog, Immigration, Marshall Goff

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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZtPNNGDJeI[/embed]The Chhabra & Gibbs, P.A. Immigration Team Paralegals explain a little bit about themselves, why they got into the field of Immigration Law and what motivated them to advance their Immigration knowledge and ability to help others daily in Immigration. If you need Immigration assistance from either of our Immigration Team Paralegals or Attorneys, contact us today by calling 601-948-8005 or by going to our website.Chhabra & Gibbs, P.A. Immigration Team offers an array of Immigration legal services for clients in the Mississippi area such as adjustment of status, citizenship, green card, work permits, spousal cases, and deportation as well...

29 May

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Workers’ Compensation Seminar

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in Amanda G. Fritz, Blog, Ray L. Gustavis, Workers Compensation

On June 3rd and 4th 2019, Associate Attorneys Amanda Fritz and Ray Gustavis will be conducting a “Workers Compensation A TO Z” seminar with the National Business Institute.Amanda Fritz will be presenting “Workers’ Compensation: Key Concepts and Issues”. She will be discussing state workers compensation laws, the responsibilities of employers and employees, statutes of limitations, and workers compensation fraud during this presentation. Amanda will also be presenting “Navigating Workers’ Compensation Processes, Procedures and Forms”.Ray Gustavis will be presenting “Calculating the Value of a Claim”. Ray will also be presenting “Strategies for Workers’ Compensation Hearings”. She will be discussing the tips...

29 May

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Criminal Justice Reform Act in Mississippi

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in Blog, Helpful Information, Immigration

Phil Bryant has signed the Criminal Justice Reform Act in Mississippi. The act takes effect on July 1, 2019, and includes numerous changes. Some of the changes include the addition of the term “intervention” courts, which will allow the expansion and usage of mental-health courts or courts geared explicitly to helping military veterans. The act also changes what criminal convictions are available for expungement in Mississippi.Under the new law of Criminal Justice Reform, more people will be eligible to apply to have their conviction expunged or cleared from public record. Those with certain convictions for violent crimes or sex crimes...

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