Parked Semi Truck Accident Liability and the New Push for Accurate Carrier Records Key Takeaways: Federal regulators have proposed tying state MCSAP grant funding to how states handle DataQs, the system carriers and drivers use to challenge inspection and crash data. If adopted, the rules would reach Mississippi and every other state that takes MCSAP…
How Much Insurance Must a Semi-Truck Carry in Mississippi? Key Takeaways: Most interstate semi-trucks hauling general freight through Mississippi must carry at least $750,000 in liability coverage, and trucks hauling certain hazardous materials may need up to $5,000,000 under 49 CFR Part 387. Mississippi does not set its own amounts for interstate carriers. Instead, Miss….
How Spinal Cord Anatomy Shapes Your Recovery After a Neck Injury Key Takeaways: Central cord syndrome affects the arms and hands more than the legs because, in the neck, the nerve fibers that control the arms run near the center of the spinal cord, while the leg fibers run along the outer edges. When a…
Why Truckers’ Untreated Sleep Apnea Still Slips Through Federal Cracks in 2026 Key Takeaways: In 2016, FMCSA and the Federal Railroad Administration issued only an advance notice asking whether to require evaluation and treatment of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea, and that rulemaking was later withdrawn, so as of 2026 there is still no federal mandate…
When a Catastrophic Injury Leaves a Loved One Unable to Decide for Themselves Key Takeaways: A Tennessee conservatorship is a court-supervised arrangement in which a probate judge appoints a conservator to make personal or financial decisions for an adult the court finds lacks capacity, often following a traumatic brain injury or other catastrophic harm. Tennessee’s…
Why Missed Appointments Can Quietly Shrink Your Injury Case Key Takeaways: A gap in treatment is any meaningful stretch of time between a Memphis crash and your first medical visit, or between visits, when you received no care. Insurers rarely treat those empty spaces neutrally, often arguing the injury resolved or something else caused later…
How A Fatal Fall At Colossus II Reshapes Memphis Wrongful Death Claims Key Takeaways: A reported $30M wrongful death claim tied to a fatal fall at the Colossus II data center site in Memphis has drawn attention to how Tennessee families pursue recovery after a workplace death. Tennessee law generally allows a surviving family to…
Why a Short Video Can Carry So Much Weight in a Mississippi Injury Trial Key Takeaways: Mississippi Rule of Evidence 403 gives trial judges discretion to exclude relevant footage when its probative value is substantially outweighed by unfair prejudice, confusion, misleading the jury, undue delay, wasted time, or needless cumulative evidence. "Substantially" matters, since evidence…
We have some exciting news to share. Mama Justice is teaming up with two Mississippi State student-athletes, women’s basketball player Macie Phifer and left-handed pitcher Maddox Miller, to help spread the word about the Macon a Difference Scholarship. A Day in The Hump We spent the day in Starkville on the Mississippi State campus,…