The Steel Bar That Should Have Stopped the Trailer Key Takeaways: FMVSS 223 sets federal performance requirements for rear impact guards on large trailers, while FMVSS 224 requires qualifying trailers (GVWR 4,536 kg or more) to have compliant guards installed per manufacturer’s instructions. In Memphis truck crash claims, a missing, defective, or improperly mounted guard…
Inside Mississippi 85-5-7 Several Liability Apportionment After the Latest Broker Verdicts Key Takeaways: Broker-liability disputes are putting Mississippi’s several-liability rules under a microscope, and the outcome can dramatically change what an injured victim actually recovers. Under Mississippi Code 85-5-7, joint and several liability has generally been abolished for fault-based cases, so each defendant is usually…
The Rising Cost of Spinal Cord Injury and What 2026’s 311,560 Figure Means for Mississippi Families Key Takeaways: New 2026 data indicating that roughly 311,560 Americans live with a traumatic spinal cord injury underscores how common and costly these catastrophic injuries have become. The cost of spinal cord injury reaches far beyond the emergency room,…
Why Mississippi’s Fault Rules Shape Every Tupelo Crash Claim Key Takeaways: Mississippi is a fault-based state where the negligent driver and their liability insurer are responsible for harm caused, so recovery flows through the at-fault driver’s policy rather than your own. The "25/50/25" refers to state minimum liability limits under Miss. Code Ann. Section 63-15-43(2)(b):…
Understanding What Your Tupelo Crash Claim May Be Worth Key Takeaways: Calculating damages after a Tupelo car accident means adding economic losses (medical bills, lost wages, reduced earning capacity) and non-economic losses (pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment). That total is adjusted under Mississippi’s pure comparative negligence rule, which reduces your recovery by your fault percentage…
When a motorcycle rider crashes into an animal on Highway 45 in Columbus, the party who pays depends entirely on the type of animal. If you hit cattle or a dog, the animal’s owner is responsible for paying the money for your bills if they negligently let the animal roam free. If you hit a…
If a motorcycle rider is killed in a crash in Decatur, Alabama, the wrongful death claim works entirely differently than in other states because, in Alabama, juries can only award punitive damages. You cannot sue for traditional compensation intended to cover medical bills or lost wages. Instead, the law focuses one hundred percent on punishing…
If an Uber driver hits your motorcycle in Memphis, the policy that pays depends entirely on what the driver was doing on the Uber app at the exact moment of the crash. If the driver had a passenger or was actively on the way to pick one up, Uber’s $1 million commercial liability policy covers…
When you share I-55 and I-269 with 18-wheelers, you are at constant risk of being involved in a devastating motorcycle accident in Southaven caused by massive blind spots, deadly underride crashes, and unsecured cargo spilling onto the highway. A collision between a standard passenger car and an 80,000-pound commercial truck in Southaven almost always results…