Alabama Code 6-5-410 Punitive Damages Only: What a Fatal Highway 36 Wreck Means for Grieving Families Key Takeaways: A recent fatal collision on Alabama Highway 36 near Hartselle has renewed attention on how Alabama handles death claims after a crash. Alabama law splits wrongful death into separate statutes for adults and minors, and it applies…
How a Hospital’s Filing Clock Can Shape Your Memphis Crash Recovery Key Takeaways: Tennessee’s Hospital Lien Act requires hospitals to file a verified written statement before discharge or within 120 days after discharge. The filing goes to the circuit court clerk in the county where the hospital is located and, for Tennessee residents, the county…
Understanding How Multiple Vehicles Can Multiply Your Uninsured Motorist Protection in Mississippi Key Takeaways: Uninsured motorist stacking means combining UM limits across multiple vehicles or policies for greater coverage after a crash with an uninsured driver. Mississippi Code § 83-11-102 permits insureds with policies covering four or more vehicles to elect single-limit, nonstacking UM coverage,…
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…