Seventy-two years ago, C. S. Lewis wrote to address public concern over nuclear war.  His words provide a bit of perspective as we navigate today’s news about the coronavirus. In one way we think a great deal too much of the atomic bomb. “How are we to live in an atomic age?” I am tempted…

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Holcomb Dunbar attorney Jonathan Masters accepts the gavel as Mississippi Defense Lawyer Association’s 2020 President. “I am excited for the opportunity to serve this outstanding organization and continue in the footsteps of a distinguished line of MDLA leaders.” Jonathan is AV rated and concentrates his practice on civil litigation in Mississippi and Tennessee.  His practice includes civil…

Last week the Mississippi Supreme Court reviewed a certified question from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressing an insurance carrier’s right to seek equitable subrogation and indemnity following a purported “voluntary” settlement. The First Circuit submitted the following questions: 1) Does an insurer act under “compulsion” if it takes the legal position that an…

It’s always interesting to me how the law continues to address and mold itself to “new” technologies. From Courthouse News: The Ninth Circuit on Monday signaled it will likely allow federal prosecutors to use a San Francisco man’s cellphone-location data to prosecute him for the drive-by slaying of his young sister’s pimp. The court’s three-judge…

Summary judgment win in a parking lot slip and fall lawsuit in Bolivar County Circuit Court. Plaintiff filed suit against a Cleveland, Mississippi business following a slip and fall in its parking lot.  Specifically, Plaintiff alleged that he fell over a finger-sized crack with an inch to a 1 ½ inches of separation.  Evidence reveled that…

  Holcomb Dunbar Attorneys is pleased to announce the opening of its new Jackson, Mississippi office expanding its services to the firm’s regional and national clients throughout central and south Mississippi.  “We have served the Jackson, Mississippi area for many years.  By opening this new office, however, we hope to better serve our central and south…

“No fee unless we recover for you” … “The no fee promise” … “No charge unless we win!” We see and hear these and similar ads daily. But where did these arrangements come from? And how did they develop into the wide-spread use that we see and hear constantly?  Thanks to the Professor Peter Karsen’s…

Ford Motor Co agreed to a so-called economic loss settlement of $299.1 million covering at least 6 million U.S. vehicles with potentially faulty Takata air bag inflators, court documents filed in a federal court in Miami on Monday show. Source: Ford agrees to $299.1 million U.S. Takata air bag settlement