Register now to join Holcomb Dunbar Attorneys and the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association for its annual meeting at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, March 23-25. “We are excited about this year’s event” says Holcomb Dunbar attorney Jonathan Masters, Chairman of this year’s annual meeting. “We have a great line up that includes Apollo 13…

Mississippi Insurance Law – Part 9 MISSISSIPPI Insurance-Related Law  — An A to Z Guide Here’s the next post sharing our 2016 update.  If you like a full copy or have any questions, please email or call. Title of Vehicle Mississippi is a “title” state.  By statute, Mississippi does not regard the sale of a…

Mississippi Insurance Law – Part 8 MISSISSIPPI Insurance-Related Law  — An A to Z Guide Here’s the next post sharing our 2016 update.  If you like a full copy or have any questions, please email or call. Salvage Title Law Salvage titling is governed by Title 35, Part 7 of the Mississippi Administrative Code.  See…

Mississippi Insurance Law – Part 7 MISSISSIPPI Insurance-Related Law  — An A to Z Guide Here’s the next post sharing our 2016 update.  If you like a full copy or have any questions, please email or call. Negligence Children Mississippi applies the common law “rule of sevens.”  A child under the age of seven is…

Mississippi Insurance Law – Part 6 MISSISSIPPI Insurance-Related Law  — An A to Z Guide Here’s the next post sharing our 2016 update.  If you like a full copy or have any questions, please email or call. Made Whole Rule The “made whole rule” is a general principle that an insurer is not entitled to…

Mississippi Insurance Law – Part 5 MISSISSIPPI Insurance-Related Law  — An A to Z Guide Here’s the next post sharing our 2016 update.  If you like a full copy or have any questions, please email or call. License Suspension Upon the request of a plaintiff or his attorney in a case involving an automobile collision,…

Mississippi Bar Association Bar Election! The Mississippi Bar election is open through January 31, 2017, 11 a.m.  The Mississippi Bar election ballots were mailed and emailed last week. You may vote with your mail ballot or go to directvote.net/MB/ and vote online. And while you’re at it, we humbly urge your support for Holcomb Dunbar’s own,…

Mississippi Insurance Law – Part 4 MISSISSIPPI Insurance-Related Law  — An A to Z Guide Here’s the next post sharing our 2016 update.  If you like a full copy or have any questions, please email or call. Governmental Immunity The State of Mississippi and its political subdivisions have waived their tort immunity in certain circumstances…

Mississippi Insurance Law – Part 3 MISSISSIPPI Insurance-Related Law  — An A to Z Guide Here’s the next post sharing our 2016 update.  If you like a full copy or have any questions, please email or call. Excess Verdicts See Bad Faith. Exclusions In 2015, Mississippi enacted an amendment to the definition of “proof of…

MISSISSIPPI Insurance-Related Law  — An A to Z Guide Here’s the next post sharing our 2016 update.  If you like a full copy or have any questions, please email or call. Bad Faith   Punitive damages are available to the insured in addition to the amount of the claim in some cases when the insurance…