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• Jury Awards $2.8 Million to Hurricane Katrina Victim

  Shannon Weidemann | May 08, 2007 6:57 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A federal jury in New Orleans has ordered Allstate to pay a man $2.8 million for a Hurricane Katrina Insurance Claim they felt should have been paid. Allstate would not pay the Slidell homeowners claim saying that a storm surge was responsible for the damage and not covered by the policy. The jury decided that wind damaged the home and that was covered under the policy. The verdict -- the...

• Outrageous hospital billings.

  Gerry McGill | December 02, 2009 5:37 PM | 2 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Ever wonder why hospital bills are so high? Consider these: Patient Jim Bujalski complained to St. Anthony's Hospital in Littleton, CO, about the cost of his prescription Plavix and Crestor tablets,...

• Millions of Ford Vehicles Recalled

  Gerry McGill | February 29, 2008 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The Federal Government on Thursday warned owners of about 4.6 million recalled Ford vehicles to bring their cars and trucks immediately to dealerships to disconnect cruise control switch systems that have been linked to engine fires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that about 9.6 million Ford vehicles have been recalled since 1999, but only 5 million have been...

• Bad Steering, Inadequate Training Caused Cruise Ship Passenger Injuries

  Gerry McGill | January 11, 2008 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined Thursday that improper training and bad steering by the ship's Second Officer caused a Princess Cruises ship to tilt suddenly in 2006, injuring almost 300 people, some seriously.The NTSB said the Crown Princess's captain and crew failed to realize how fast they were going in shallow water leaving Port Canaveral, Florida. As a result,...

• Bayer Halts Sales of Trasylol Globally

  Gerry McGill | November 06, 2007 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Bayer AG halted worldwide sales Monday of its anti-bleeding drug Trasylol at the request of U. S. and foreign health officials pending further analysis of a Canadian study that suggests it's linked to a 50 percent higher risk of death than the other drugs in the clinical trial. The Food and Drug Administration asked the company to stop selling the drug, used to prevent excessive bleeding during...

• Search Suspended For Passenger Missing From Cruise Ship

  Kay Whitson | June 20, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The U. S. Coast Guard this morning suspended its search for a 24-year-old man who was missing from the cruise ship Freedom of the Seas which was en route from Miami to Puerto Rico. Relatives last saw Brent Smith, a 24-year-old man, around 1:45 am Monday on his stateroom balcony. They reported him missing about 7 hours later. Following a search of the cruise ship to determine that Mr. Smith...

• Three-year statute of limitations does not apply to cruise line injuries.

  Gerry McGill | June 06, 2007 4:03 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Although one section of the United States Code provides for a uniform three-year statute of limitations for all maritime torts, cruise lines can shorten the period of time for passengers to file claims against them to one year merely by inserting a clause in the fine-print section of the Passenger Ticket. This shortened statute of limitations has been upheld by the Court and is very important...

• Gulfport Car Accident Kills Graduate Student

  Shannon Weidemann | May 08, 2007 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A Louisiana State University graduate student was killed in a car accident in Gulfport as she was driving to a Destin, FL. The 29-year-old woman was driving on I-10 when she went over the center lane and hit at semi-truck. The victim died at the scene of the accident because of trauma to her head and chest, said Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove.Hargrove said the accident occurred near...

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  Staff Writer | February 08, 2007 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

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