Gulfport Personal Injury And Family Law Blog
How do I help our kids deal with our divorce?
It is a sad reality but thousands of marriages end in divorce in Mississippi and across the United States each and every year. Not only do these divorces heavily affect the adults who are coping with the situation, but also any kids who happen to be caught in the...
Traffic fatalities: the good and the bad
People who live in Mississippi have witnessed vehicle manufacturers promoting the inclusion of many new and advanced safety features in their newer model vehicles. From systems designed to alert drivers to possible hazards to systems that are capable of taking action...
Understanding spinal cord injuries
One of the most devastating injuries you can receive in a Mississippi car crash or another catastrophic accident is a spinal cord injury (SCI). Why? Because your spinal cord, that 17-inch nerve bundle that runs along your back, serves as the information highway...
What to know about duty of care
When a person is injured in a car accident on a Mississippi road or a worker suffers an accident, fault is sometimes attributed to a breach of duty of care. Duty of care is something that many people exercise in some form in public. When you drive on a road, you are...
What is the Albright analysis?
The state of Mississippi uses the Albright analysis for determining the custodial parent of a child. The state moved from being a mother state to focusing solely on the best interests of the child which includes joint custody and third-party custody. The court uses...
What factors affect truck accident rates?
Truck accidents are almost always severe due to the size of the vehicle. Whenever a truck and a passenger vehicle get into an accident in Mississippi, it is almost always the passenger vehicle who loses out. However, even without suffering the majority of the damage,...
Family law: Adopting a stepchild
Getting married to a person who has a child from a previous relationship can bring about the need for the stepparent to adopt the child. Legally, this could be a challenging process, and legal counsel with experience in dealing with Mississippi's stepparent adoption...
Personal injury: Misdiagnosis leads to many malpractice lawsuits
A recently published medical journal shows that a significant percentage of medical errors occur in places other than surgical wards. Many patients nationwide, including Mississippi, suffer personal injury as the result of misdiagnosis that occurs in doctors'...
Who is liable for autonomous motor vehicle accidents?
Driverless technology is new, and development to improve it is ongoing. Laws regulating liability regarding motor vehicle accidents involving driverless cars are also evolving. It is therefore not surprising that many questions are asked about damage recovery...
Fatal attacks involve which dog breeds the most?
Dogs are wonderful companions for their families. Unfortunately, that doesn't always mean that they will share that friendliness with other people. A dog could attack a person for numerous reasons, even when it hasn't shown any past aggression. Certain dog breeds are...
