About once every two weeks, a child is killed in America when a piece of furniture falls on them. Such injuries happen about once every 15 minutes. Often, these pieces of furniture are dressers. This fact is from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The job...
Mississippi has the fourth highest opioid prescription rates
The opioid epidemic has plagued the United States for quite some time now. While prescription rates for the country have been consistently falling since 2012, the problem is still prevalent in multiple states. Mississippi is one of the states hit hardest by the opioid...
What should you do after being stopped for a DUI?
You went out with your buddies on a Friday night to celebrate getting a raise at work. The bar was playing great music and you stayed longer than you thought you would and drank more than you thought you would too. Then, on the way home, you saw those flashing lights....
Mississippi gives fresh starts through expungement
Having a criminal record can close many doors to education and employment, often for the rest of a person’s life. Nearly everyone who survives their youth eventually comes to wish they could go back in time to undo something they did then. Of course, you can’t undo...
Mississippians sue pharmacies for wrong prescriptions
Separate pharmacies, both part of a major national chain, gave two Mississippi men the wrong prescriptions, according to two lawsuits recently filed in federal court. The complaints say the errors led to multiple hospital stays for one man and the death of the other....
