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Environmentalists file lawsuit against Oscar Renda

Is the East Biloxi road work polluting the Back Bay? The Gulf Restoration Network has filed a lawsuit against Biloxi contractor Oscar Renda. According to the lawsuit, Oscar Renda Contracting is in violation of the Clean Water Act and the…

Lawsuit over cremation

A lawsuit accuses a South Mississippi funeral home of going back on an agreement to cremate an 86-year-old man after he died and owners learned he was gay. According to the Mississippi State Court Lawsuit, Picayune Funeral Home said paperwork…

Shuckers owner suing team and team president

Tim Bennett is suing the owner of the Biloxi Shuckers, Biloxi Baseball LLC, and managing member Ken Young over access to the stadium and money owed. Bennett, who is also an owner of the team and owner of Overtime Sports,…

Fatal bullying lawsuit settled in Moss Point

The Moss Point School District has settled a lawsuit over the death of seventh grader Lorel Malone. U.S. District Court records show his parents allege school officials failed to stop students from bullying the boy over his religion. Lorel Malone…

Charter School Lawsuit

A Hinds County judge will let three groups that favor charter schools intervene in a lawsuit challenging whether such schools can legally receive Mississippi education money. Mike Hurst, representing a group of parents from Midtown Charter School, says Chancery Judge…

Charter school lawsuit

A judge is considering whether he should overturn or uphold Mississippi’s charter school law. A group of parents argues the law is unconstitutional because charter schools divert property taxes from the Jackson District and the charter schools are not overseen…

Train-bus crash survivors ask for $250 Million

A Houston attorney says 15 tourists from Texas have filed lawsuits asking more than $250 million in total damages over a train-bus crash that killed four people in Biloxi. Tony Buzbee says in a news release that his clients include…

CSX faces lawsuit in January crash

CSX is facing another lawsuit, but for an accident that happened before the recent deadly crash at the Main Street crossing. Frank Irby of Mobile, Alabama filed the suit today against CSX Transportation, Allen Beverages, and Nicholas Contreras, the driver…

Lawsuit against State Farm moves forward

The Mississippi Supreme Court will not dismiss a state lawsuit against State Farm over Hurricane Katrina claims. That means Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against the insurance giant can move forward. The lawsuit says State Farm owes Mississippi millions of…

Surviving Couple Files Lawsuit

Two survivors of Tuesday’s fatal train crash in Biloxi file suit in Texas seeking over one million dollars in damages. The lawsuit filed on behalf of Darwyn and Marine Hanna of Bastrop, Texas alleges gross negligence on the part of…

AG sues to Recover Bribe Tainted Money

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is suing 25 individuals and companies associated with a prison bribery scheme, saying they should have to repay more than $800 million in revenue they received from the state. Hood, a Democrat, announced the 11…

Google Lawsuit

Attorney General Jim Hood announced today that the state has filed suit against Google Inc. The lawsuit is over how the internet giant maintains and uses data collected from Mississippi public school students who have Google’s G Suite for education…

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Corruption

Fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion...just some of the criminal activities a former Gautier Police Captain says he discovered, and reported. He says they were taking place at the city's police department, while he worked there. Former Gautier Police Captain Jerry Cooksey,…

City of Biloxi Files Lawsuit against Downtown Bar

A popular night spot in downtown Biloxi could be forced to close its doors. The city is calling Sideways Sports Bar and Grill a public nuisance and a danger to the community, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by…

Chevron Workers Compensation

The Mississippi Supreme Court considers a suit by Quindon Thomas against Chevron USA. Thomas was working for American plant services, which provided contract workers at chevron's Pascagoula Refinery, when he was severely burned in 2012. Business groups and trial lawyers…

American Idol Contestant From Lumberton Sues

Former American Idol Contestan and Llumberton native "Michael Simeon" is suing the producers of the show. He claims he suffered major ear damage when an audiologist's representative took out an earpiece he was wearing and part of his eardrum was…

City of Biloxi Sues Shuckers Owners

The City of Biloxi has filed a lawsuit against the owners of the Biloxi Shuckers, hoping to get a clear accounting of revenue from operations at MGM Park. The City of Biloxi filed a lawsuit this morning against the owners…

Charter Schools Lawsuit

The attorney for the group behind a lawsuit against public charter schools in the state says they are not trying to close charters, but they are trying to have the school’s funding formula declared unconstitutional. Charter schools receive taxpayer money,…

Black Funeral Directors Sue Harrison County Coroner

Funeral home directors in Harrison County are suing Coroner Gary Hargrove and the board of supervisors. News 25’s Kendra Turley gives us a closer look at why the group decided to file the lawsuit. Gary Hargrove serves as the Harrison…

Black Funeral Directors Sue Harrison County Coroner

A federal lawsuit filed today accuses the Coroner of Harrison County of steering the County's morgue, cremation, and burial business to white-owned funeral homes. The African American funeral directors and their families filed suit against the coroner, Gary Hargrove, and…

Black Funeral Directors Sue Harrison County Coroner

A group of black funeral home directors in Harrison County are suing Coroner Gary Hargrove and the board of supervisors. Gary Hargrove has served as the Harrison County coroner for the past 20 years and for the past 20 years…

School Failed to Protect Student

Parents of a 15-year-old Pass Christian High School student are suing the school after they say their daughter was sexually assaulted in April and the school mishandled it. The civil lawsuit accuses the school and district of failing to protect…

Lawsuit aims to Block Charter Schools

A lawsuit filed this week seeks to block charter schools in Mississippi, arguing they violate the state constitution by making school districts share property taxes with schools they don’t control. The suit was filed in Hinds County Court on behalf…