Singing River Health System

SRHS Retirees Stand Firm

A year and a half has passed since Singing River Health System retirees began their  fight for lost retirement benefits. Even though the rain forced retirees into a local Subway, dozens stood with their “Do the right thing” pins and t-shirts, keeping…

D’iberville Physical Therapy Ribbon Cutting

Singing River Health System and the D’iberville-St. Martin Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon to a brand new physical therapy and rehab facility. Formerly Cedar Lake Physical Therapy, the facility is happy to be back serving D’iberville after 18 months…

Attorneys Petition Contempt of Court

Another motion requesting the removal of Judge Breland Hilburn from all the cases in the Singing River pension plan lawsuit has been filed. Harvey Barton and Earl Denham represent about 200 of the 3,100 retirees in the case. They filed…

Attorneys Petition Contempt of Court

The Singing River pension battle continues to play out. In a petition filed today, attorneys for retirees suing over their lost pensions say the whole case is “more akin to a John Grisham novel than a typical case.” Today, attorneys…

SRHS Lawsuit Attorneys Say More Information is Needed

No word yet on who will be appointed by the state Supreme Court to preside over more than 200 state cases in the Singing River Health System pension plan lawsuit. One of the plaintiffs’ attorneys, Harvey Barton, says he hopes…

Judge Recuses Himself on Some SRHS Cases

There are new developments tonight in the lawsuit over Singing River Health System retirees’ benefits. Judge Breland Hilburn is resigning from presiding over some of the state cases. News 25’s Shelby Myers shows us what local attorneys involved in the…

Judge Recuses Himself on Some SRHS Cases

Judge Breland Hilburn will not preside over the state cases being handled by plaintiffs’ and retirees’ attorneys Harvey Barton and Earl Denham. According to today’s filing with the Jackson County Chancery Court’s Office signed by Judge Breland: “After due consideration,…

SRHS Opens Board Meeting to the Public

It was a historic day in Jackson County. For the first time, the Singing River Health System Board of Trustees opened their monthly meeting to the public. This was a day that those in attendance say is a step in…

SRHS Retirees Plan on Attending Meetings

History was made today in Jackson County. For the first time ever, the Singing River Health System Board of Trustees opened their monthly meeting to the public. News 25’s Shelby Myers was inside the meeting and is now live to…

Singing River Responds

Singing River Health System has filed its response to allegations of an ex parte meeting in the hospital’s state-retiree pension plan case. The health system has also challenged the state’s Supreme Court jurisdiction in the matter. The recent filings read,…

Singing River Saga Continues

A Singing River Health System trustee resigns and the attorney for the Jackson County Board of Supervisors offers up an explanation one week after video allegedly showing their participation in a secret meeting surfaces.

Stay on SRHS Litigation in State Courts

A number of Singing River retirees and their attorneys are outraged today after a judge puts a hold indefinitely on litigation in state court regarding the health system and its pension plan.

Jackson County Lawsuits

The attorneys for the Singing River retirees are filing over 140 individual lawsuits in Jackson County in reference to the lost pension plans.

SRHS Proposed Settlement

Singing River Health System proposed a settlement with the retirees in the year-long battle of their failed pension plans.