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Every driver operating a motor vehicle in the State of Mississippi is required to follow the Rules of the Road set forth under Mississippi law and exercise reasonable care for the safety and protection of others. All too frequently, some drivers fail to exercise reasonable care and cause injury to other drivers or even the occupants of their own vehicle. Motor vehicle accidents therefore comprise a significant portion of personal injury…

If you were injured on the premises of another, were you an invitee, licensee or trespasser? Mississippi maintains these distinctions, and the duty which the premises owner owed you turns on your status while on another’s property. Premises liability actions can arise from many different types of injury scenarios – whether you slipped and fell while shopping in a market, were injured while visiting someone else’s home, or were hit by…

Personal Injury is the field of law that protects the rights of persons who are injured through the actions or failures of others. Injuries may be in the form of physical harm, emotional harm and even financial loss. Personal injury actions are usually based on claims of negligence which allow for a recovery of damages if the injured person can prove that his injury was caused by the breach of a duty…

Head, back and neck injuries are among the most common reason people seek medical treatment and a frequent reason people miss work. These injuries can take a number of forms and involve muscle ligament, spine or other joints or tissue. Even a ruptured disc not involving spinal cord injury can be disabling and cause life-long pain. The most traumatic and disabling injuries usually come from accidents, such as automobile accidents, product…

Liston & Deas PLLC is primarily a litigation firm. Our attorneys have years of experience in civil litigation in all types of cases.  Whether your case involves breach of a commercial contract, the interpretation of contract terms, the bad faith breach of an insurance policy which deprives you of benefits, or a commercial dispute of another sort, our attorneys draw from their wealth of experience in handling such cases to help…

Industrial accidents refer to a broad range of accidents that occur on any type of industrial or construction site. Examples of industrial accidents include machinery failure, crane or forklift accidents, pipe or flammable vapor explosions, and equipment malfunctions. Because of the variety of construction/industrial activities and the various job duties of the workers who may be present at a given site, the manner in which such accidents occur is unlimited. Analyzing the…

If you have experienced the death of a loved one, we deeply regret your loss. Over our many years in practice, we have sympathetically represented hundreds of families who must find a way to continue living after losing a spouse, parent or child. The death of a family member is heartbreaking in and of itself. When that loss occurs due to the negligence of another, it is even more tragic and…

In today’s economy, where goods and services are sold to thousands of consumers on a mass-marketing basis, fraud is unfortunately too common. Essentially, fraud is a material misrepresentation upon which a buyer relies to his detriment and which causes injury. Examples of fraud may be found in false representations made about the coverage afforded by an insurance policy or even in statements made by an automobile dealer concerning a motor vehicle.…