Personal Injury

While most people are generally familiar with the rules of the road, fewer are familiar with the rules of the water. Boating rules provide general safety guidelines and boat operators’ responsibilities. This helpful guide to Mississippi’s boating laws will give you a better idea of who may be at fault…

Recovering from injuries isn’t something everyone can easily afford on their own. The medical bills stack up, making it more difficult if you can’t work while you recover. Your focus should be on your recovery, though, not how you’ll afford your medical care and take the time to heal. If…

Truck accidents ruin the lives of thousands of people nationwide every year, including in Mississippi. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) says there were close to 4,500 fatal truck accidents across the country in one recent year, along with 114,000 crashes where someone suffered an injury. Collisions between trucks…

If you suffered injuries in an accident caused by someone else’s carelessness, you might want to hire a personal injury attorney to help you pursue the full compensation you need. But trying to navigate through the insurance claims process on your own can be overwhelming, especially while recuperating from a…

When someone dies as a result of a drunk driving accident, a slip-and-fall accident, medical malpractice, or some other kind of personal injury, one way that the victim’s family can seek justice is through a wrongful death lawsuit. Though there’s no amount of money that can fully make up for…

It’s the phone message no parent wants to hear: “There’s been a school bus accident.” Your chest pounds and your mind races. Whether your child is preschool age or a teenager, as you dash out the door to the crash site, you fear the worst. You may try to remind…

In an effort to make their services easily accessible to everyone in Mississippi who needs them, Derek L. Hall, PC has launched a new personal injury website! This new site allows people who have suffered an injury due to someone else’s negligence or recklessness to connect directly with attorneys at…

If you drive more than a few minutes on any given route these days, it seems likely that at some point in your week, you’ll come across a traffic collision. Hopefully, it’ll be a collision that doesn’t result in serious injuries or fatalities, and, more importantly, it’ll be a collision that…

ATVs are a popular source of recreation these days, and for good reason. These vehicles provide individuals and families the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors in a variety of settings.  Tragically, ATV accidents are not uncommon, leading to serious injuries, and even deaths in the worst cases. If you or a…

There’s likely not a driver among us who hasn’t felt a twinge of impatience while navigating Mississippi’s highways when traffic is heavy, or when construction cones force vehicles to merge into fewer lanes than necessary for maximum speeds. All too frequently, driver frustration leads to menacing behaviors behind the wheel,…