Witherspoon & Compton Blog

A serious car accident can leave devastation in its wake. For some accident victims, this means suffering an injury to the head or neck that can be debilitating and painful. Recovering from these injuries can be challenging and limiting, not to mention costly. That’s...

Like all cities in Mississippi, Meridian has an ordinance that is colloquially known as the Zoning Code. The city also has a comprehensive plan. Very few people in the city apart from the employees of the Planning Division can distinguish one from another or explain...

A news report of a recent accident involving pedestrians who were struck by a motor vehicle provides only a few details about how the accident occurred. Three pedestrians, all teenaged males, were struck by a single vehicle in Pearl River County, and two of the boys...

Taking a bus to school seems like an essentially risk-free form of transportation. However, waiting for the bus has several risks, as demonstrated by a recent  hit-and-run accident near Picayune. The accident The accident occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. At about...

When people in the Meridian area think of theft crimes, they may picture burglars, muggings, shoplifting and pickpockets. And while these are all examples of theft, another type of theft crime that could lead to criminal charges in Mississippi is identity theft. There...

Purchasing a home is an exciting time in a person’s life, but it is not a process that should be rushed through. If any important steps are not completed, it could lead to delays in the home buying process. Specifically, it is important for buyers and sellers in...

Getting their driver’s license is a right of passage for many teenagers in Meridian, and once licensed, teens may be very eager to get behind the wheel. However, teens do not have the driving experience or maturity that older drivers have. This could lead them to take...

Most residents of Meridian understand that the use of real property in the city is regulated by the zoning code, but very few residents know how the code actually works to control land use. The basic purpose of the Meridian zoning ordinance is the control of how the...

Rear-end collisions often strike the casual observer as minor events, rarely resulting in serious injury. Occasionally, however, when a much heavier vehicle strikes a car such as a Hyundai Elantra, the results can become tragic in just a few seconds. A recent...

Many news reports of automobile accidents end with the cryptic phrase, “The accident remains under investigation.” Many people undoubted read that sentence without knowing anything about what it means. How is an accident investigated? Who does the investigation? A...