Taxability of Personal Injury Settlements

The IRS has a guide on when personal injury settlements may be taxed and when they are not located here.

Reopening A Divorce

On November 20, 2018, the Mississippi Court of Appeals decided Nelson vs. Nelson located here.  One of the issues in the case was whether a trial court could reopen a divorce where an asset was not disclosed.  In this case, the Court of Appeal determined the trial court can because the asset was intentionally hid during the divorce.

Jury Instructions on Appeal

Jury instructions “are to be taken collectively rather than be given individual consideration.  So long as all the instructions read together adequately and properly instruct the jury on the issues, an individual instruction given to the jury will not constitute reversible error.”  Detroit Marine Eng’g v. McRee, 510 So. 2d 462, 467-68 (Miss. 1987).