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Mississippi college student sues following hazing incident and more legal cases

Stories by Biloxi SunHerald journalists, with AI summarization

There are thousands of ongoing legal challenges in Mississippi. From accusations of workplace discrimination to severe personal injuries, here are some of the latest from across the state:

1. A proposed Biloxi casino project cleared a major hurdle but faces a time crunch to begin construction, as a recent lawsuit was dismissed.

2. A South Mississippi restaurant controversy emerged when a waitress's termination, allegedly due to her pregnancy, prompted a federal lawsuit citing discrimination.

3. A Southern Mississippi student filed a federal lawsuit after a hazing incident left him hospitalized, accusing a fraternity and university officials of neglect.

4. A wrongful death lawsuit resulted from a convenience store altercation, leading to a settlement after a security guard's actions culminated in a customer's death.

Read more in the stories below:

The Sun Herald continues to follow lawsuits and legal cases from around Mississippi. Check back for more legal stories.

A Sound Off contributor asks that Veterans Avenue be cleaned up. “It’s an embarrassment to drive from U.S. 90 to Pass Road in a funeral procession and see derelict properties, empty buildings and overgrown weeds.’ By JUSTIN MITCHELL

NO. 1: PROPOSED BILOXI CASINO SURVIVES LAWSUIT, BUT CLOCK IS TICKING TO START BUILDING

RW Development is more than halfway into its 3-year deadline to get a license for a casino at Veterans Avenue in Biloxi and the project just survived another challenge. | Published September 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez

A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Dodge's Southern Style convenience store in Gulfport has been settled on confidentail terms. The lawsuit alleges a customer eventually died of a brain injury after a Dodge's secuirty guard used his fist to beat the patron in the head. By Jackson Ranger

NO. 2: SOUTH MS DODGE’S GUARD BEAT TO DEATH CUSTOMER TRYING TO BUY SLUSHY, LAWSUIT SAYS

Scott Clifford Miller, 76, was just trying to buy a blue slushy when he was assaulted by a security guard at Dodge’s Southern Style convenience store in Gulfport, said a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Harrison County Circuit Court. | Published September 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Anita Lee

Cosmos restaurant at Pearl Hotel in Bay St. Louis features out-of-this-world breakfast choices and pastrami and other sandwiches for lunch. By Justin Mitchell

NO. 3: SOUTH MS WAITRESS WAS PREGNANT. RESTAURANT FOUND OUT AND FIRED HER, LAWSUIT SAYS

A Bay St. | Published September 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Anita Lee

The Aubrey K. Lucas Administration Building at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. By John Fitzhugh

NO. 4: FEDERAL HAZING LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST SOUTHERN MISS, OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY

The University of Southern Mississippi and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. | Published September 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Candice Wilder

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.