Corinth Personal Injury Lawyer
Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC represents injured people in Corinth and across Alcorn County, along with the neighboring north Mississippi communities that feed into the Corinth economy, and the firm’s roots are in workers’ compensation, which shapes how it handles every injury claim. A Corinth personal injury lawyer in this part of Mississippi spends a surprising amount of time on injuries that begin at work: a delivery driver hit on Highway 72, a warehouse employee hurt at a distribution center, a contractor who falls on a site someone else controls. Those cases sit at the crossroads of two different legal systems, and a mistake in one can quietly damage the other.
Corinth sits where two major rail lines and several busy highways meet, which means heavy truck traffic, industrial employers, and a steady flow of people driving for a living. When a crash, a fall, or an equipment failure injures someone here, the legal path depends on one question before any other: was the person on the job? If so, workers’ compensation controls the claim against the employer, and a separate injury claim may exist against anyone else who caused the harm. Getting that sorting right at the start is what separates a full recovery from a partial one.
Why Choose Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC for Corinth Injury Claims
Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC is a Mississippi and Louisiana firm whose practice is built around injured workers, and it takes on car and truck accidents, premises liability, and wrongful death cases for clients across Mississippi, including Alcorn County and the Corinth area. Most lawyers who accept a work injury are personal injury lawyers who handle comp only when it walks in the door. This firm is built the other way around: workers’ compensation is the center of the practice, and the attorneys bring more than 75 years of combined experience and more than $100 million recovered in settlements. Consultations are free, the firm advances the costs of the case, and fees are collected only if there is a recovery. Phones are answered 24 hours a day, and Spanish-speaking clients can work with the team in their own language.
The people behind the work matter. Rob Lunsford, Founding Partner, has spent his entire legal career representing injured workers. Brad Baskin, Partner, and Jennifer Priebe, Partner, have been recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and The National Trial Lawyers, and the firm was ranked by Best Law Firms for Workers’ Compensation Law, Claimants, in Jackson. Andrew Rueff has successfully tried dozens of jury and bench trials to verdict and has argued personal injury and insurance cases before state appellate courts. That trial experience matters when an insurer will not pay what a claim is worth.
The results reflect serious injuries: $685,000 for a surgical tech with a lower back injury, $600,000 for a construction worker with a complex back injury, $385,000 for a project manager with back injuries after being struck in his work vehicle, and $221,000 for a land-based oil rig worker with severe burns. Clients describe a team that listens, explains each step, and fights the insurance company on their behalf.
Injury Situations That Come Out of Corinth’s Roads, Rail Lines, and Job Sites
- Tractor-trailer and commercial truck crashes: Corinth’s position along major highway and rail corridors means constant freight traffic. These cases can involve the driver, the trucking company, a broker, or a maintenance contractor, and the evidence (driver logs, inspection records, black box data) can disappear if no one demands it early.
- Work vehicle collisions: When a negligent driver hits someone who is driving for their employer, the injured person may collect comp benefits and also pursue the at-fault driver for losses comp does not cover, such as pain and suffering.
- Premises liability: Falls in stores, restaurants, parking lots, and rental properties turn on whether the owner knew or should have known about a hazard like a wet floor, broken stair, or poor lighting.
- Third-party construction and industrial injuries: A worker hurt on a site often cannot sue the employer directly because of comp, but may have a claim against a general contractor, equipment manufacturer, or another company whose negligence contributed.
- Back, neck, and spine injuries: Disc herniations from crashes and falls are among the most expensive injuries to treat, and insurers routinely blame degeneration rather than the accident.
- Shoulder and knee injuries: Rotator cuff, SLAP, ACL, and meniscus tears often require surgery and months of recovery, and insurers sometimes try to recast them as old sports injuries.
- Burns and catastrophic injuries: Industrial accidents and vehicle fires can cause permanent disfigurement and disability, with lifetime care costs that demand careful documentation.
- Wrongful death: When a fatal crash or workplace incident takes a family member, the claims available to survivors depend on who was responsible and whether the death arose from work.
What to Do After an Injury in the Corinth Area
Get medical care first and tell every provider exactly how the injury happened and what hurts, because the first records written become the backbone of the claim. If the injury happened in a crash, call the police so a report is created; in Corinth that means the city police or, outside city limits, the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office or the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Photograph the vehicles, the road, the hazard, and your injuries before anything is repaired or cleaned up, and collect names and numbers of witnesses while memories are fresh. Do not give a recorded statement to the other side’s insurer, and do not sign anything the insurer sends before you understand what it releases.
If the injury happened at work, report it to your employer in writing as soon as possible. In Mississippi you must give notice within 30 days of the accident, and the right to benefits can be lost if no disability payments are made and no claim is filed with the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission within two years of the injury. Those deadlines come from the workers’ compensation statute and run separately from any injury lawsuit. Claims are heard by an Administrative Judge or the Full Commission, not a regular court, and a final Commission award can be appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court within 30 days, with the review limited to the record already made. Because the record is everything, the medical evidence has to be built from the beginning.
A claim against a negligent third party follows its own clock. Most Mississippi negligence claims must be filed within three years under the general statute of limitations, but claims against a county or other governmental body carry a one-year limit and require formal notice under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, so a crash involving a city or county vehicle or a hazard on public property needs immediate attention. Federal cases from this area, such as some trucking disputes, are heard in the Northern District of Mississippi, where court is held in Corinth, among other places.
When a Work Injury Also Has a Third-Party Claim
Comp is a no-fault system: it pays medical care and a share of lost wages regardless of who caused the accident, and in exchange the employer is generally shielded from a lawsuit. Wage benefits run up to two-thirds of the average weekly wage, subject to a statutory weekly maximum, and for most total disability categories they cannot last longer than 450 weeks. What comp does not pay is compensation for pain, suffering, or the full value of lost earning capacity. That gap is why a separate claim against a negligent outside party can be worth far more than the comp benefits alone.
The two claims must be coordinated. Settling a third-party case without protecting the comp carrier’s reimbursement rights, or settling the comp claim in a way that undercuts the injury case, can cost real money. The firm’s workers’ compensation focus is an advantage here, because the person handling the injury claim already knows how the comp side works and how the insurer will react.
Fault also shapes what you recover. Mississippi follows pure comparative negligence, meaning a person who bears some share of the blame still recovers, reduced by that percentage. Insurers lean on this hard, assigning blame to the injured person to shrink the payout. Documenting how the event actually happened is the best defense against that tactic.
Questions About Corinth Personal Injury Claims
Do I need a lawyer after a car accident in Corinth?
For a minor fender bender with no injuries, perhaps not. If you were hurt, missed work, or the insurer is disputing fault or the extent of your injuries, a lawyer can make a major difference, because adjusters work to limit what they pay.
How much does it cost to hire the firm?
Nothing up front. Consultations are free, the firm advances the costs of the case, and fees are collected only if there is a recovery.
How long do I have to file an injury lawsuit in Mississippi?
Most negligence claims must be filed within three years of when the claim accrued. Some injuries that are not discovered right away may be measured from the date you discovered, or reasonably should have discovered, the injury. Shorter deadlines apply in special situations, so do not wait.
What if the at-fault party is a city or county?
Claims against a county or other governmental body carry a one-year limit and require notice under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act. Missing that notice can end the claim, so these cases need prompt attention.
What if I was partly at fault?
Mississippi uses pure comparative negligence. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault but not eliminated, so you can still recover even if you share some of the blame.
I was hurt in a crash while driving for work. Which claim do I bring?
Possibly both. Comp covers your medical care and part of your lost wages regardless of fault, and a separate claim against the negligent driver can cover losses comp does not, such as pain and suffering. The two must be coordinated.
How long do I have to report a work injury in Mississippi?
You must notify your employer within 30 days of the accident, and you generally have two years from the injury to file a claim with the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission if no disability benefits have been paid.
Can the insurance company use my medical history against me?
They will try. A prior back or knee problem does not automatically end a claim, especially if the accident worsened or aggravated the condition. Clear medical evidence separating the old condition from the new injury is the key.
Will my health insurance cover treatment while my claim is pending?
Often yes, though your health plan may later seek reimbursement from a settlement. If the injury was work-related, the comp carrier should pay for authorized treatment, and billing health insurance for a work injury can create complications, so raise it with your lawyer early.
Is a wrongful death claim handled differently?
Yes. In Mississippi a wrongful death claim based on negligence generally has a three-year limit, while one based on an intentional act has a shorter one-year limit. Noneconomic damages are capped in most wrongful death cases, though the cap does not limit economic losses.
What happens if I was fired after reporting my injury?
Mississippi protects workers from retaliation for filing a comp claim. If you were let go or punished after reporting an injury, tell your lawyer right away so your options can be reviewed.
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes. Hablamos espanol, and Spanish-speaking clients can work with the team in their own language from the first call through the end of the case.
Serving Injured People From Corinth Throughout Alcorn County and North Mississippi
The firm represents clients in Corinth and throughout Alcorn County, including Rienzi, Kossuth, Biggersville, and Farmington. Many injury cases from this area involve neighboring communities as well: Booneville and Prentiss County to the south, Selmer just across the state line in Tennessee, Iuka and Tishomingo County to the east, and Ripley and Tippah County to the west. The firm also serves workers and accident victims across north Mississippi, including Tupelo, Oxford, and Southaven, and statewide from the Delta and Jackson to Hattiesburg, Madison, and the Gulf Coast, as well as throughout Louisiana. Whether the claim comes from a rural county road, a highway crash, or a factory floor, the same standard applies: build the evidence early and pursue every source of recovery.
Talk With a Corinth Personal Injury Attorney Today
If you were hurt in a crash, a fall, or an accident on the job, a Corinth personal injury attorney at Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC can explain whether your claim belongs in comp, in a lawsuit against a third party, or both. Call the firm any hour of the day for a free consultation. There is no fee unless the firm recovers for you, and the sooner you call, the more evidence can be preserved on your behalf.
