McComb Personal Injury Lawyer
Hurt in a crash on I-55 or Delaware Avenue, or injured on a job site in Pike County, and wondering who is going to pay for the damage? The insurance company has already started working on that question, and its answer will favor its own bottom line. Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe PLLC represents injured people across Mississippi and Louisiana, and a McComb personal injury lawyer from our team can take on the adjusters so you can focus on healing.
McComb sits on the Mississippi side of a corridor that runs straight into Louisiana. Trucks move up and down I-55 and U.S. 98, refinery and industrial workers commute across the state line, and a crash here can easily involve a driver, an employer, and an insurer from different states. Which state’s law applies, and which deadline controls, depends on where the injury happened and who was responsible. Getting that wrong early can cost a claim.
Why Choose Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe for a McComb Injury Claim
Our firm represents injured people throughout Mississippi and Louisiana, including Pike County and the communities around McComb. Workers’ compensation is the center of our practice, and our attorneys bring over 75 years of combined experience to claims that have been denied, delayed, or cut off. We have recovered more than $100 million in settlements for clients. Consultations are free, we advance the costs of your case, you pay no fee unless we recover for you, and our phones are answered 24 hours a day. Hablamos español.
That focus matters in injury cases that cross categories. A driver hit while running a work errand has a comp claim and a claim against the at-fault motorist, and the two must be coordinated. Our results reflect that kind of work: $385,000 for a project manager with back injuries after he was struck in his work vehicle, $221,000 for a land-based oil rig worker with severe burns, $600,000 for a construction worker with a complex back injury, and $685,000 for a surgical tech with a lower back injury.
Rob Lunsford, Founding Partner, has spent his entire legal career representing injured workers. Partners Brad Baskin and Jennifer Priebe are 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, which matters when an insurer refuses a fair number. Clients describe lawyers who listened, stayed professional, and fought the insurance company at every step.
Injury Claims We Handle for McComb Residents
- Car and Truck Accidents: Interstate and highway traffic through Pike County means heavy truck exposure. Commercial carriers carry larger policies and move fast to control the evidence, so early preservation of logs, photos, and vehicle data matters.
- Work Injuries Caused by a Third Party: A negligent driver who hits your work truck, or a contractor whose unsafe site causes your fall, can be sued in addition to your comp claim.
- Workers’ Compensation: Medical care and wage benefits for injuries on the job, including denied claims and appeals before the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission.
- Premises Liability: Falls and injuries on poorly maintained property such as stores, parking lots, and rental housing, where the owner knew or should have known about the hazard.
- Back, Neck, and Spine Injuries: Herniated discs and similar injuries often need long treatment, and insurers routinely blame degenerative changes rather than the crash or the job.
- Shoulder and Knee Injuries: Rotator cuff, SLAP, ACL, and meniscus tears are common in both collisions and physical work, and employers sometimes call them old sports injuries.
- Burns and Catastrophic Injuries: Industrial, oilfield, and plant incidents can cause lasting harm that calls for a full accounting of future care and lost earning capacity.
- Wrongful Death: Families who lose someone to another party’s negligence can pursue compensation, with deadlines that differ between Mississippi and Louisiana.
What to Do After an Injury Near McComb
Get medical care first and tell the provider exactly how you were hurt. Those records become the backbone of every claim. If police responded, make sure a report was filed, and photograph the scene, your injuries, and any vehicle damage before anything is moved or repaired. Collect names and numbers for witnesses. Do not give a recorded statement to the other side’s insurer until you have talked with a lawyer, and do not sign medical releases broad enough to hand over your entire history.
If the injury happened at work, report it to your employer in writing. In both Mississippi and Louisiana, notice must be given within 30 days. A formal Mississippi comp claim is generally filed with the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission within two years. In Louisiana, a formal claim generally must be filed within one year of the accident, with exceptions when benefits have been paid. Waiting for the employer to “take care of it” is how deadlines get missed.
For a car crash or premises case in Mississippi, the general limit for most negligence claims is three years from the date the claim arose, and claims against a county or other government body carry a one-year limit and require formal notice. Mississippi uses pure comparative negligence, so shared fault reduces your recovery rather than erasing it. Louisiana injuries are different. A tort claim there generally prescribes in two years for injuries on or after July 1, 2024, and for causes of action arising on or after January 1, 2026, a person found 51 percent or more at fault recovers nothing. If a crash near the state line involves Louisiana law, those rules can decide the case.
How Workers’ Comp and a Third-Party Claim Fit Together
Workers’ compensation pays medical treatment and wage replacement without regard to fault, but it does not pay for pain and suffering and it generally does not let you sue your employer. A third-party claim does. When someone other than your employer caused the injury, that claim can reach damages comp never will. The risk is in the overlap. Settling one claim carelessly can jeopardize the other, and the comp insurer may have a right to be repaid from a third-party recovery.
In Mississippi, comp wage benefits run at up to two-thirds of your average weekly wage, subject to a weekly maximum, and generally cannot exceed 450 weeks. Disputes go to the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, where an Administrative Judge hears evidence and the Full Commission reviews the record on appeal. A final Commission award can be appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court within 30 days, and that court often assigns the case to the Court of Appeals. Louisiana claims go before a workers’ compensation judge at the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration, with appeals to the courts of appeal.
Questions McComb Injury Victims Ask
How much does it cost to hire a personal injury lawyer?
Nothing up front. Consultations are free, we advance the costs of the case, and we are paid only if we recover benefits or a settlement for you.
How long do I have to file an injury lawsuit in Mississippi?
Most negligence claims must be filed within three years of when the cause of action accrued. For latent injuries or diseases, the clock may begin when you discovered, or reasonably should have discovered, the harm. Claims against government entities have a one-year limit.
What if I was partly at fault for the accident?
Mississippi follows pure comparative negligence, so your award is reduced by your percentage of fault but not eliminated. Louisiana is stricter for newer claims: at 51 percent fault or more, recovery is barred.
Do I need a lawyer for a workers’ compensation claim?
Not every claim needs one, but if benefits are denied, delayed, reduced, or cut off, or you will be out of work a long time, a lawyer can change the outcome. The insurer has adjusters and attorneys; you should have someone too.
Can I file both a comp claim and a personal injury claim?
Yes, when someone other than your employer contributed to the injury. We coordinate the two so one does not undermine the other.
How soon must I report a work injury?
Report it to your employer right away and no later than 30 days after the accident in both Mississippi and Louisiana. Do it in writing and keep a copy.
Can my employer fire me for filing a claim?
Both states protect workers from retaliation for filing a comp claim. If you were let go or punished after reporting an injury, tell us so we can review it.
What if the insurer says my injury was pre-existing?
A pre-existing condition does not automatically end a claim. If the crash or your work caused, worsened, or accelerated the condition, you may still recover, and strong medical evidence is how that argument is won.
Will my health insurance cover treatment while my claim is pending?
Often it can be used so treatment is not delayed, though the health plan may later seek reimbursement from a settlement. We sort out who pays what so bills do not stall your care.
My accident happened just across the state line in Louisiana. Which rules apply?
Generally the law of the place where the injury occurred controls the deadline and fault rules. Louisiana has a shorter comp filing window of one year, and its own fault bar for newer claims, so identify the location early.
What if a family member died because of someone’s negligence?
Wrongful death claims have their own deadlines. In Mississippi, negligence-based claims generally run three years and intentional torts one year. In Louisiana, the period is one year from death or two years from the injury, whichever is longer.
Serving Pike County and Southwest Mississippi Injury Clients
We represent injured people in McComb and across Pike County, including Magnolia, Summit, Osyka, and Fernwood. Neighboring communities such as Tylertown, Brookhaven, Bogue Chitto, and the Lincoln and Walthall County areas are within reach, as are Natchez and Hattiesburg. Across the state we serve Jackson, Madison, the Gulf Coast, Southaven, and the Delta, and into Louisiana we handle claims from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, and throughout South Louisiana and north Louisiana. Whether the injury happened on a highway, a job site, or someone else’s property, we take cases in both states.
Talk With a McComb Personal Injury Attorney Today
An insurance company is already building its version of what happened to you. Speak with a McComb personal injury attorney at Lunsford, Baskin & Priebe before you give a statement or accept a number. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, consultations are free, and you pay no fee unless we recover for you. Call us to talk through your claim, or send your case details and we will get back to you.
