Claimant Confusion Leads to Lawsuits Against Comp Attorney

A claimants' attorney in Mississippi is facing a trio of lawsuits after having a client arrested for cashing what turned out to be the settlement check of another injured worker with the same name. What's more, the intended recipient of the settlement proceeds says she never hired the lawyer, though he claims he was her attorney. And the woman who was arrested says she did hire the attorney, but he denies representing her. Both injured workers have filed civil complaints in state court against Ocean Springs attorney Jay Foster. And now his medical malpractice carrier is asking ...