Mississippi High Court Majority: Fire Not Latent Injury To Trigger Discovery Rule

(October 16, 2023, 2:42 PM EDT) -- JACKSON, Miss. — A majority of the Mississippi Supreme Court found that a fire that started in a metal storage bin containing wood shavings the night after a welding company had repaired the bin was not a latent injury to trigger the discovery rule, affirming that a subrogated insurer’s negligence suit against the welding company is time-barred....