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Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-17 Champerty and maintenance; affidavit of attorney representing party
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Every attorney representing any person, firm, partnership, corporation, group, organization, or association in any proceeding in any court or before any administrative agency in the State of Mississippi, or who may take an appeal from any rule, order, or judgment thereof, shall, …
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-19 Champerty and maintenance; penalty for false affidavit
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Every person or attorney who shall file a false affidavit shall be guilty of perjury and shall be punished as provided by law. Every attorney who shall file a false affidavit, or who shall violate any other provision of Sections 97-9-11 through 97-9-23, upon final conviction ther…
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-21 Champerty and maintenance; immunity granted witnesses compelled to testify concerning violations; penalty for failure to testify
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No person shall be excused from attending or testifying or producing evidence of any kind before a grand jury, or before any court, or in any cause or proceeding, criminal or otherwise, based upon or growing out of any alleged violation of the provisions of Sections 97-9-11 throu…
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-23 Champerty and maintenance; exceptions; legislative intent
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The provisions of Sections 97-9-11 through 97-9-23 shall not be applicable to attorneys who are parties to contingent fee contracts with their clients where the attorney does not pay or protect the client from payment of the costs and expenses of litigation, nor shall said sectio…
