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Obtained denial of certification in a class action alleging false advertising in connection with a nationwide advertising campaign for Bayer aspirin.
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Prosecuting $5 million claim arising out of U.S. Consulate building in Mexico.
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Successfully upheld a summary judgment for an online travel company in a tax dispute.
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Act as outsider general counsel for municipality with approximately 3000 residents, advising on matters ranging from zoning to sewer contracts.
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Represented municipality in defending Clean Water Act citizen suit.
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Submitted a successful amicus brief on behalf of Jefferson County, Alabama, in support of a key point of state law regarding the ability of Alabama counties to seek bankruptcy protection.
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Assisted pharmaceutical client in responding to investigation relating to air violations, and renewal of SMOP.
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Successfully defended lawsuit seeking to certify a class action calling for medical monitoring of workplace exposure to beryllium. Won summary judgment in trial court, and subsequently the Mississippi Supreme Court, in a case of first impression, held that no such cause of action existed where plaintiffs have suffered no injury and are only claiming fear of future injury.
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We represented one of the largest oil and gas companies in connection with the company’s ownership and production of a coalbed methane field located in Alabama. Our client was sued by several corporations that claimed ownership rights to the methane gas being produced by the clients’ several hundred wells. The claims involved not only competing interpretations of deed language but also the manner in which the wells had perforated the coal seams and were producing the methane gas from those seams. We retained several geological and methane well technology experts to address many of these issues. The case went to trial in Fayette County, Alabama, and settled during trial. As a result of this and other matters, we have considerable experience with respect to understanding coalbed geology and coalbed methane well technology and operations. We are also very familiar with the full range of legal issues arising from competing ownership claims to underground mineral resources.
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Negotiated numerous research contracts with study sponsors on behalf of hospitals and other research sites.
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Represented hospital system in formation of clinical research joint venture with physician investors.
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Representation of railroad cross tie manufacturer in case to remedy damages caused by improper design and installation of equipment at its facility, and defense of related counterclaims.
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Lead counsel and negotiator to contract service provider to USAF base for collective bargaining agreements with 13 unions represented by the Air Engineering and Metal Trades Council in Tullahoma, Tenn. Also represented client in all arbitration matters arising under the collective bargaining agreement for this location.
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Represented various bank and non-bank lenders in the collection of pledged accounts and the liquidation of equipment, real estate, intellectual property, securities, pledged accounts, and other collateral assets in a wide variety of industries.
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