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J. William Manuel

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  • One Jackson Place
    188 E. Capitol Street
    Suite 400
    Jackson, MS 39201
P: 601.592.9915
F: 601.592.1415
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P: 601.592.9929

J. William Manuel

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Experience

Representation of a national moving, storage and rental company in the defense of a complex Fair Labor Standard Act case in a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. After an hour of deliberation, the jury returned a defense verdict. This case involved unique issues of payroll record keeping, employee failure to comply with time recording policies and alleged retaliatory practices.
Summary judgment granted in alleged insurance fraud case.
Wrongful Death.
Sexual Harassment.
Products liability cases.
Tried one of the first "vanishing premium" cases to result in a defense verdict in Mississippi.
Representation of a managing general agent in an alleged fraudulent insurance sales action (vanishing premium).
Defended a financial services provider in a jury trial in state court in Hinds County, Mississippi against a national bank that was seeking over $5 million in actual damages for alleged misrepresentations in establishment of a supplemental executive retirement plan. The case involved issues regarding indirect funding of benefits and how they uniquely apply in a banking situation. The jury returned a defense verdict in favor of our client.
Defended manufacturer in products liability jury trial relating to allegations of failure to warn on an agricultural product.
Premises liability case.
Premises liability case.
Breach of Contract and Fraud.
Obtained a significant victory for the operator of the Concord Coal Preparation Plant by getting a final dismissal of a class action that had been pending since 1997 after an evidentiary hearing challenging the same.