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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.
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Summary judgment granted in alleged insurance fraud case.
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Wrongful Death.
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Sexual Harassment.
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Products liability cases.
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Tried one of the first "vanishing premium" cases to result in a defense verdict in Mississippi.
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Representation of a managing general agent in an alleged fraudulent insurance sales action (vanishing premium).
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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.
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Defended manufacturer in products liability jury trial relating to allegations of failure to warn on an agricultural product.
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Premises liability case.
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Premises liability case.
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Breach of Contract and Fraud.
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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.
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