Cases
Representative Matters: Obtaining a defense verdict as lead counsel in jury trial in which the plaintiff claimed debilitating back injuries
over $1 million in damages after he was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler while using a U-Haul tow dolly. Plaintiff claimed that the tow dolly lights were defective
that U-Haul did not provide him with adequate warnings about the need for additional lighting on the vehicle being towed. The jury returned a defense verdict in less than thirty minutes.
Arbitrating a serious personal injury case as lead counsel in Florida where the plaintiff alleged over $2 million in damages for a national moving rental equipment company.
Assisting
advising a natural gas company in a two-year NTSB investigation.
Defending a Fortune 100 company in a class action lawsuit
individual cases alleging personal injuries
property damage resulting from a train derailment, as well as assisting in the related NTSB investigation.
Successful representation of an owner of a manufacturing facility in Grenada, Mississippi in a series of lawsuits with hundreds of plaintiffs involving environmental contamination from TCE (air, soil, vapor, groundwater, etc.).
Defending numerous class action, mass joinder
multi-plaintiff lawsuits in which the plaintiffs claimed personal injuries
property damage as the result of alleged exposure to various wood-treating chemicals, including creosote, pentachlorophenol
arsenic (e.g, Avance v. Kerr-McGee (E.D. Texas)
Andrews v. Kerr-McGee (N.D. Miss)
Batcheldor v. Kerr-McGee (N.D. Miss).
Defending a natural gas marketing company to verdict at trial in a fraud, breach of contract
RICO case where the alleged damages were in excess of $100 million.
Defending a food manufacturing company in state
federal lawsuits in which the plaintiffs alleged that odor nuisances affected their property values.
Obtaining dismissal of an FLSA collective action claim following a week long bench trial on behalf of a large, national luxury goods retailer.
Obtaining summary judgment for manufacturing client in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim.
Obtaining early dismissal in race discrimination, hostile work environment, constructive discharge,
retaliation case on behalf of a chemical company.
Defending uniform supply company in a nationwide class action lawsuit for fraud
breach of contract.