Cases
Representative Matters: Contract
Business Tort Litigation
Representing TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in Alabama federal court litigation for breach of contract against Jackson Hospital & Clinic, Inc.
Representing El Dorado Oil & Gas Co. in Texas federal court litigation alleging breach of contract, tortious breach of contract,
conversion arising from agreement to create new corporation to conduct drilling operations.
Representing Hermitarel, LLC in Tennessee federal court litigation arising from insurers' denial of coverage for property damage
business losses resulting from tornado.
Representing Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in arbitration proceedings against Baxter Planning over inventory system that did not work as promised.
Representing TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in dispute arising from Mastermelt America LLC cybersecurity breach.
Representing Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in dispute with WiCom, Inc. regarding termination of select retailer agreement.
Represented Trustmark National Bank in Alabama state court trust litigation against Judson College
Regions Bank.
Representing Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in dispute with BK Wireless regarding termination of select retailer agreement.
Representing Providence Management, LLC
related entities in Mississippi state court business lease
guaranty litigation against Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III entities.
Represented Infinex Investments, Inc. in Mississippi federal court litigation against Cadence Bank.
Represented Trustmark National Bank in Arkansas federal court interpleader litigation.
Represented Natchez Riverside Entertainment, L.P.
its affiliates in Mississippi state court litigation alleging breach of contract, fraud,
tortious interference with business relations.
Represented Reed's Metals, LLC in Mississippi federal court litigation against Steel Outdoors, Inc.
its affiliates alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of duty of loyalty, tortious interference,
unfair competition.
Representing Watkins & Eager PLLC in Mississippi state court professional liability litigation.
Representing Reed's Metals, LLC in Mississippi state court action alleging breach of contract, breach of warranty,
negligence.
Represented TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in Alabama state court litigation
arbitration alleging breach of contract to provide Birmingham Heart Clinic with cloud-based data storage services.
Represented Reed's Metals, LLC in Mississippi federal court litigation against Littco, LLC
its affiliates alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of duty of loyalty, tortious interference,
unfair competition.
Represented Uni-Form Components Co. in Mississippi federal court litigation against Great River Industries, LLC
Enerfab, Inc. alleging breach of sales contract
breach of warranties.
Represented Shular Companies in Tennessee state court litigation alleging breach of trust agreements
seeking accounting.
Represented Watkins & Eager PLLC in Mississippi state court litigation arising from its expulsion of a firm member.
Represented Reed's Metals, LLC in Tennessee federal court litigation against Blue Steel, LLC
its affiliates alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty of loyalty, tortious interference,
unfair competition.
Represented Jeff Pyle in Tennessee state court litigation against ADS Security, LLC alleging breaches of noncompetition
nonsolicitation agreements.
Represented Business Communications Inc. in Tennessee federal court litigation alleging breach of an employment contract.
Represented First Data Corporation
its affiliates in Mississippi, Tennessee,
Alabama state
federal court litigation alleging breaches of credit card processing agreements.
Represented TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in Alabama state court litigation against NSH Corporation to recover for cloud hosting
support services financial analytics software TekLinks provided to NSH.
Represented D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. in Mississippi state court litigation alleging that Anheuser-Busch conspired with a Mississippi beer distributor to tortiously interfere with Yuengling's business
exclude Yuengling from the Mississippi beer market.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in Mississippi federal court litigation against Prophix Software to recover for financial analytics software that failed to perform as promised.
Represented Telepak Networks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in Mississippi state court litigation against Falcon IP to recover for video services-related equipment
services that failed to perform as promised.
Represented Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. in breach-of-warranty action against Hyde Products in Mississippi federal court.
Represented Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.
Laidlaw Environmental Services in Mississippi federal court litigation asserting antitrust, contract,
business tort claims.
Represented St
ard Bank in Mississippi state court commercial litigation.
Represented WorldCom, Inc. f/k/a LDDS Communications, Inc. in noncompete litigation against Automated Communications in Mississippi federal trial
appellate courts.
Represented Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company in Mississippi state court construction litigation.
Represented Mississippi Chemical Corporation
Terra International in insurance bad faith litigation in Mississippi federal court.
Represented Life of Georgia in insurance bad faith litigation in Mississippi state court.
Represented WorldCom, Inc. f/k/a LDDS Communications, Inc. in Mississippi state court commercial litigation against TriTel Communications.
Attorney General Litigation
Representing Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC in Mississippi federal court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office alleging a conspiracy to artificially manipulate diabetes medication prices in violation of the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act.
Represented JUUL Labs, Inc. in Mississippi state court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office alleging unfair
deceptive trade practices in the marketing
sale of e-cigarettes
related products under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act.
Representing Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
its affiliates in Mississippi state court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act alleging a deceptive failure to warn of alleged side effects of cancer drug.
Representing Purdue Pharma, LP
its affiliates in Mississippi state court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office alleging violations of the Mississippi Medicaid Fraud Control Act
the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act.
Represented Credit Acceptance Corporation in Mississippi federal court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office alleging deceptive lending practices under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act.
Represented MCNS Polyurethanes USA, Inc. in Mississippi state court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office alleging a conspiracy to reduce isocyanates supplies
fix prices under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act
Mississippi Antitrust Act.
Antitrust Litigation
Represented Idaho Forest Group in Mississippi federal
Fifth Circuit appellate litigation alleging a conspiracy to fix lumber prices in violation of federal antitrust law.
Representing Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in multidistrict class action antitrust litigation centralized in Alabama federal court in which health care providers allege a conspiracy to allocate markets
fix prices for provider reimbursements.
Representing Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in state
federal opt-out antitrust litigation by subscribers alleging a conspiracy to allocate markets
fix prices for health insurance premiums
provider reimbursements.
Represented Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in multidistrict class action antitrust litigation in Alabama federal court
Eleventh Circuit in which subscribers alleged a conspiracy to allocate markets
fix prices for health insurance premiums.
Representing Southern Hens, Inc. in antitrust litigation filed in Oklahoma federal court alleging a conspiracy to maintain artificially low broiler grower pay.
Representing Southern Hens, Inc. in antitrust litigation consolidated in Illinois federal court in which direct
indirect broiler purchasers allege a conspiracy to reduce chicken meat output
fix prices.
Represented MCNS Polyurethanes USA, Inc. in Mississippi state court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office alleging a conspiracy to reduce isocyanates supplies
fix prices under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act
Mississippi Antitrust Act.
Represented D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. as defendant
cross-claimant in Mississippi state court litigation alleging that Anheuser-Busch conspired with a Mississippi beer distributor to tortiously interfere with Yuengling's business
exclude Yuengling from the Mississippi beer market in violation of Mississippi antitrust law
the Mississippi Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act.
Represented Cellular South, Inc.
Corr Wireless Communications d/b/a C Spire Wireless as plaintiffs in Mississippi federal court antitrust litigation alleging that AT&T, Motorola,
Qualcomm conspired to exclude competitors through the wireless spectrum st
ard-setting process.
Represented Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.
Laidlaw Environmental Services in Mississippi federal court litigation asserting federal antitrust claims.
Represented Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. in Mississippi state court antitrust litigation concerning the Mississippi Gaming Commission's denial of a competitor's license application.
Financial Services Litigation
Representing The First Bancshares, Inc. in Mississippi federal court class action litigation alleging unfair overdraft fee practices.
Represented Trustmark National Bank in Alabama state court trust litigation against Judson College
Regions Bank.
Represented Infinex Investments, Inc., in Mississippi federal court litigation against Cadence Bank.
Represented Trustmark National Bank in Arkansas federal court interpleader litigation.
Representing Entergy Mississippi, LLC in Mississippi federal court class action alleging Fair Credit Reporting Act violations.
Represented Credit Acceptance Corporation in Mississippi federal court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office alleging deceptive lending practices under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act.
Represented First Data Corporation
its affiliates in Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee state
federal court litigation concerning credit card processing services.
Represented Trustmark National Bank in Mississippi federal court class action litigation alleging unfair overdraft fee
out-of-network ATM fee practices.
Media, Intellectual Property,
Trade Secrets Litigation
Representing TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in Texas federal court patent litigation brought by Estech Systems, Inc.
Represented Reed's Metals, LLC in Mississippi federal court litigation against Steel Outdoors, Inc.
its affiliates alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of duty of loyalty, tortious interference,
unfair competition.
Represented WHY Films, Inc. in Mississippi state court litigation concerning ownership
distribution rights for feature film.
Represented Reed's Metals, LLC in Mississippi federal court litigation against Littco, LLC
its affiliates alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of duty of loyalty, tortious interference,
unfair competition.
Represented Reed's Metals, LLC in Tennessee federal court litigation against Blue Steel, LLC
its affiliates alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty of loyalty, tortious interference,
unfair competition.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in Mississippi federal court patent litigation brought by serial patent plaintiff Techno Licensing, LLC.
Represented ESPN, Inc.
Mt. Philo Films in Mississippi federal court litigation in which plaintiff asserted copyright
contract claims alleging the use of plaintiff's film footage
story ideas for a television film without adequate compensation or attribution.
Represented The Outdoor Syndicate, LLC
Hornady Manufacturing Company, Inc. in Mississippi state court litigation asserting tort claims arising from a television hunting show's alleged incorporation of footage of the plaintiffs' hunts without their consent.
Represented Antler Insanity, LLC
BYG Outdoors, LLC in Mississippi federal court trademark litigation asserting conflicting ownership claims over various marks featured in a hunting television program, website, hunting accessories, apparel,
related promotional materials.
RICO Litigation
Represented JUUL Labs, Inc. in Mississippi federal court RICO litigation challenging various alleged advertising
sales practices concerning e-cigarettes
related products.
Represented BLD Services, LLC
D&O Contractors, Inc. in Louisiana
Mississippi federal trial court
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals litigation asserting civil RICO claims arising from the awarding
performance of debris removal
clean-up contracts following Hurricane Katrina.
Represented Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in Mississippi federal court RICO litigation concerning the awarding of the State Health Plan administration contract.
Securities Litigation
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in FINRA arbitration proceeding against Sovereign Holdings, LLC
UVEST Financial Services for investing the client's funds in unsuitable auction rate securities.
Represented MCI WorldCom, Inc.
Bernie Ebbers in multidistrict securities
ERISA class action litigation centralized in New York federal court
related federal
state court litigation in Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois,
Kansas.
Represented MCI WorldCom, Inc.
Bernie Ebbers in unrelated securities class action litigation in Mississippi federal trial
appellate courts.
Telecommunications
Data Services Litigation
Representing TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in Alabama federal court litigation for breach of contract against Jackson Hospital & Clinic, Inc.
Representing Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in dispute with WiCom, Inc. regarding termination of select retailer agreement.
Representing TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in dispute arising from Mastermelt America LLC cybersecurity breach.
Represented Troy Cablevision, Inc. Inc.
Telepak Networks, Inc. in Alabama Open Records Act litigation filed against Alabama Department of Economic
Community Affairs in Alabama state court.
Representing Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in dispute with BK Wireless regarding termination of select retailer agreement.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in Texas federal court class action alleging Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations.
Representing TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in Texas federal court patent litigation brought by Estech Systems, Inc.
Represented TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in Alabama state court litigation
arbitration alleging breach of contract to provide Birmingham Heart Clinic with cloud-based data storage services.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Wireless in Mississippi state court litigation claiming personal injuries resulting from allegedly defective device.
Represented Telepak Networks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in AT&T's Mississippi state court bid protest
appeal from the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services' contract award for Statewide Telecommunications Services to C Spire.
Represented TekLinks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Business in Alabama state court litigation against NSH Corporation to recover for cloud hosting
support services financial analytics software TekLinks provided to NSH.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Wireless in Mississippi state court litigation claiming economic loss from allegedly defective device.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in Mississippi federal court patent litigation brought by serial patent plaintiff Techno Licensing, LLC.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Wireless in Mississippi federal court litigation alleging Privacy Act violations.
Represented Telepak Networks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in Tennessee federal court litigation against the City of Memphis alleging that the City's rights-of-way use ordinance constituted an unlawful tax in violation of state law
an unreasonable barrier to market entry in violation of the federal Telecommunications Act.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Wireless
Corr Wireless Communications in Mississippi federal court antitrust litigation alleging that AT&T, Motorola,
Qualcomm conspired to exclude competitors through the wireless spectrum st
ard-setting process.
Represented WorldCom, Inc. f/k/a LDDS Communications, Inc. in commercial litigation against Automated Communications in Mississippi federal trial
appellate courts.
Represented WorldCom, Inc. f/k/a LDDS Communications, Inc. in Mississippi state court commercial litigation against TriTel Communications.
Class Action Litigation
Representing The First Bancshares, Inc. in Mississippi federal court class action litigation alleging unfair overdraft fee practices.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in Texas federal court class action alleging Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations.
Representing Entergy Mississippi, LLC in Mississippi federal court class action alleging Fair Credit Reporting Act violations.
Representing Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in multidistrict class action antitrust litigation centralized in Alabama federal court.
Representing Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in antitrust class action settlement opt-out litigation in California state
Alabama federal court.
Representing Southern Hens, Inc. in broiler grower antitrust class action litigation filed in Oklahoma federal court.
Representing the Mississippi Poultry Association
Southern Hens, Inc. in consolidated multidistrict antitrust litigation centralized in Illinois federal court.
Represented JD's Towing of Nashville, LLC in FLSA collective action in Tennessee federal court.
Represented JUUL Labs, Inc. in two Mississippi federal court class actions challenging various alleged advertising
sales practices concerning e-cigarettes
related products.
Represented Trustmark National Bank in Mississippi federal court class action litigation concerning overdraft fees
out-of-network ATM fees.
Represented MCI WorldCom, Inc.
Bernie Ebbers in multidistrict securities
ERISA class action litigation centralized in New York federal court
related federal
state court litigation in Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois,
Kansas.
Represented MCI WorldCom, Inc.
Bernie Ebbers in unrelated securities class action litigation in Mississippi federal trial
appellate courts.
Represented Choctaw Maid Farms, Inc. in mass action grower litigation in Mississippi state court.
Represented Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. in class action employment litigation in Mississippi federal trial
appellate courts.
Mass Tort Litigation
Represented Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
The BOC Group, Inc. (now The Linde Group)
Hobart Brothers, LLC
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
The ESAB Group, Inc.
Airgas (now Air Liquide),
others in multidistrict litigation centralized in Ohio federal court
related federal
state trial
appellate court litigation in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi,
West Virginia by plaintiffs alleging neurological injury resulting from exposure to fumes from welding consumables
equipment.
Represented Mine Safety Appliances
others in Mississippi
Arkansas state
federal trial
appellate court litigation brought by plaintiffs alleging injury from silica exposure due to alleged defects in respiratory protection equipment.
Drug
Device Litigation
Representing Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
its affiliates in Mississippi federal court personal injury litigation alleging failure to warn of alleged side effects of cancer treatment drug.
Representing Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC in Mississippi state court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office alleging a conspiracy to artificially manipulate diabetes medication prices in violation of the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act.
Representing Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
its affiliates in Mississippi state court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act alleging deceptive failure to adequately warn of alleged side effects of cancer treatment drug.
Represented JUUL Labs, Inc. in Mississippi federal court product liability litigation concerning marketing of e-cigarettes
related products.
Represented JUUL Labs, Inc. in Mississippi federal court class actions challenging various alleged advertising
sales practices concerning e-cigarettes
related products.
Representing Purdue Pharma, LP
its affiliates in Mississippi state court litigation filed by the Mississippi Attorney General's office alleging violations of the Mississippi Medicaid Fraud Control Act
the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act.
Explosion
Fire Litigation
Represented BlackRock Capital in West Virginia state court wrongful death actions arising from a fire
explosion at a titanium
zirconium recycling facility.
Represented Astec Industries in Mississippi state
federal court wrongful death actions arising from a fire
explosion at a rubber recycling facility.
Represented Mississippi Chemical Corporation in Mississippi
Iowa federal trial
appellate court litigation arising from a fire
explosion at an ammonium nitrate plant.
Toxic Tort
Environmental Litigation
Represented Texas Eastern Transmission, Spectra Energy,
Duke Energy in alleged PCB exposure litigation in Mississippi federal court.
Represented Central Industries in environmental
mass toxic tort litigation Mississippi state court concerning alleged air
water emissions.
Represented Genesis Pipeline in Mississippi state court litigation concerning an alleged pipeline release.
Represented Southl
Oil in Mississippi federal court environmental litigation concerning an alleged underground storage tank release.
Personal Injury Litigation
Representing Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
its affiliates in Mississippi federal court personal injury litigation alleging failure to warn of alleged side effects of cancer treatment drug.
Represented ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. in federal court litigation alleging personal injury from alleged failure to properly load shipping container.
Represented Cellular South, Inc. d/b/a C Spire Wireless in Mississippi state court litigation claiming personal injuries resulting from allegedly defective device.
Represented Harrah's Vicksburg Corp. in Mississippi state
federal court litigation alleging personal injury.
Represented Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
The BOC Group, Inc. (now The Linde Group)
Hobart Brothers, LLC
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
The ESAB Group, Inc.
Airgas (now Air Liquide),
others in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi,
West Virginia state
federal court litigation alleging personal injury.
Represented Mine Safety Appliances
others in Arkansas
Mississippi state
federal trial
appellate court litigation alleging personal injury.
Appellate Litigation
Represented Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in appeal from class action settlement in Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Represented Watkins & Eager PLLC in appeal from favorable dismissal order in Mississippi Supreme Court.
Represented Idaho Forest Group in appeal from favorable dismissal order in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Representing St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in appeal from adverse jury verdict in Mississippi Supreme Court.
Represented Watkins & Eager PLLC in appeal from favorable dismissal order in Mississippi Supreme Court.
Represented St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Mississippi Supreme Court
the Mississippi Court of Appeals.
Represented Telepak Networks, Inc. d/b/a C Spire in appeal from favorable trial court award in Mississippi Supreme Court.
Represented D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. in appeal from favorable dismissal order in Mississippi Supreme Court.
Represented Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
its affiliates in interlocutory appeal in Mississippi Supreme Court.
Represented Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi in interlocutory appeal in Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Represented MCNS Polyurethanes USA, Inc. in appeal from favorable dismissal order in Mississippi Supreme Court.
Represented BLD Services, LLC
D&O Contractors, Inc. in appeal from favorable dismissal order in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court.
Represented Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
The BOC Group, Inc. (now The Linde Group)
Hobart Brothers, LLC
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
The ESAB Group, Inc.
Airgas (now Air Liquide),
others in Mississippi Supreme Court
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Represented Raimee Marmillion in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Represented MCI WorldCom, Inc.
Bernie Ebbers in Second, Fifth,
Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Represented Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Represented Mississippi Chemical Corporation in Fifth
Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court.
Represented Harrah's Vicksburg Corp.
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company in Mississippi Court of Appeals.
Represented WorldCom, Inc. f/k/a LDDS Communications, Inc. in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Represented Harrah's Vicksburg Corp. in Mississippi Supreme Court.
Represented Choctaw Maid Farms, Inc. in Mississippi Supreme Court.
Represented the Mississippi Casino Operators Association in Mississippi Supreme Court.
REPORTED DECISIONS
In re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation, 2024 WL 387678 (N.D. Ala. 2024)
Alaska Air Group, Inc. et al. v. Anthem, Inc. et al., 2024 WL 347156 (N.D. Ala. 2024)
In re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation MDL 2406, 85 F.4th 1070 (11th Cir. 2023)
