SHANE WHITFIELD – Reversal by the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission of an Administrative Judge's Order approving surgery. Full Commission found the medical evidence did not support the treating physician's recommendation for surgery and the opinion of the Employer and Carrier's physician was more persuasive.

WYATT HAZARD and JOHN WAITS – Motion to Dismiss granted in a medical device case; Harrison County Circuit Court.

TREY ARNOLD – Summary Judgment affirmed on appeal in case alleging slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress; Hinds County Circuit Court.

MICHAEL DICKINSON – Summary Judgment in favor of Defendants and Dismissal with prejudice obtained in two cases involving allegations of negligence, gross negligence, medical malpractice, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty against a nursing home and it's licensees and administrators.

ROY SMITH and TARA CLIFFORD – Obtained a Summary Judgment in a products liability case; Rankin County Circuit Court.

NICKY BRUMBELOE – Summary Judgment Granted in case alleging lender liability; Jackson County Circuit Court.

ROY SMITH and GARNER BERRY – Motion for Summary Judgment granted in a premises liability case; Jasper County Circuit Court

ROY SMITH – Judgment of Dismissal With Prejudice granted at trial of an insurance agent; Lamar County Circuit Court

JOHN S. GONZALEZ – Affirmance from the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission sustaining Administrative Judge Order awarding only seven months of temporary disability benefits for aggravation of pre-existing back condition and denying claimant's claim against Casino employer for permanent and total disability and claim that the employer was responsible for cost of back fusion and related medical expenses

TREY BYARS and BROOKE NEWMAN – Motion for Summary Judgment granted in a wrongful death case on behalf of property owner who owned a building in which an independent contractor was killed after falling through a sky-light; United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

TERRY LITTLE – Motion to Dismiss granted in favor of a municipality against an insurance company; Pontotoc County Circuit Court

GEORGE ABDO – Motion to Dismiss granted dismissing case in a matter involving corporal punishment filed as a § 1983 claim; United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

MITCHELL DRISKELL – Motion for Summary Judgment granted in a case alleging bad faith breach of an automobile sales contract; Lee County Chancery Court

MITCHELL DRISKELL – Motion for Summary Judgment granted in a breach of contract, breach of warranty and fraud case against a car dealership arising out of the sale of a used car. Lee County Chancery

TREY BYARS and CHRISTINE TATUM – Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of a school district in a Title IX action; United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

TREY BYARS and BROOKE NEWMAN – Motion for Summary Judgment granted on behalf of school district in a wrongful death case involving an automobile/pedestrian accident; Tate County Circuit Court

TIM PEEPLES – Motion for Summary Judgment granted on behalf of insurer in uninsured motorist insurance case

GEORGE ABDO AND BRANDI SMITH – Motion for summary judgment granted in defamation case; Wayne County Circuit Court

ED TAYLOR – Directed verdict in a bad faith case affirmed; Mississippi Court of Appeals

JOHN GONZALEZ – Affirmance from the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission of an administrative judge's ruling that a group self-insured casino was not responsible to claimant for indemnity or medical benefits

TREY BYARS AND TIM PEEPLES – Motion for summary judgment affirmed on appeal in case involving a personal injury that occurred at a farming operation; Mississippi Supreme Court

VICKI RUNDLETT – Summary Judgment obtained in Mississippi Tort Claims Act case; Montgomery County Circuit Court

SILAS MCCHAREN AND BRANDI SMITH – Summary judgment granted in a state law based tort action arising out of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; Jackson County Circuit Court

ROBERT STACY AND TIM PEEPLES – Motion to dismiss or, in the Alternative, motion for summary judgment granted on behalf of insurance company sued for storage/towing fees following a motor vehicle accident caused by company's insured; County Court of Lowndes County

TREY BYARS – Jury verdict affirmed in case involving automobile accident in which the Plaintiff had asked the jury for $4,000,000 but jury returned verdict of $8,400; Mississippi Court of Appeals

MICHAEL DICKINSON – Summary judgment entered in favor of Defendant in premises liability matter; United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

MIKE ELLINBURG AND BRENDA BETHANY – Successful prosecution of arbitration against three subcontractors on behalf of a general contractor for contractual indemnity; American Arbitration Association

GEORGE ABDO AND BRANDI SMITH – Summary Judgment entered in a Mississippi Tort Claims Act case against a county school system and school officials; Lauderdale County Circuit Court

TIM PEEPLES – Summary judgment obtained in a lawsuit for uninsured motorist benefits; Bolivar County Circuit Court

JOHN CLARK AND BRANDI SMITH – Summary judgment obtained dismissing attorney malpractice action; Kemper County Circuit Court

GEORGE ABDO – Motion for summary judgment granted in a wrongful death case against an electric company sued for its construction of a new power line; Amite County Circuit Court

JOHN CLARK AND BRANDI SMITH – Jury verdict in favor of client in action involving Federal Wire Act and Mississippi torts of conversion and abuse of process; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

DAVID KRAUSE – Summary judgment granted in a bad faith breach of contract claim; Hancock County Circuit Court

TERRY LITTLE – Motion for summary judgment granted in premises liability case; Circuit Court of Noxubee County

GERALD KUCIA – Motion for summary judgment granted in case in which the Plaintiff was injured while using a tractor at an agricultural facility; Madison County Circuit Court

ROBERT STACY AND TERRY LITTLE – Defense verdict upheld in jury trial by Mississippi Court of Appeals in premise liability case; Lee County Circuit Court

GEORGE ABDO AND TOM JULIAN – Motion for summary judgment granted in personal injury case arising from accident in construction zone on Interstate 55; Madison County Circuit Court

ROBERT ADDISON AND JOHN WAITS – Motion to dismiss Complaint for failure to comply with the sixty day notice requirement upheld by the Mississippi Supreme Court in a medical malpractice case

GERALD KUCIA – Motion for summary judgment granted in a case involving a multiple vehicle automobile accident; Copiah County Circuit Court

GEORGE ABDO AND BRANDI SMITH – Summary Judgment granted in a defamation case; Wayne County Circuit Court

JIM WEEMS AND TARA CLIFFORD – Summary Judgment obtained in premises liability case involving a shooting at a hotel; Hinds County Circuit Court

TREY BRYARS AND SHEA SCOTT – Motion for Summary Judgment granted in a Section 1983 case where plaintiff was a bail bondsman who alleged that county violated his rights to due process and free speech; United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

ED TAYLOR – Summary judgment granted in a case against a defendant who owned a local mall parking lot where a plaintiff was assaulted by a third-party; Jackson County Circuit Court

STEVE HAZARD – Defense verdict after one week trial defending corporate client whose driver had been involved in automobile accident; Jasper County Circuit Court

ED TAYLOR – Obtained summary judgment in a case involving a claim by the plaintiff that she was assaulted at the defendant's residence by the defendant's estranged boyfriend; Harrison County Circuit Court

TERRY LITTLE – Defense verdict obtained after a three day jury trial in case arising out of a 14th Amendment Due Process claim against a school district; United States District Court, Northern District of Mississippi

ED TAYLOR – In a case of first impression, declaratory judgment obtained on behalf of an insurance carrier who had provided homeowner's coverage to the defendant who had been sued for "alienation of affection," i.e., interfering with the plaintiff's marital relationship with his wife in which the court found that as a matter of law that an insurance carrier that issued a homeowner's policy in Mississippi had no duty to defend or indemnify alienation of affection claims; Harrison County Circuit Court

MICHAEL DICKINSON – Motion for summary judgment granted in property damage case arising from automobile accident; George County Circuit Court

ROBERT ADDISON and JASON STRONG – Successful appeal from the Circuit Court of Hinds County in a case involving complex issues regarding venue; Mississippi Supreme Court 

JOHN GONZALEZ – Favorable ruling in an appeal brought by a claimant who was denied benefits by the administrative judge; Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission

JIM WEEMS – Motion for summary judgment granted in a wrongful death case brought against a concrete distributor; Hinds County Circuit Court

GARNER BERRY – Motion for summary judgment granted in premises liability case brought under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act; Smith County Circuit Court

JOHN CLARK AND BRANDI SMITH – Motion to dismiss appeal granted; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

ROY SMITH AND JIM WEEMS – Summary judgment upheld by Mississippi Court of Appeals in premises liability case; Hinds County Circuit Court

JOHN CLARK AND BRANDI SMITH – Post-trial motions denied in case in which Mr. Clark and Ms. Smith obtained defense verdict; United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

DAVID KRAUSE – Defense verdict obtained after two-day jury trial in case arising out of an automobile accident; County Court of Harrison County

TREY BYARS AND TERRY LITTLE – Summary judgment affirmed by Mississippi Court of Appeals in wrongful death case filed against a municipality; Circuit Court of Leflore County

STEVE HAZARD AND VICTORIA RUNDLETT – Motion successfully opposed for rehearing in a wrongful death case in which Mr. Hazard and Ms. Rundlett prevailed on initial appeal; Mississippi Court of Appeals

JOHN CLARK AND TOM JULIAN – Summary judgment granted on behalf of Maryland Casualty Insurance Company in a declaratory judgment action involving intentional acts exclusion and related coverage exclusions in a CGL policy; United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Eastern Division

GERALD KUCIA – Defense verdict in a premises liability case upheld; County Court of Madison County

JOHN CLARK & BRANDI SMITH – Defense verdict obtained in a 9-day jury trial for a legal malpractice claim; United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

KEITH PEARSON & SHEA SCOTT – Defense verdict obtained in a 7-day jury trial for a product liability claim; United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

BRENDA LONG – Motion to dismiss granted in an underinsured motorist claim; Hancock County

JACK ABLES – Obtained a stipulated judgment of dismissal with prejudice in waste water treatment plant design/product liability case; Choctaw Tribal Court

CAROLYN SATCHER AND GERALD KUCIA – Summary judgment granted in a wrongful death claim based on direct negligence claim against an employer for negligence of its employee; Copiah County

BRENDA LONG – Recovered attorney's fees and costs for client after successfully litigating a coverage issue; Harrison County

CAROLYN SATCHER – Summary judgment granted in wrongful death claim in trucking/transportation case; Winston County

GARNER BERRY – Summary judgment granted on punitive damages claim in a trucking transportation case; United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

GARNER BERRY – Defense verdict obtained in a trucking/transportation case; Hinds County 

JACK ABLES – Motion to dismiss granted in a mass tort action involving a combination of multiple claims; Oktibbeha County

SILAS MCCHAREN – Summary judgment granted in an easement damage claim filed by various landowners; United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

GERALD KUCIA – Summary judgment granted in premises liability case; Jackson County

JIM WEEMS – Summary judgment granted in food poisoning case against national fast food chain; Hinds County

ROY SMITH & TARA CLIFFORD – Defense verdict obtained in jury trial on
slander accusations affirmed by Mississippi Court of Appeals; Warren County

SILAS MCCHAREN – Motion to strike granted by 5th Circuit dismissing the
plaintiff's appeal; United States District Court for the Southern District
of Mississippi

JACK ABLES – Motion to dismiss a third party demand for indemnification
granted in a product liability case; Panola County

MICHAEL ELLINGBURG – Declaratory judgment on policy coverage issue obtained after appeal in federal court; 5th Circuit Court of Appeals; appealed from Southern District of Mississippi

BIENVILLE SKIPPER – On case of first impression, Mississippi Supreme Court sided with the defense in ruling that the "made whole" doctrine does not apply to workers' compensation carrier's statutory subrogation lien; Mississippi Supreme Court; appealed from Smith County

MITCHELL DRISKELL – Defense verdict obtained in bench trial on Tort Claims Act cause of action against the city; Pontotoc County

TREY BYARS & AMANDA URBANEK – Directed verdict upheld in malicious prosecution and defamation case; Mississippi Court of Appeals; appealed from Tunica County

STEVE HAZARD & VICKY RUNDLETT – Summary judgment granted and affirmed in wrongful death case under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act; affirmed by Mississippi Court of Appeals; granted by Rankin County Circuit Court

ROBERT ADDISON & JOHN WAITS – Summary judgment granted and affirmed in medical malpractice claim; affirmed by Mississippi Court of Appeals; granted by Hinds County Circuit Court

ROBERT ADDISON & JOHN WAITS – Summary judgment granted and affirmed in product liability action; affirmed by Mississippi Court of Appeals; granted by Hinds County Circuit Court

DAVID KRAUSE – In damages only trial, defense obtained verdict that was a 70 percent reduction from plaintiff's demand; Hancock County

GEORGE ABDO – Defense verdict in jury trial of a slip and fall case in Federal Court; United States District Court for Southern District of Mississippi

GEORGE ABDO – Defense verdict in bench trial of property damage and trespass case against insured; Sunflower County

SILAS MCCHAREN – Motion to dismiss granted in "bad faith" action against insurer; Jackson County

SILAS MCCHAREN – Motion to dismiss granted in age discrimination case; United States District Court for Southern District of Mississippi

SILAS MCCHAREN – Summary judgment granted in employment discrimination case; United State District Court for Southern District of Mississippi

TREY BYARS & TIMOTHY PEEPLES – Obtained dismissal of plaintiff's federal lawsuit after oral argument based on res judicata in front of 5th Circuit Court of Appeals; United States District Court of Northern District of Mississippi

GEORGE READ – After full hearing on the merits, the judge denied the workers' compensation claim based on no compensable injury; Monroe County

GEORGE READ – Denial of permanent benefits filed by claimant was affirmed by Workers' Compensation Commission after appeal

GERALD KUCIA – Defense verdict obtained in jury trial for personal injuries and premise liability case; Madison County

GERALD KUCIA – Summary judgment granted in product liability case involving an elevator; Warren County

GERALD KUCIA – Motion to dismiss granted in malpractice claim against doctor; United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

ROBERT STACY – Defense verdict in jury trial with two defendants in premises liability action involving an assault; Marshall County

TREY BYARS – Directed verdict granted in favor of defense; Bolivar County

ROBERT STACY & TIMOTHY PEEPLES – Defense verdict obtained in jury trial of a premises liability case; Marshall County

ROBERT STACY & TIMOTHY PEEPLES – Defense verdict obtained in case involving wrongful death and policy coverage issues; Lee County

MIKE DICKINSON – Dismissal obtained of a premises liability claim; Harrison County

ANDY SEGREST – Personal injury and property damage claim dismissed by judge; Warren County