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Thompson Miller & Simpson PLC ("TMS") provides litigation services to a wide range of healthcare providers and product manufacturers. The firm, which recently celebrated its ninth anniversary, was founded by partners from the litigation departments of two large regional law firms. The founders of TMS have over 60 years of experience in defending medical malpractice and product liability cases, and collectively have tried over 150 jury trials.

TMS represents physicians, hospitals, medical centers, and nursing homes throughout Kentucky, West Virginia and Southern Indiana. The firm also provides local, regional, and national representation to pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, as well as manufacturers of other products. TMS also defends attorneys in legal malpractice cases. The firm's attorneys have defended a number of complex matters, including high-profile cases that have generated significant publicity, and TMS lawyers have tried jury trials in seven states.

Statement of Practice

Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Products Liability Law, Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Construction Law, Insurance Defense and Intellectual Property Matters.

Representative Clients:

Abbott Laboratories
Academic Health Professionals Insurance Association
Actavis Elizabeth LLC
ACE/CIGNA
African Heritage Foundation
AIG Insurance Companies
Aircraft Specialties Services
Altec, Inc.
Althin Medical
American Physicians Assurance Corp.
APP Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Arkema, Inc.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP
Baptist Healthcare
Biomet Inc.
Bituminous Casualty
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Bourbon Community Hospital
Britthaven, Inc.
C.B. Fleet Holding Co., Inc.
C.R. Bard, Inc.
CNA
CARITAS Home Health
CARITAS Medical Center
CARITAS Peace Center
Case New Holland, Inc.
Catholic Health Initiatives, Inc.
Cattron, Inc.
Chemie A.G.
Centennial Health Care
Christian Brothers
Claims America, Inc.
Cole Vision Corp.
Curon Medical, Inc.
Chrysler Corp.
Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
Edwards Lifesciences Cardiovascular Resources, Inc.
Erie Insurance Co.
Flaget Memorial Hospital
Ford Motor Co.
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Fresenius Medical Care
General Motors Corp.
Georgetown Hospital
GlaxoSmithKline
Harrington Industrial Plastics, Inc.
Heartland Medical Sales & Services, LLC
Hospital Corporation of America
IBM, Inc.
Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's Healthcare, Inc.
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Kindred Healthcare
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
LEA International
LensCrafters, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
Marymount Medical Center
Meadowview Hospital
Medical Protective Co.
MEDMARC
Medtronic, Inc.
Meritech Mortgage Services
Nissan North America, Inc.
Nokia, Inc.
Norcal Mutual Insurance Co.
Northfield Center for Health and Rehabilitations
Norton Hospitals, Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Inc.
Pharmacia & Upjohn Co.
Playtex Products, Inc.
Powerscreen of Ohio, Inc.
Preferred Professional Insurance Co.
RH-USA, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Inc.
REM-Home Insurance
RPM International
Ryder Truck Rental Inc.
Safeskin Inc.
Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc.
Sidmak Laboratories, Inc.
Spring View Hospital
State Volunteer Insurance Co.
Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc.
Synthes (U.S.A.)
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
The Hartford
The Trane Co.
Trimedyne, Inc.
University of Louisville Hospital
Urologix, Inc.
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
White Consolidated Industries
Westport Insurance
XL Insurance America, Inc.
Pearle Visions, Inc.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation

Address

600 West Main Street
Suite 500
Louisville, KY 40202, (Jefferson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 502-585-9900
Fax: 502-585-9993

Website

http://www.tmslawplc.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 08:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

PARTNERS

B. Todd Thompson (Partner) born Benham, Kentucky, March 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky. Education: College of William & Mary (A.B., 1980); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1984). Member, Order of the Barristers. Member: Kentucky Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates); Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Miller ex. rel. Monticello Baking Co. v. Marymount, 125 S.W.3d 274 (Ky. 2004); McFall v. Peace, Inc., 15 S.W.3d 724 (Ky. 2000); Sharp v. Ford Motor Co., 66 F.Supp.2d 867 (W.D.Ky., 1998), aff'd, 194 S.W.3d 1314 (1999); Bentley v. Hospital Corporation of America, 1999-SC-000401 (Ky. 1999) (unpublished); Ford Motor Co. v. Smith, 1999 WL 797954 (Ky. App. 1999), rev'd, 83 S.W.3d 483 (2000), vacated, 123 S.Ct. 2072 (2003); Waddle v. Galen of Kentucky, Inc., 1998-CA-000178-MR (Ky. App. 1998) (unpublished), aff'd, 2002-CA-002085-R (March 19, 2004); Allen v. Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Health System, Inc., 1998 WL 217126 (Ky. App. 1998) (unpublished); Roberts v. Galen of Virginia, Inc., 111 F.3d 405 (6th Cir. 1997), cert. granted, 524 U.S. 915 (1998), rev'd, 525 U.S. 249 (1999); Humana of Kentucky, Inc. v. Akers by and through Akers, 1990 WL 186449 (Ky. App. 1990) (unpublished). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Products Liability Law.Email: B. Todd Thompson

Byron N. Miller (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, October 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, South Dakota; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; 1983, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1988, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1977; J.D., 1981). Recipient, Senior Law School Scholastic Achievement Award. Author: "Admissibility of Other Offense Evidence After State v Houghton," South Dakota Law Review, Winter, 1980. Instructor: Legal Research and Writing, Paralegal Program, University of Louisville, 1987; White Collar Crime, Criminal Evidence and Arrest, Search and Seizure Law, Eastern Kentucky University, 1987; Juvenile Procedures, Criminal Law, Evidence and Criminal Justice, Far East Campus, Korea, Central Texas College, 1985-1986. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of South Dakota. [With US Army JAGC, 1981-1988; Colonel, US Army Reserve JAGC, 1988—]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability Law; Construction Law; Insurance Defense Law.Email: Byron N. Miller

W. Kennedy Simpson (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, October 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky; 1988, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1978). Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1977-1978. Phi Delta Phi (Secretary, 1976-1977; President, 1977-1978). Author: Comment, 66 Kentucky Law Journal 127, 1978. Law Clerk to Judge Thomas A. Ballantine, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1979-1981. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Product Liability Advisory Council. Reported Cases: Albright v. Upjohn, 788 F2d 1217; Munn v. Pfizer, 750 F.Supp. 244; Dawson v. Bristol Labs, 658 F.Supp. 1036; Needham v. Playtex, 1989 U.S. Dist Lexis 800 (E. D. Ky. Jan. 26, 1989); Boker v. Corning Inc., 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 11952, 6th Cir. 1997 (Medical Device-Relation Back); Niehoff v. Surgidev Corp., 950 S.W.2d 816, Ky., 1997 (Medical Device-Preemption); Michals v. William T. Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church, 873 S.W.2d 216, Ky. App., 1994 (Asbestos-Fear of Future Injury); Kinser v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., 837 F.Supp. 217, W.D.Ky., 1993 (Herbicide-FIFRA Preemption); Tobin v. Astra Pharmaceutical Products Inc., 993 Fd.2d, 6th Cir., 1993 (Drug-Design Defect, Comment K, Causation); Gordon v. The Procter & Gamble Distributing Co., 789 F.Supp. 1384, W.D. Ky., 1992 (Drug-Idiosyncratic Reaction); Nucor Corp. v. General Electric Co., 812 S.W.2d 136, Ky., 1991 (Roof Collapse-Statue of Response); Munn v. Pfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc., 750 F.Supp. 244, W.D.Ky., 1990 (Medical Device-Privity); Albright v. The Upjohn Company, 788 F.2d 1217, 6th Cir., 1986 (Drug-Rule 11); Hurley v. Downing, 1985 Ky. App. Lexis 675, Ky. App., 1985 (Auto Accident-Statue of Limitations); Ginter v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., 576 F.Supp. 627, E.D. Ky., 1984, (Life Insurance Misrepresentation-Evidence). Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice.Email: W. Kennedy Simpson

Beth H. McMasters (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 3, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky. Education: Bellarmine College (B.S.N., 1987); University of Louisville (J.D., 1994). Registered Nurse, Kentucky, 1988. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Hospital Liability; Health Care Law; Products Liability.Email: Beth H. McMasters

Clay M. Stevens (Partner) born Maysville, Kentucky, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Faculty Award, 1995. Author: "Corporate Officer Liability under CERCLA, the Kelly v. Tiscornia Analysis," 9 J. Nat. Resources & Envir. L. 553. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Hospital Liability.Email: Clay M. Stevens

Millicent A. Tanner (Partner) born Houston, Texas, April 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky. Education: University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston (B.S.N., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Phi Kappa Phi. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice.Email: Millicent A. Tanner

David W. Mushlin (Partner) born New York, N.Y., September 5, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1995); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2000). Member, University of Kentucky Law Journal. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Products Liability.Email: David W. Mushlin

Sallie Jacobs Stevens (Partner) born South Pittsburg, Tennessee, March 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky. Education: Vanderbilt University and University of the South (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability.Email: Sallie Jacobs Stevens

Allison O. Wildman (Partner) born Auburn, New York, August 13, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1998); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Theta. Member: University of Kentucky Law Journal; Trial Advocacy Board. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Allison O. Wildman

Kevin M. Murphy (Partner) born Selma, Alabama, June 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana and Kentucky. Education: Hanover College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Emory University (J.D., 2002). Emory Moot Court Special Teams Member, 2001-2002. Outside Counsel, Ford Motor Company, 2004—. Member: Louisville, Kentucky, and Indiana Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: Kevin M. Murphy

Adam B. Shadburne (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., History, 1998); University of Louisville (J.D., 2002). Member, Bankruptcy Moot Court Team. Recipient, Book Award, Torts I, University of Louisville. Legal Intern, Justice Martin Johnstone, Kentucky Supreme Court, 2000-2002. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Adam B. Shadburne

OF COUNSEL

Bradley R. Hume (Of Counsel) born Portsmouth, Virginia, December 27, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1977). Adjunct Professor of Law, "Medico-Legal Problems," 1989-1990, and "Medical Malpractice," 2005-2006, Brandeis School of Law. Member: Louisville Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1991-1992 and 2004-2005; Chairman, Law and Medicine Section, 1986; Chairman, Appellate Practice Section, 1989; Chairman, Litigation Section, 1990; Chairman, Small Firm/Solo Practitioners Section, 2002); Kentucky Bar Association (House of Delegates, 1985-1991 and 1998-2001; Chairman, KBA Annual Convention, 1999) and American Bar Association; Kentucky Defense Counsel (President, 1999-2000); Defense Research Institute (State Membership Chairman, 1984-1989). Reported Cases: Duvall v. Cabinet for Human Resources, 920 F.Supp. 111 (E.D.Ky.1996); Kentucky Cent. Life Ins. Co. v. Stephens, Ky., 897 S.W.2d 583 (1995); Pike v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n, Ky., 860 S.W.3d 751 (1993); Kentucky Agr. Energy Corp. v. Bowling Green Mun. Utilities Bd., 735 S.Supp. 226 (W.D.Ky. 1989); Humana of Kentucky, Inc. v. Rogers, Ky. App., 726 S.W.2d 707 (1986); Com. v. Hillhaven Corp., Ky.App., 687 S.W.2d 545 (1984); Rogers v. Kasdan, Ky., 612 S.W.2d 133 (1981); Humana, Inc. v. Fairchild, Ky.App., 603 S.W.2d 918 (1980); City of Beechwood Village v. Council of and City of St. Matthews, Ky. App., 574 S.W.2d 322 (1978). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Administrative Law; Administrative Litigation.Email: Bradley R. Hume

ASSOCIATES

Cristine M. Boschee (Associate) born Lexington, Nebraska, February 2, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Montana; 2009, Kentucky. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 2003); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 2006).

Brian Brownfield (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 26, 1981; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., Political Science, 2003); University of Louisville (J.D., 2007). Fellow, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Law.Email: Brian Brownfield

Ashley J. Butler (Associate) born Madisonville, Kentucky, September 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997; M.S.; 1998; J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Formerly with Darby & Grace, P.S.C., 2003-2007. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice(60%); Products Liability(40%).Email: Ashley J. Butler

Mary Jude Wolford (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, March 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 2007, Kentucky. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1986); State University of New York College at Buffalo Law School (J.D., 1990).