Coxwell & Associates, PLLC

The criminal and personal injury attorneys at Coxwell & Associates have achieved excellent results representing our clients in Mississippi and abroad. In July 1998, Merrida Coxwell was on a team of three personal injury attorneys who successfully rendered a $144 million verdict against Ford Motor Company in a death case.

Reported Cases: Hoskins v. Prudential, U.S. District Court, Hattiesburg Division; Bentley v. Deposit Guaranty National Bank, U.S. District Court, Jackson Division; Holmes v. Trustmark National Bank, U.S. District Court, Southern District; Jones v. Tower Loan, U.S. District Court, Hattiesburg Division; Thomas v. Fidelity Finance Service, Inc., U.S. District Court, Southern Division; Coats v. Fidelity Financial Services, Inc., U.S. District Court, Southern Division; Smith v. Tower Loan, U.S. District Court, Biloxi Division; Baker v. Washington Mutual, U.S. District Court, Biloxi Division; Deborah Hines, et al., v. Bank of America Corporation, et al., No. 2:03cv64PB; Dianne C. Busby, et al., v. Bank of America Corporation, et al., No. 3:03cv243WS; Melvin Wilson, et al., v. Bank of America Corporation, et al., No. 3:03cv232LN; Gregory Crocker, et al., v. Bank of America Corporation, et al., No. 2:03cv85PG; Hilda G. Boone, et al., v. First Union National Bank of Delaware, et al., No. 3:03cv1214BN; Johnson, et al., v. Centex Home Equity Company, LLC, No. 3:03cv1292WSu; Myrtle Runnels v. Hillcrest Nursing Home; Myers v. Sulzer Hip Implant; Smith v. Tower Loan of Mississippi, 216 F.R.D. 338 (S.D.Miss. 2003); Estate of Robert Everitt v. Owens Illinois, et al, Asbestos Mesothelioma Case; Caldwell v. American Home Products, 210 F.Supp.2d 809 (S.D.Miss. 2002); Plaintiffs v. American Home Products: Resolution of large group of diet drug claims; State v. Sharrod Moore, 787 So.2d 1282 (Miss. 2001); City of Jackson v. Sutton, 797 So.2d 1977) (Miss. 2001); Beck v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, No. 3:97cv22BN, which resulted in a $2.1 million judgment; Robinson v. Form Motor Corporation: Truck Rollover case. Verdict $144 million; Perry v. Nationwide General Insurance Co., 700 So.2d 600 (Miss. 1997); Beckwith v. Anderson, 89 F.Supp. 788 (S.D.Miss. 2000); Clark v. State, 756 So.2d 730 (Miss. 1999); U.S. v. Sylvester, 143 F.3d 923 (5th Cir. 1998); State v. Raymond Liggins, 726 So.2d 180 (Miss. 1998); State v. Toby McCarty, 724 So.2d 487 (Miss. App. 1998); State v. William H. Pittman, Jr., 671 So.2d 62 (1996); State v. Roger Harris, 723 So.2d 546 (Miss. 1997); State v. David Herrington, 690 So.2d 1132 (Miss. 1997); Beckwith v. State, 707 So.2d 547 (Miss. 1997); State v. Calvin Lacy, 700 So.2d 602 (Miss. 1997); United States of America vs. Mark Sylvester; Leon Brown; Willie Earl Culley (Case Number: 96-60796 ); Toby R. McCarty vs. The State of Mississippi (Case Number: NO. 96-KA-1364); Melvin G. Phillips vs. The State of Mississippi (Case Number: 97-KA-1020); The State of Mississippi vs. William Henry Pittman (Case Number: 97-KA-0265).