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Coxwell & Associates, PLLC is a professional limited liability company comprised of five versatile personal injury attorneys who practice civil and criminal law in Jackson, Mississippi. We handle cases such as serious bodily injury, automobile accidents, products liability, pharmaceutical litigation, insurance scams, brain injury, Fen-Phen litigation, and nursing home abuse. The attorneys at our Jackson, Mississippi office devote a majority of their time and energy to representing people who have been injured due to the negligence of another person or a corporation.
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).
Statement of Practice
Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Nursing Home Litigation, Elder Abuse, Mass Tort Litigation, Civil Rights Violations, Sexual Harassment, Family Law, Divorce, Banking Fraud, Predatory Lending, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Bad Faith, Automobile Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Slip and Fall, Serious Bodily Injury, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, St. Jude Aortic Connector, Fen-Phen, Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), Rezulin, Vioxx, Zyprexa/Seroquel, Workers Compensation, DUI/DWI, Drug Crimes, Homicide, Sex Crimes, Misdemeanors, Felonies, Assault, Armed Robbery, White Collar Crimes, Capital Murder cases.
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