Cases
Experience: Took lead in representing owners: of 72 acres in the heart of the State's premier residential development, evicting hold-over tenant Federal Aviation Administration. Reunion, Inc. v. United States of America, 90 Fed. Cl. 576 (2009) (striking government's insufficient defenses,
granting summary judgment on liability for just compensation under the Fifth Amendment)
Reunion, Inc. v. F.A.A., 2010 WL 1759562 (S.D. Miss.) (FOIA)
Reunion, Inc. v. F.A.A., 719 F.Supp.2d 700 (S.D. Miss. 2010) (APA, Bivens)
U.S. v. 73.92 Acres of L
, 2011 WL 3471096 (S.D. Miss.) (motion to compel).
Took lead in representing Receiver: of a Federal L
Bank seeking to rescind sale of 1.8 million acres of mineral rights to sister bank. Seven-figure settlement reached after one week of State Court bench trial.
Took lead in representing Estate in Tax Court trial: re: valuation of controlling interest in closely-held corporation. Settlement reached after trial
before ruling from Court reduced multi-million dollar tax deficiency by over 98%.
Examined all environmental experts in Tax Court trial: involving the value of a Mississippi site used for underground atomic bomb tests. Settlement reached after trial
before ruling from Court transformed multi-million dollar tax deficiency into multi-million dollar tax refund.
Thirty - plus years' commercial litigation experience in State
Federal trial
appellate courts: . ICM America, Inc. v. Leica Geosystems, Inc., 2016 WL 4014604 (E.D. Ark.)
Roberts v. Boots Smith Oilfield Services, LLC, 200 So. 3d 1022 (Miss. 2016)
Precision Spine, Inc. v. Zavation, LLC, 2016 WL 866965 (S.D. Miss.)
Windham v. Mechanics Bank, 2016 WL 129521 (N.D. Miss.)
MCE Automotive, Inc. v. National Casualty Co., 535 Fed. Appx. 303 (4th Cir. 2013)
In re Oxford Expositions, LLC., 469 B.R.647 (Bkrtcy. N.D. Miss. 2012) (partial summary judgment on agreement to agree claim)
In re Oxford Expositions, LLC ., 466 B.R.814 (Bkrtcy. N.D. Miss. 2011) (motion to dismiss defamation
related claims)
Mississippi Phosphates Corp. v. Furnace
Tube Serv., Inc., 2010 WL 384735 (S.D. Miss.) (lost profits)
U-Save Auto Rental of America, Inc. v. Furlo, 608 F. Supp. 3d 718 (S.D. Miss. 2009) (enforcement of arbitration agreement,
resulting arbitration award
federal jurisdiction amount in controversy)
Mississippi Phosphates Corp. v. Furnace
Tube Service, Inc., 2009 WL 1448967 (S.D. Miss.) (coverage, under CGL, for lost profits due to construction mishap)
Barbour v. State ex rel. Hood, 974 So.2d 232 (Miss. 2008) (dispute between Governor
Attorney General over special election to fill U.S. Senate vacancy)
Paint Plus Pro Center v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., 2008 WL 241595 (S.D. Miss.) (good faith
fair dealing
franchise agreement)
H&E Equipment Services, LLC v. Floyd, 959 So.2d 578 (Miss. App. 2007) (heavy equipment lease-purchase dispute)
S
erson Farms Inc. v. Ballard, 917 So.2d 783 (Miss. 2005) (arbitration, chancery jurisdiction,
venue in poultry growers contract dispute)
U-Save v. Moses, 80 Fed. Appx. 929 (5th Cir. 2003) (trade secrets
non-compete)
Toxco, Inc. v. Transchem, LLC, 42 Fed. Appx. 712 (6th Cir. 2002) (breach of contract)
Olexy v. Interstate Assurance Co., 113 F. Supp. 2d 1045 (S.D. Miss. 2000) (Fair Credit Reporting Act)
Baptiste v. Archway Cookies, Inc., 675 So.2d 316 (Miss. 1996) (worker's compensation
statute of limitations)
Loe v. Howard, 617 So. 2d 999 (Miss. 1992) (business broker fee dispute)
LTV Energy Products Co. v. Chaparral Inspection Co., 827 S.W. 2d 593 (Tex. App.-Hous. [1 Dist.] 1992) (down-hole failure of oil well casing)
James Myers & Associates, Inc. v. National Development Co., Inc. 722 S. W. 2d 491 (Tex. App-Dallas 1986) (business broker fee dispute).
Extensive experience counseling insurers
insureds: on duty to defend, duty to indemnify, duty to settle,
related coverage questions. Lexington Ins. Co. v. Hattiesburg Medical Park Management Corp., 2007 WL 2011288 (S.D. Miss.) (duty to defend, bad faith)
Home Ins. Co. v. Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association, 904 So.2d 95 (Miss. 2004) (declaratory judgment)
Booker v. American General Life
Accident Ins. Co., 257 F.Supp.2d 850 (S.D. Miss. 2003) (insurance sales practices)
American Bankers Ins. Co. v. Booth, 830 So.2d 1205 (Miss 2002) ( equitable class action
lender-placed insurance)
Gipson v. Fleet Mortg. Group, Inc. 232 F. Supp. 2d 691 (S.D. Miss. 2002) (lender-placed insurance)
Reed v. American General Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 192 F.Supp.2d 641 (N.D. Miss. 2002) (insurance sales practices)
American Bankers Ins. Co. v. Wells, 819 So.2d 1196 (Miss. 2001) (lender-placed insurance)
American Bankers Ins. Co. v. Alex
er, 818 So.2d 1073 (Miss. 2001) (lender-placed insurance)
Byrd v. Pioneer Life, 214 F.3d 1350 (5th Cir. 2000) (fraudulent joinder of insurance agent)
Fulgham v. Woodmen of the World, 212 F.3d 594 (5th Cir. 2000) (fraternal benefit society life insurance)
Gulf Guaranty Insurance Co. v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co., 957 F. Supp. 839 (S.D. Miss. 1997) (arbitration under reinsurance treaty)
Equitable Mortgage Corp. v. Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Co., 791 F. Supp. 620 (S.D. Miss 1990) (rescission of mortgage insurance policy for material misrepresentation)
Mercantile Nat. Bank at Dallas v. Bradford Trust Co., 850 F.2d 215 (5th Cir. 1988) (declaratory judgment re: lost stock certificate).
Retained to write amicus briefs: in Gunn v. Hughes, 2016 WL 5543647 (Miss.) (amicus brief on behalf of Lt. Govenor)
Hyundai Motor v. Applewhite, 53 So.3d 749 (Miss. 2011) (Daubert)
Franklin Corp. v. Tedford, 18 So.3d 215 (Miss. 2009) (rejecting substantial certainty test for intentional tort exception to worker's comp exclusivity rule)
Watts v. Radiator Specialty, 990 So.2d 143 (Miss. 2008) (Daubert)
Paz v. Brush Engineered Materials, Inc. 2007 WL 14891 (Miss.) (rejecting independent claim for medical monitoring)
Ferrara v. Walters, 919 So.2d 876 (Miss. 2006) (marketable title).
Multi-million dollar appellate personal injury victories: Boyd v. BNSF R. Co., 2018 WL 6620266 (2018) (affirming $4.5 million FELA verdict)
Double Quick, Inc. v. Lymas, 50 So.3d 292 (Miss. 2010) (reversing
rendering $4 million premises liability verdict)
Jordan v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe R. Co., 2009 WL 112561 (TN App.) (affirming $4 million FELA verdict)
Canadian National/Illinois Central R. Co. v. Hall, 953 So.2d 1084 (Miss. 2007) (affirming $1.5 million FELA verdict).
Extensive experience assisting heavy equipment, truck, automobile dealers
other retailers in resolving customer disputes prior to litigation.
