Timothy M Threadgill

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Attorney

  Firm Name

  Butler Snow LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Exposed conspiracy between two former mid-level managers during evidentiary hearing before Mississippi federal judge to take 90 employees to client's competitor
  use client's confidential information from bi-annual bid to its largest customer. In evidentiary hearing in parallel lawsuit in Louisiana federal court, exposed same facts resulting in consolidation with first-filed Mississippi action. Thereafter, resolved on very favorable terms.
  Head v. Columbus Light & Water Department (N.D. Miss. 2017) (summary judgment obtained for employer in case claiming age discrimination
  disability discrimination arising out of termination).
  Morris v. Corrections Corporation of America (N.D. Miss. 2017) (summary judgment obtained for company on claim that the termination of an independent contractor's contract constituted a wrongful discharge under the public policy exception to the employment at will doctrine).
  Guided hospital through an Early Exit Incentive Program
  subsequent reduction-in-force.
  Johnson v. Ergon-West Virginia (W.D. Pa. 2015) (obtained ruling that independent contractor's claim of misclassification contractor under FLSA was subject to the employer's m
  atory arbitration agreement,
  that employer could require transfer from Pennsylvania to Mississippi).
  Ray v. The GEO Group (S.D. Miss. 2013) (summary judgment obtained for company in case claiming FLSA retaliation, race discrimination, Section 1983, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress
  false imprisonment).
  Reddix v. Corrections Corporation of America (S.D. Miss. 2012) (summary judgment obtained for company in case claiming retaliatory discharge pursuant to title VII).
  Luckett v. Madison County Nursing Home (S.D. Miss. 2012) (summary judgment obtained for company in case claiming age discrimination, ERISA denial of benefits,
  intentional infliction of emotional distress arising out of termination).
  Porter v. Tunica County, Miss. (N.D.Miss. 2012) (summary judgment obtained for County in case claiming race discrimination, gender discrimination, breach of employment contract,
  intentional infliction of emotional distress arising out of termination)
  Chisolm v. Ergon Refining, Inc. (S.D.Miss. 2011) (summary judgment obtained for company in claim of race discrimination
  intentional infliction of emotional distress arising out of termination).
  Rogers v. Ergon Trucking, Inc. (S.D. Miss. 2011) (summary judgment obtained for trucking company in suit brought by truck owner-operator alleging race discrimination, breach of contract, negligence
  intentional conflict of emotional distress).
  Bohanna v. Tunica County, Mississippi (N.D. Miss. 2010) (summary judgment for county on current employee's claim of racial harassment)
  Jennings et al. v. Corrections Corporation of America (N.D. Miss. 2009) (summary judgment for employer in multiple plaintiff case claiming racial discrimination, conspiracy
  defamation arising out of termination).
  James Sweet vs. Murphy Oil USA, Inc. d/b/a Murphy USA (American Arbitration Association 2009) (summary judgment for company in lawsuit brought by former manager who alleged breach of contract, fraud
  justifiable reliance).
  McRunnels v. Calsonic Kansei North America, Inc.
  Leroy Johnson, 2008 WL 4965307 (S.D. Miss 2008) (summary judgment obtained in case claiming sexual harassment, wrongful termination
  infliction of emotional distress).
  DeVries v. BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., 2006 WL 2700902 (W.D. Mich. 2006) (summary judgment for employer in FMLA retaliation case arising out of termination).
  Mathis v. Comcast Corporation (Circuit Court, Lauderdale County, Miss. 2006) (summary judgment for employer in whistle-blower wrongful termination case).
  Agro Distribution v. United Agri Products, Inc. (2005) (jury verdict on behalf of employer against a departed manager for breach of his duty of loyalty to his employer, violation of the Uniform Trade Secret Act
  civil conspiracy
  against the entity who hired the departed manager for tortious interference with business relations
  civil conspiracy).
  Conti v. BioLife Plasma Services, LLP (Allen County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, 2005) (summary judgment for employer on Plaintiff's claim that discharge was subject to promissory estoppel exception to employment at will rule,
  intentional
  negligent inflection of emotional distress
  defamation surrounding termination).
  Brown v. Dillard's, Inc. (2004) (jury verdict for employer on Plaintiff's claims of race discrimination
  retaliation surrounding her termination).
  Fulton v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., 2005 WL 3115761 (N.D. Miss. 2005) (employer's motion to dismiss granted in wrongful discharge case).
  Ezelle v. Angelica Image Apparel & Angelica Corporation (W.D. Tenn. 2003) (summary judgment for employer in Title VII retaliatory discharge, negligent
  intentional inflection of emotional distress arising out of termination).
  Lewis v. Waste Management of Miss., Inc., 148 F.Supp.2d 726 (S.D. Miss 2001) (summary judgment for employer on Plaintiff's claims of sexually hostile work environment
  constructive discharge in violation of Title VII).
  Carter v. St
  ex International Corp. d/b/a Master-Bilt Corporation (N.D. Miss. 2000) (summary judgment for employer where Plaintiff claimed intentional interference with his employment contract).
  Vance v. North Panola School District, 31 F.Supp.2d 545 (N.D. Miss. 1998) (summary judgment for employer on Plaintiff's claim that her termination was result of racial discrimination under Title VII
  1983).
  Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy v. Tallant, 1997 WL 392736 (N.D. Miss. 1997) (secured Preliminary Injunction enforcing employee's non-competition
  other restrictive covenants).
  Harris v. Tate County School District, 882 F.Supp. 90 (N.D. Miss. 1995) (summary judgment for employer where student alleged violation of Constitutional procedural
  substantive due process rights).
  Davis v. Ceco Building Systems, 813 F.Supp. 1202 (N.D. Miss. 1993) (summary judgment for employer on Plaintiff's claim that discharge violated Age Discrimination in Employment Act).
  McArn v. Allied Bruce-Terminex Co., Inc., 626 So.2d 603 (Miss. 1993) (summary judgment for employer confirming that communications between an employer
  the unemployment commission are privileged
  case also created two public policy exceptions to employment at-will).
  Solomon v. Walgreen's, 975 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir. 1992) (summary judgment for employer on Plaintiff's claim that discharge was subject to equitable
  promissory estoppel exceptions to employment at will rule).