Cases
Representative Matters: Obtained a defense verdict, along with J. Gordon Flowers, on behalf of an OB/GYN in a medical negligence case.
Obtained dismissal on gender
race claims
subsequent summary judgment on Americans with Disabilities Act claim, which was affirmed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Obtained a summary judgment in a racial discrimination matter filed by multiple plaintiffs as a putative class action.
Obtained dismissal of a class action filed by the EEOC involving allegations that the defendants engaged in a pattern
practice of racial discrimination.
Obtained a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirming the dismissal of a suit alleging retaliatory discharge.
Obtained a summary judgment ruling holding that Plaintiff was judicially estopped from pursuing an ADA claim against her former employer.
Obtained the voluntary dismissal, at the conclusion of discovery, of a suit alleging a violation of the ADA.
Obtained a ruling from the Circuit Court of Copiah County, Mississippi granting a motion to dismiss a suit alleging retaliatory discharge.
Obtained a summary judgment in a hostile environment sexual harassment suit.
Obtained enforcement of a non-competition agreement restraining a restaurant's former manager from competing against it.
Obtained enforcement of a non-competition agreement restraining a restaurant's former chef from competing against it.
Successfully defended numerous charges of discrimination filed with the EEOC.
Defended a poultry company in a putative class action matter involving alleged violations of the Packers
Stockyards Act.
Defended a packer in a suit filed by a former supplier alleging breach of contract
violations of the Packers
Stockyards Act.
Defended owner of a wood-treatment plant in environmental litigation involving personal injury
property damage claims by thous
s of plaintiffs.
Defended multiple companies in environmental litigation involving personal injury
property damage claims related to alleged PCB contamination.
Obtained a summary judgment ruling dismissing an environmental suit filed by hundreds of plaintiffs because the plaintiffs' claims were barred by the statute of limitations.