Prepare and defend company witnesses for depositions and trial testimony.
Take and defend expert depositions, as well as retain and develop challenges to expert witnesses.
Depose plaintiffs, prescribing physicians, treating physicians, and medical experts.
Draft and argue discovery and dispositive motions.
Develop, coordinate, and implement defense strategy in concurrent federal and state court proceedings.
Served as key member of a national coordinating counsel team from 2013-2021 for a medical device manufacturer in state and federal court proceedings in California, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Connecticut, Indiana, Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Tennessee.
Routinely advise manufacturers on risk management, including product safety, recalls, and compliance matters involving the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
Represent energy companies and project developers in governmental and energy litigation, including multi-state condemnation actions.
Represent life science companies – both publicly held and privately owned international pharmaceutical and medical device companies – in a wide range of matters related to medical research.
Work closely with client manufacturers to educate them on recent developments in the Right to Repair movement, as well as identify best possible options for anticipating the ever-evolving movement’s influence on legislation, regulations, and litigation.
Sunshine Mills v. Nutra-Blend
Won summary judgment in Mississippi State Court as lead counsel in a complex product liability commercial action involving a dispute between an agricultural supplier of dog food materials and a dog food manufacturer.
Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co. v. CNH America, et al.
Subrogation action (products liability and warranty) involving industrial cotton picker tried in U.S. District Court of Southern Mississippi.
Gulf South Pipeline Company LP v. Blanche Mari Downy Pitre
Eminent domain action tried in the County Court of Warren County, Mississippi, Special Court of Eminent Domain.
Lloyd Richard Lovitt, et al. v. The Stanley Works, et al.
Product liability and premises liability action involving automatic door tried in U.S. District Court of Northern Mississippi.
Jimmy D. Houser v. Empire Truck Sales
Commercial and product liability action involving industrial machinery tried in the County Court of Rankin County, Mississippi.
Lionel M. Arnold v. Doug Sproat
Unlawful force action against prison warden tried in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Warren v. Nationwide Ins. Co.
Personal injury action involving car accident tried in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Blackwell Chevrolet v. LaDonna Harvey
Commercial action against purchaser of vehicle tried in the County Court of Hinds County.
Gulf Guar. Life Ins. Co. v. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co., 304 F.3d 476 (5th Cir. 2002)
Stellar Group v. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 2007 WL 955293 (S.D. Miss. March 28, 2007)
Hutchenson v. Am. Home Prod. Corp., 2006 WL 1717176 (N.D. Miss. June 20, 2006)
Alexander v. Am. Home Prod. Corp., 2006 WL 1716908 (N.D. Miss. June 19, 2006)
Baggett v. Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., 2006 WL 1520539, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH) P 17, 485 (S.D. Miss. May 31, 2006)
Gulf South Pipeline Co. v. Pitre, 35 So. 3d 494 (Miss. 2010)