ELEVEN ATTORNEYS NAMED TO 2011 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Best Lawyers in America is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. First published in 1983, results are based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey. More than 3.1 million surveys were completed in the development of the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers. DCH&B attorneys recently named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers include: C. Michael Ellingburg and Larry D. Moffett in the practice area of Commercial Litigation; Silas McCharen in Labor and Employment Law; Wilton V. Byars, III, John B. Clark, B. Stevens Hazard, J. Wyatt Hazard, Forrest W. Stringfellow, and Edward C. Taylor in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation; John B. Clark in Professional Malpractice Law; and, Donald V. Burch and Gary K. Jones in Workers' Compensation Law.

FIRM DIRECTOR MOFFETT HONORED BY ECBA AT ANNUAL MEETING IN ATLANTA
On February 13, 2010, the Electric Cooperative Bar Association presented  the ECBA Leadership Awards - honoring vision, tenacity, and hard work of those members of the NRECA Lawyers Committee and the inaugural ECBA Advisory Board who were insturmental in ensuring that the objectives and goals of ECBA were met during the transition phase and through the launch of ECBA.  Our own Larry D. Moffett was one of the recipients of this honor presented at the Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

FIRM ANNOUNCES MID-SOUTH SUPER LAWYERS RISING STARS 2009
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is proud to announce the recognition of Tom R. Julian (Civil Litigation Defense) and John Waits (Personal Injury Defense: General) as Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2009 in Mississippi by Mid-South Super Lawyers.

GARY K. JONES FIRST HONORED BY THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION SECTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI BAR,  KENNETH G. PERRY PROFESSIONALISM AWARD
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DANIEL COKER HORTON & BELL LISTED AS "GO-TO" LAW FIRM BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE
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DANIEL COKER HORTON & BELL, P.A. PROUDLY RECOGNIZES JOHN B. CLARK FOR HIS RECEIPT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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ALFA REPRESENTATIVE
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is the exclusive representative of the ALFA international legal network for Mississippi.

THREE FIRM MEMBERS ATTEND PEPPERDINE'S STRAUS INSTITUTE
Robert S. Addison, B. Stevens Hazard and Gary K. Jones recently attended the 23rd Annual Professional Skills Program in Dispute Resolution presented at Pepperdine University School of Law and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.

GARY JONES SPEAKS  AT WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW CLE SEMINAR
Gary K. Jones  was among the speakers at the June 25, 2010 Workers' Compensation Law CLE Seminar sponsored by the University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education.  His topic was "Tips from the Mediator: How to Get the Most Bang for Your Mediation Buck."

FIRM SPONSORS FIRST WALK FOR DIABETES IN GULFPORT
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell was a lead sponor of the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi's
first Walk for Diabetes in the Gulfport area held on April 24, 2010 at the offices of the law firm.  Michael B. Dickinson, an associate in the firm, serves on the Board of Directors of the Diabetes Foundation and was Corporate Chair of the event.  In spite of seriously adverse weather conditions, over 150 people walked in support of the fight against diabetes. There was also free food, live music, face painting and fire truck tours.  Other sponsors included Memorial Hospital, Salute, The Chimney's Roy Anderson Corp., Keith Huber, Inc., Teri Eaton State Farm, Allan Beverages, Bradford O'keefe, Clear Channel Radio and the Gulfport Fire Department. 

WILTON V BYARS SERVES MDLA AS OFFICER
Wilton ("Trey") Byars now serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association.

DCH&B WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATE ATTORNEYS
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is proud to welcome two new associate attorneys to the firm. Nathan L. Burrow (The University of Mississippi School of Law, 2008) is resident in the firm's Gulfport office; and Denita N. Smith (Mississippi College School of Law, 2009) is based in the Jackson office.

JACKSON ABLES WINS  GAS LITIGATION IN DALLAS
Jackson H. Ables, III, a member of the DCH&B Energy and Natural Resources Practice Group, and its former chair, defended a tortious interference and conspiracy litigation brought in Dallas County and tried in August, 2009 against a Mississippi energy company sued over mineral leases on lands in Leon County, Texas. The claim was for rights to gas leases alleged to be worth more than a half-billion dollars plus exemplary or punitive damages. Ables is a member of the Energy Bar Association.

ABLESHONORED BY MARQUIS' "WHO'S WHO"
Jackson H. Ables, III, who chairs the firm's Insurance Law Practice Group, has been selected for inclusion in Marquis' "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in the World".  Previously honored by inclusion in the 2008 Edition of "Who's Who in American Law", and a resident of Madison County, Mississippi, Ables practices from the firm's  Jackson office.

McCHAREN FEATURED SPEAKER
Silias W. McCharen, Chairperson of the firm's Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, was the featured speaker at the June 3, 2009 meeting of the Capital Area Human Resource Association. He spoke on "The Nuts & Bolts of Employment Discrimination".

GONZALEZ CHOSEN PANELIST AT MISSISSIPPI
WORKERS' COMPENSATION EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
John S. Gonzalez was chosen by the Mississippi Workers' Commission to be a panel speaker at its annual Mississippi Workers' Compensation Educational Conference held in April 2009. John and three other members of the bar presented their recommendations for reforming certain areas of the Workers' Compensation Act. Four members of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi were also present to comment on the recommendations made by the panel of attorneys.

DCH&B ATTORNEY ALAN C. CAMERON KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Alan C. Cameron delivered the Keynote address at the the Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal 2009 Symposium held March 24-25, 2009 at the Unversity of Missisippi. The symposium was sponsored by the National Sea Grant Law Center.

ROBERT S. ADDISON NAMED FELLOW IN THE LITIGATION COUNSEL OF AMERICA
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, announces that Robert S. Addison has been named a Fellow in The Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and superior ethical reputation.

ARNOLD APPOINTED ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

Daniel Coker Horton & Bell announces that Robert J. "Trey" Arnold, III, has accepted an appointment to serve as an Administrative Judge for the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission beginning February 2009.
 

DCH&B ATTORNEYS SELECTED FOR BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is please to announce that the following attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2009 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America... (More...)
 

NEW DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDERS
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is pleased to announce that Timothy M. Peeples, W. Bienville Skipper and Jason Strong have been elected Directors, effective January 1, 2009.
 

CLARK SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN SUPER LAWYERS 2008
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is pleased to announce that John B. Clark was selected to be included in Mid South Super Lawyers 2008 the Business/Corporate practice area.
 

DCH&B SPONSORS OLE MISS LAW COMPETITION
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Ole Miss Moot Court Appellate Competition. (More...)
 

BYARS SELECTED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE FEDERATION OF DEFENSE AND CORPORATE COUNSEL
Wilton V. Byars, III, is honored to have been selected for membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. (More...)
 

HAZARD FEATURED SPEAKER AT TRUCKING LITIGATION SEMINAR
On May 29, 2008, B. Stevens Hazard was a featured speaker at a trucking litigation seminar entitled "Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations in Mississippi" in Jackson, Mississippi.
 

ABLES TO BE INCLUDED IN WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN LAW
Marquis Who's Who has selected Daniel Coker's Jackson Ables, chair of the firm's Insurance Practice Group, for inclusion in the 30th Anniversary Edition of Who's Who in American Law (2008).

 

DANIEL COKER HORTON & BELL CONTRIBUTES TO MC LAW CAMPUS ENHANCEMENT
A $25,000 gift from a prestigious Mississippi law firm is giving a nice boost to a $6 million capital campaign to enhance the campus in downtown Jackson. (More...)
 

ADDISON ELECTED TO WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Robert Addison, a director with the law firm of Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, has been elected a member of the Board of Trustees of William Carey University. (More...)
 

NEW DIRECTOR AND SHAREHOLDERS

The firm is pleased to announce John Waits has been elected a director and Tara Clifford, Shea Scott and Amanda Urbanek have been named shareholders, effective January 1, 2008.

 

Firm News...

B.STEVENS HAZARD and JASON H. STRONG, Utz v. Running & Rolling Trucking, Inc., 2010 Miss. LEXIS 200 (April 15, 2010).

JOHN B. CLARK  and THOMAS R. JULIAN, Dees v. American Medical Response, Inc., 1020 WL 606454 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 17, 2010).

TERRY D. LITTLE - James v. City of Pontotoc, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 2757 (5th Cir., Feb. 10, 2010).

LARRY D. MOFFETT, WILTON V. BYARS and SHEA S. SCOTT - Barrett v. Jones, Funderburg, Sessums, Peterson & Lee, LLC, No. 2008-1A-00421-SCT consolidated with No. 2008-1A-00788-SCT, 2008 Miss. LEXIS 706 (Miss. Nov. 12, 2009).

W. BIENVILLE SKIPPER - Joshua Lowell Odom v. FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc., et al., 2090-WCl-00444-COA (Miss. App. Nov. 10, 2009).


SILAS MCCHAREN - Davis v. Biloxi Publ. Sch. Dist., 2009 Miss. App. LEXIS 765(Miss. Ct. App. Nov. 3, 2009).

WILTON V. BYARS and J. LUKE BENEDICT - Applewhite v. City of Lambert, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77172 (N.D.Miss. July 22, 2009).

WILTON V. BYARS and J. LUKE BENEDICT - Dawson v. Burnette, 650 F. Supp. 2d 583 (S.D. Miss. July 20, 2009).

BRENDA G. LONG Kaigler v. City of Bay St. Louis, 12 So. 3d 577 (Miss. App. June 30,
2009).

JOHN B. CLARK and THOMAS R. JULIAN – Patton v. Mobile Medic Ambulance Service, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 490 (S. Dist. Miss. January 6, 2009).

JOHN B.CLARK and W. BIENVILLE SKIPPER - Keys v. Jones Co., 2009 U.S. Dis. LEXIS 48890 (S.D. Miss. June 5, 2009).

BRENDA B. BETHANY - Tebo v. Tebo, 555 F. 3d 509(5th Cir. 2009)

JACKSON H. ABLES, III – Brown v. ABUS Kransysteme GmbH, 2008 Ala. LEXIS 262 (Ala. Dec. 12, 2008)

WILTON V. BYARS, III – Gammel v. Tate County School District, 2008 Miss. App. LEXIS 691 (Miss. Ct. App. 2008)

JOHN B. CLARK and W. BIENVILLE SKIPPER – Hodge v. Jones County, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 931012 (S.D. Miss. Nov. 17, 2008)

JOHN B. CLARK and W. BIENVILLE SKIPPER – Tyson v. Jones County, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82103 (S.D. Miss. Oct. 15, 2008)

BRENDA G. LONG and KRISTI ROGERS BROWN – Gales v. Farmer, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73535 (S.D. Miss. Aug. 26, 2008)

ROY A. SMITH, JR.,M. JAMES WEEMS and TARA S. CLIFFORD – Alqasim v. Capital City Hotel Investors LLC, 989 So2d 488 (Miss. App. 2008)

EDWARD C. TAYLOR and KRISTI ROGERS BROWN – GEICO Ins. Co. v. Hall, et. al., 2008 U.S. Dist LEXIS 77347 (S.D. Miss 2008)

WILTON V. BYARS, III – Beacham v. City of Starkville Sch. Sys., 2008 Miss. App. LEXIS 368 (Miss. Ct. App. 2008)

ROBERT S. ADDISON – Riddley v. Walgreen Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9361 (S.D. Miss. 2008)

EDWARD C. TAYLOR – Dawson v. Burt Steel, Inc., 2008 Miss. App. LEXIS 198 (Miss. Ct. App. 2008)

JOHN A. WAITS – Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Don Saltou, Hubert Duckworth, and Progressive Gulf Ins. Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19363 (S.D. Miss. 2008)

GEORGE E. ABDO, III – McAnally v. Fidelity and Guaranty Life Ins. Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41982 (May 28, 2008)

BRENDA G. LONG and KRISTI ROGERS BROWN – McClam v. Bunch, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35560 (S. D. Miss. March 11, 2008)

GEORGE E. ABDO, III – Fratesi v. City of Indianola, 2008 Miss. App. LEXIS 13 (January 8, 2008)

GEORGE E. ABDO, III – North American Company for Life & Health Insurance v. Lewis, 535 F.Supp 2d 755 (S.D. Miss. 2008)

J. WYATT HAZARD and JASON STRONG – Neely v. Regions Bank, Inc., 262 Fed. Appx. 630 (5th Cir. 2008)

ROBERT F. STACEY, JR. – Dupree v. Barnhill's Buffet, Inc. and Spirit Finance Corp., 2008 U.S. Dist. Lexis 44523 (N.D. Miss. 2008)

JOHN B. CLARK, WILTON V. BYARS, III and THOMAS R. JULIAN – Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Blasio, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42669 (N.D. Miss. 2008)

EDWARD C. TAYLOR and NANCY BRUMBELOE – Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Lamb, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16377 (S.D. Miss. 2008)

SILAS MCCHAREN – Martin v. Waring Oil Company, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34062(S. D. Miss. 2008)

EDWARD C. TAYLOR – Bellemere v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co., 977 So. 2d 363(Miss. Ct. App. 2007), rehearing en banc denied, Bellemere v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co., 2007 Miss. App. LEXIS 795 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007) cert. denied, Bellemere v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co., 2008 Miss. LEXIS 138 (Miss. 2008)

J. WYATT HAZARD – Albert v. Scott's Truck Plaza, Inc., 2007- CA- 00008-SCT( Miss. 2008) rehearing denied, Albert v. Scott's Truck Plaza, Inc., 2008 Miss. LEXIS 121 (Miss. 2008)

RICHARD C. BRADLEY, III – Hinson Plumbing v. Lakeside Place, LLC, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1067 (S.D. Miss., Jan. 3, 2008)

BRENDA G. LONG and KRISTI ROGERS BROWN – Gales v. Farmer, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68368 (S.D. Miss. Sept. 14, 2007)

EDWARD C. TAYLOR and MICHAEL B. DICKINSON – Alena Mack v. Waffle House, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29078 (April 18, 2007)

WILTON V. BYARS, III – Conner v. Hardware Distrib. Warehouses, Inc., No. 4:06cv80-D-B, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9223 (N.D. Miss. 2007)

JOHN B. CLARK – R.K. v. J.K., 946 So. 2d 764 (Miss. 2007)

GEORGE E. ABDO, III – Bell v. Western Line School Dist., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58000 (August 7, 2007)

ROBERT S. ADDISON and JASON STRONG – Penn Nat'l Gaming, Inc. v. Ratliff, 954 So. 2d 427 (Miss. 2007)

J. WYATT HAZARD and JASON STRONG – Bouldin v. Lipscomb Oil Co., 962 So. 2d 64 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007)

JOHN B. CLARK – Maryland Cas. Co. v. Lab Discount Drug, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11159 (S.D. Miss. 2007)

ROBERT F. STACY, JR. – George v. W.W.D. Automobiles, Inc., 937 So. 2d 958 (Miss. Ct. App. 2006)

WILTON V. BYARS, III – Hampton v. Winston County, No. 1:05cv97, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63683 (N.D. Miss. 2006)

JOHN B. CLARK – Word v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45898 (S.D. Miss. 2006)

JOHN B. CLARK – Williams v. Williamson, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1913 (S.D. Miss. 2006)

BEN SKIPPER – Federated Mutual Ins. Co. v. McNeal, 943 So. 2d 658 (Miss. 2006)

C. MICHAEL ELLINGBURG and BRENDA B. BETHANY – Hartford Ins. Co. v. Miss. Valley Gas Co., 181 Fed. Appx. 465, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 13100 (5th Cir. 2006)

C. MICHAEL ELLINGBURG – Am. Honda Fin. Corp. v Salyer, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22406 (S.D. Miss. 2006)

WILTON V. BYARS, III, AMANDA M. URBANEK and C. MICHAEL ELLINGBURG – Wise v. Kan. City Life Ins. Co., 433 F. Supp. 2d 743 (N.D. Miss. 2006)

C. MICHAEL ELLINGBURG – Sumler v. East Ford, Inc., 915 So. 2d 1081 (Miss. 2005)

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JOHN S. GONZALEZ - June 2010.  Workers' Compensation Judge ruled Municipality not responsible to employee claiming back injury and surgery from lifting water meter lid, when the evidence showed that the claimant could not have clocked in at work, driven to the location of injury and then be evaluated within the time seen at the hospital emergency room.  Moreover, Judge found claimant not credible in her testimony regarding disability thus failing to meet the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence.

C.MICHAEL ELLINGBURG and BRENDA BETHANY - May 2010.  U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals REVERSES a District Court's order granting plaintiff's/appellee's motion for summary judgment in a breach of contract/declaratory judgement action seeking recovery of federal income taxes paid by Plaintiff which were being contested by the employee in U.S. Tax Court. Fifth Circuit further grants defendant's/appellant's request to stay the District Court proceedings pending the outcome of the defendant's/appellant's challenge to the claimed federal tax liability in U.S. Tax Court proceedings.

B. STEVENS HAZARD and JASON H. STRONG - April 2010. A defense verdict was affirmed by the Mississippi Supreme Court in a Wrongful Death action brought against  a trucking company and its driver. 


 M.  JAMES WEEMS - March 2010.  United States District Court delivered a defense verdict  in a warranty/negligent repair case involving the fire destruction of a farmer's cotton picker.


MICHAEL B. DICKINSON - March - 2010.  Jury verdict in favor of defendant in a personal injury suit arising from a  motor vehicle accident in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Mississippi.

TERRY D. LITTLE - February -  2010. The District Court's grant of summary judgment dismissing due process claim against municipality was affirmed.

JOHN B. CLARK  and THOMAS R. JULIAN - January - 2010. District Court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant ambulance company in medical malpractice action.

W. BEINVILLE SKIPPER - January - 2010.  Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' award of permanent total disability and reinstated the Commission award limiting an employee's claim to benefits for a scheduled member.

WILTON V. BYARS and J. LUKE BENEDICT - January, 2010. Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of City of Eupora  and the Eupora Police Department in a case asserting claims under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act that 911 failed to respond to calls for help.

M. JAMES WEEMS - December - 2009.  A defense verdict was obtained in a Circuit Court of Hinds County case  that involved a claim against a local hotel alleging negligent security and failure to protect guests and their property.

LARRY D. MOFFETT, WILTON V. BYARS and SHEA S. SCOTT - November - 2009. Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the trial court's sanctions imposed on innocent parties via vicarious liability.

W. BIENVILLE SKIPPER - November - 2009.  The Court of Appeals affirmed the Commission's denial and dismissal of an employee's claim of a work-related back injury.

BRENDA G. LONG - November 2009 - United States District Court returned a verdict for the defense in a 1983 civil rights action in a claim for excessive force.

J. WYATT HAZARD - October 2009. Following a week-long arbitration proceeding in Washington, D.C., the Panel directed a verdict in favor of attorney on malpractice claim arising from mass tort litigation.

WILTON V. BYARS - October 2009. In a wrongful death action brought in Layfayette County, the jury returned a defense verdict finding the sole cause of the automobile accident was due to the decendent's negligence.

J. WYATT HAZARD - October 2009. United States District Court granted Summary Judgement in favor of attorney sued on claim of abuse of process

ROBERT F. STACY, JR. - October 2009.  Summary Judgment granted in favor of client dismissing legal negligence claims in Circuit Court of Marshall County, Mississippi.

J. WYATT HAZARD - September 2009. Circuit Court of Washington County granted a Motion to Dismiss in favor of attorney in regard to complaint alleging slander.

EDWARD C. TAYLOR - October - 2009.  Jury verdict in favor of defendant casino in a premises liability claim involvinc a slot machine filed by one of its patrons in the Circuit Court of Harrison County.

EDWARD C. TAYLOR  and KRISTI ROGERS BROWN - July - 2009.  The District Court's grant of Summary Judgment in favor of Geico Insurance Company, was affirmed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

WILTON V. BYARS and J. LUKE BENEDICT - July - 2009.  Motion for Summary Judgment based on lack of standing granted in favor of City of Marks in a wrongful death lawsuit.

WILTON V. BYARS and J. LUKE BENEDICT - July - 2009. Motion for Partial Summary Judgment granted in favor of defendant trucking company dismissing claim of punitive damages.

ROBERT F. STACY, JR - July - 2009.  Summary Judgment granted by Circuit Court of Forrest County MS in favor of a national fraternity and local chapter on plaintiff's claim that he was assaulted on the premises.

ROBERT F. STACY JR., May - 2009.  Circuit Court of Alcom County, MS.  Summary Judgment granted in favor of cable company on plaintiff's claim that a downed line caused electrical shock and injuries.

BRENDA G. LONG and KRISTI ROGERS BROWN  April - 2009. Motion for Summary Judgment granted in a 1983 civil rights action by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division.

TERRY D. LITTLE, April - 2009.  Summary Judgment obtained for defendant City in an action under the Federal Due Process Clause and Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment for the alleged revocation or wrongful refusal to approve a planned unit development in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

JOHN WAITS, March - 2009.  Summary Judgment in County Court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi.  Court found that a local busienss owner was not liable for injuries received by an individual who had fallen on the business premises.  Business owner provdied a reasonably safe premises.

TERRY D. LITTLE, March - 2009.  Order of Dismissal entered in favor of Defendant in breach of contract, product liability and negligence claim where the Defendant allegedly installed a defective alarm system that resulted in a fire.

ROBERT F. STACY, JR. - March - 2009.  Defense verdict for holster manufacturer in product liability case in United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

ROBERT F. STACY, JR. March - 2009.  Defense verdict for window dealer/distributor in case alleging breach of warranty, breach of contract and negligence in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi.

ROBERT F. STACY JR. March - 2009.  Insurance agent dismissed as improperly joined in lawsuit against agent and life insurance company in United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

SILAS W. MCCHAREN , February - 2009.  Defendant County granted Motion for Summary Judgment in United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson Division.

ROBERT F. STACY, JR., February - 2009.  Summary Judgemtn for insurer on coverage issues in United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

J. WYATT HAZARD and SANDRA D. BUCHANAN, December 2008 – Motion for Summary Judgment granted in a premises liability case in the Circuit Court of Attala County, Mississippi.

JACKSON H. ABLES, III, C. MICHAEL ELLINGBURG, December 2008 – Alabama Supreme Court affirmed on Due Process grounds, that claim for allegedly wrongful death of Alabama steel plant's hoist operator cannot be maintained against German equipment manufacturer; product had not come into Alabama by regular and anticipated flow of commerce but by "unpredictable currents or eddies," not chargeable to purposeful acts of German defendant.

JOHN STANFORD GONZALEZ, December 2008 – Full Commission reversed an Administrative Judge's ruling that the Employer was responsible for workers' compensation claim for injury and demand for surgical treatment as the totality of the medical evidence did not support the Administratvie Judge's ruling that claimant had sustained the injury as claimed.

TIMOTHY M. PEEPLES, December 2008 – Summary Judgment granted for Defendants in a case that arose out of a motor vehicle accident between the plaintiff and a Clarksdale Police Officer who had been dispatched to a disturbance call. The Court found that the Officer was not acting with "reckless disregard" under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act at the time of the accident, in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, Mississippi.

TERRY R. LEVY, December 2008 – Defense verdict for insurance agent in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

ROBERT F. STACY, JR., December 2008 – Directed verdict for our client in a breach of contract case in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi.

JOHN STANFORD GONZALEZ, November 2008 – Workers' compensation back claim was denied after Administrative Judge ruled that claimant's claim of injury was contradicted by the evidence presented by employer since the testimony of claimant was deemed to be without credibility. Claims for indemnity benefits and for medical treatment including surgery were dismissed.

JOHN STANFORD GONZALEZ, November 2008 – Admistrative Judge dismissed workers' compensation claim on the basis of employer's allegation that claimant was intoxicated and that his intoxication was the proximate cause of his injuries when claimant walked in front of moving forklift sustaining serious injuries.

JOHN B. CLARK and W. BIENVILLE SKIPPER, November 2008 – Summary judgment obtained for county in action under 42 USC §1983 for the alleged wrongful death of a pretrial detainee in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

ROBERT F. STACEY, JR., October 2008 – Motion to Dismiss granted for Defendant due to Plaintiff's failure serve defendants prior to the expiration of the 120 days allowed by M.R.C.P. 4(h) thereby allowing the statue of limitations to run before accomplishing service on defendants in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Mississippi.

JOHN B. CLARK and W. BIENVILLE SKIPPER, October 2008 – Summary Judgment obtained for county as to all federal and state law claims for alleged excessive use of force in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

TIMOTHY M. PEEPLES, September 2008 – Summary Judgment granted to Defendant in a wrongful death/products liability case wherein the decedent's parents alleged that Defendant failed to provide a safe workplace for their son in the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee.

SILAS W. MCCHAREN, August 2008 – Motion for Summary Judgment granted on wrongful discharge claim under state law in the Circuit Court of Green County, Mississippi.

TIMOTHY M. PEEPLES, August 2008 – Order of Dismissal entered in favor of Defendants in a breach of contract claim wherein the Defendants were alleged to have refused to pay for limousine services provided by the Plaintiff in the General Sessions Court, Shelby County, Tennessee.

WILTON V. BYARS, III, August 2008 – Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment granted for Defendant in a Mississippi Tort Claims Act case in which plaintiff alleged negligence and reckless disregard while in the custody of the Holly Springs Police Department in the Circuit Court of Marshall County, Mississippi.

WILTON V. BYARS, III and AMANDA M. URBANEK,July 2008 – Summary Judgment granted in case alleging tortious interference with employment relations, civil conspiracy and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress in the Circuit Court of Marshall County, Mississippi.

M. JAMES WEEMS, July 2008 – Summary Judgment granted to Defendant in a products liability matter wherein the plaintiff alleged that the failure of a defective smoke detector to operate contributed to his substantial injuries. County Court of Washington County, Mississippi.

SILAS W. MCCHAREN and SANDRA D. BUCHANAN, July 2008 – Summary Judgement granted to defendants in an action claiming discrimination and state law slander per se and libel claims in the United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division.

C. MICHAEL ELLINGBURG, TERRY R. LEVY, June 2008 – Payment and Performance Bond Indemnity Action: The United States District for the Northern District of Mississippi entered an order in favor of surety requiring indemnitor to post collateral security bond. AFFIRMED by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

NANCY SIPLES BRUMBELOE, June 2008 – Summary Judgement granted to defendants in an action for breach of contract, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation and punitive damages on a loan agreement, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division.

ROBERT STACY, June 2008 – Summary judgment granted in a premises liability action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, Eastern Division, by Judge Sharion Aycock.

JACKSON H. ABLES, III, May 2008 – 19th Judicial District Court of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, entered stipulated dismissal of third party demand of Louisiana over the road tractor dealer in products liability case against South Africa based competitor, which was sued improperly; third party petitioner made voluntary reimbursement of the dismissed third party defendant's attorney's fees.

JOHN STANFORD GONZALEZ, May 2008 – Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission's ruling denying claimant's allegation that he sustained an injury in the course and scope of employment or that the surgery to his back was the result of work activity in light of contradictory conduct and statements made by claimant was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Mississippi.

JOHN STANFORD GONZALEZ, May 2008 – Administrative Judge's Order finding permanent and total disability, was vacated and the case was remanded for further proceedings on the issue of disability and the application of credit on salary paid during claimed disability by the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission.

JOHN STANFORD GONZALEZ, May 2008 – Dismissal of claimant's allegation of slip and fall injury to neck while in the course of employment when claimant failed to prove injury could have occurred as alleged, by an Administrative Judge at the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission.

B. STEVENS HAZARD and JASON STRONG, April 2008 – Defense verdict in favor of clients in wrongful death action arising out of tractor-trailer accident in the Circuit Court of Bolivar County, Second Judicial District, Mississippi.

JACKSON H. ABLES, III, March 2008 – In an 11 page opinion, the Circuit Court of Morgan County, Alabama, granted Jackson Ables' motion to dismiss a wrongful death claim against a German manufacturer of overhead cranes and hoist products. The client custom built a hoist to the specifications of its Canadian customer. Later, that customer improperly sold the crane to its own American customer, in direct violation of an agreement between the German manufacturer and the Canadian purchaser. The Alabama Court agreed the German manufacturer had no contacts with the State that would warrant requiring it to defend the case in Alabama.

BEN SKIPPER, March 2008 – Summary judgement entered in favor of workers' compensation insurance carrier against third party tort-feasor in Warren County, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

GEORGE ABDO and TOM JULIAN, February 2008 – Summary judgement in favor of life insurance company in a suit alleging negligence and bad faith arising out of payments due under 2 annuity policies in the Chancery Court of Newton County, Mississippi.

JACKSON H. ABLES, III, January 2008 – In a wrongful death claim brought in the Circuit Court of Panola County, Mississippi, on interlocutory appeal from a Circuit Court order granting Jackson Ables' successful motion to dismiss a manufacturer located in San Vito al Torre, Italy for want of in personam jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of Mississippi has dismissed the interlocutory appeal, making the dismissal won in the Circuit Court final. Circuit Court of Panola County, Mississippi.

JOHN CLARK and BEN SKIPPER, December 2007 – Summary judgment granted in favor of Sheriff and officers on all allegations and in favor of county on allegations that arose under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act for the wrongful death of an inmate in the Untied States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

NANCY BRUMBELOE, December 2007 – Summary judgment in favor of mortgage company and its president on all claims brought by homeowners for alleged deficiences found after their purchase of an existing home in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Mississippi.

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