Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC

About this office:

With more than 160 attorneys, Butler Snow attorneys are consistently ranked by respected national consultants among the best nationwide in client service - in anticipating needs, in a commitment to help, in providing value and in overall client satisfaction. A driving principle and core value is the commitment that the greatest measure of the firm's success is client satisfaction. With this foundation firmly in place, Butler Snow has developed into a regional firm with national scope, regularly providing legal services to diverse clients from Fortune 100 companies to emerging-technology start-ups.

Butler Snow's practice areas include the full range of business law and litigation services. We offer the depth to represent a broad spectrum of national and regional clients in a variety of legal areas, including:

· Appellate and Written Advocacy

· Commercial Litigation

· Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare

· Product Liability

· Tort, Transportation and Insurance Litigation

· Investigations

· Labor and Employment

· Corporate and Securities

· Banking, Real Estate and Financial Services

· Government and Environmental

· Public Finance and Incentives

· Taxation.

General Practice. Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts, Administrative and Governmental Agencies; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Arbitration and Mediation; Banking and Financial Services (Regulation and Lending); Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Biotechnology; Business Planning and Operations; Commercial, Business and Tax Litigation; Construction; Corporate and Governmental Fraud Investigations; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Economic Development Incentives; Employee Benefits/ERISA; Environmental; Estate and Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Gaming; Governmental Relations; Healthcare; Insurance (Litigation and Regulation); Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets); Labor and Employment Law (Management); Medical Professional Liability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Products Liability; Public Finance; Public Utilities; Real Estate; Securities; Tax; Telecommunications; Technology; Toxic Torts Litigation; Transportation; White Collar Criminal Defense and Workers' Compensation.

Mississippi Court Upholds Multi-Million Dollar Jury Verdict against Manufacturer for Hazardous Workplace Conditions
Jeffrey A. Walker, Carlyle White, November 6, 2009
Recently, the Mississippi Supreme Court handed down an important decision concerning compensation for workplace injuries. In Franklin Corp. v. Tedford (Miss. No. 2007-CA-01454- SCT), the Court discussed the type of employer conduct that destroys the protection of the exclusive remedy defense...

Former In-House Counsel Allowed to Proceed in SOX Whistleblower Claim
Carlyle White, October 2, 2009
In a case of first impression, a federal appeals court ruled that a pair of in-house corporate attorneys could pursue a whistleblower claim under the anti-retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX") when they were fired after raising suspicion of shareholder fraud. In the...

Sixth Circuit Allows Mix-Motive Standard for FMLA Retaliation Claims
Carlyle White, October 2, 2009
Recently, an employee was allowed to proceed with her claim for workplace retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") after an employer placed her on involuntary medical leave when she returned to work from surgery. In Hunter v. Valley View Local Schools (6th Cir., No....

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