Distinctions · The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation · AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell · Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice Associations · American Bar Association · International Association of Defense Counsel · Defense Research Institute (DRI) · Mississippi Bar Association · Tennessee Bar Association · Tennessee Intellectual Property Association · Memphis Bar Association Legal Experience · Betterton v. Evans, et al., (2:02-CV-318-PB) Northern District, Mississippi, medical malpractice/wrongful death claim arising from pacemaker implantation; successfully obtained defense verdict. · North American Electric v. Western Electric Pacific, Ltd., (2:01-CV-00175-EMB) U.S. District Court, Northern District, Mississippi, breach of contract. · Assisted the trial team in the following case: Hutto v. McNeil, et al., Louisiana trial involving acetaminophen overdose (2010). · Johnny s Fine Foods, Inc. v. Johnny s Inc., 286 F.Supp.2d 876, 68 U.S.P.Q. 2d1505 (M.D. 2003), trademark infringement. · Caldwell v. Mentor Corporation, et al., Circuit Court, Memphis, Tennessee, products liability medical device. · Flipp v. Stevenson, State Court, Memphis, Tennessee, breach of contract. · Cox v. Davis, State Court, Memphis, Tennessee, medical malpractice. · Cox v. General Motors, 1996 WL 266649 (Tenn.Ct.App., 1996), products liability. · Blackshears v. General Motors, U.S. District Court, Western District, Tennessee, products liability. · Middleton v. Illinois Central Railroad, State Court, Memphis, Tennessee, FELA. · Moltan Company v. Eagle-Picher Industries Inc., 55F.3d. 1171,(6th Cir. (Tenn.), 1995, Lanham Act unfair competition. · Matlock v. Hester, State Court, Memphis, Tennessee, automobile accident. Papers, Presentations & Publications · "Direct Examination of Expert Pharmacologist," ACI Drug & Medical Device on Trial Seminar, Summer 2009. · "Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence Update and Proposed State Rules for E-Discovery," E-Discovery and New Rules for Civil Procedure, Tennessee Bar Association, February 2008. · Co-Author, "Fighting the Counterfeit Drug Industry," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 3 No. 2, 6-11 (May 2010). |