David A. McLaughlin was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1967. He received a B.S. degree cum laude from the Christian Brothers University School of Business in 1989. He received his J.D. from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1992, where he was a member of the Editorial Board of Law Review.
Mr. McLaughlin was selected as a 2006 Mid-South Super Lawyer. Only 5% of the lawyers in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi are selected for this honor. Super Lawyers are chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. He is listed in a special December 2006 issue of Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine, Memphis magazine, and on SuperLawyers.com.
Member of:
· Memphis Bar Association
· Tennessee Bar Association
· Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
· Tennessee Association for Justice
· American Association for Justice
Representative cases include:
· Fresh v. Entertainment U.S.A. of Tennessee, Inc., 02-2674 (W.D. Tenn. 2003) - Plaintiff's jury verdict for an assault upon a bar patron for $2.34 million
· Burnine v. State of Tennessee, 20300258 Tenn. Claims Comm'n (Dec. 16, 2004) - Plaintiff's verdict for $225,000 due to injuries arising out of automobile accident
· Pendleton v. Over The Top, LLC, 04-0257 (M.D. Tenn. 2006) - Plaintiff's jury verdict for an assault upon a bar patron for $185,000
· Jacox v. City of Jackson, Tennessee, 02-1163 (W.D. Tenn. 2004) - Plaintiff's jury verdict for police misconduct
· Jones v. Lakeland, 224 F.3d 518 (6th Cir. 2000) en banc - citizens' suit under the Federal Clean Water Act
· Larkett v. Hameric, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 10516 (May 20, 1998) - Police shooting
· Sullivan v. City of Bartlett, 14 F.3d 602 (6th Cir. 1993) - Police chase
· University of Tennessee v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 951 F. Supp. 724 (W.D. Tenn. 1996) -ERISA
· Thompson v. Hulbert, 2002 WL 1838131 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 9, 2002) - Declaring Tennessee child support guidelines unconstitutional
· Faulkner v. Skelton, 2001 WL 13230 (Tenn. Ct. App. January 5, 2001) - Scope of family purpose doctrine
· Fowler v. Middlecoff, 1999 Tenn. App. LEXIS 862 (Dec. 2, 1999) - Election contest
· Brewer v. Richardson, 892 S.W.2d 935 (Tenn. 1995) - Uninsured motorist statute interpretation
· Gay v. City of Somerville, 878 S.W.2d 124 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994) - Constitutional challenge to municipality's firing of Chief of Police