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 | J. Carter Thompson, Jr.Leader, Products Liability and Mass Tort Group; Co-chair, Drug, Device & Life Sciences Industry Group
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
4268 I-55 North, Meadowbrook Office Park
Jackson, Mississippi
39211
(Hinds & Madison Cos.)
Telephone: 601-351-2400
Telecopier: 601-351-2424
http://www.bakerdonelson.com
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| Practice Areas | Drug and Medical Device Defense; Medical Malpractice; Medical Liability; Professional Liability; Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury Defense; Health Care Litigation | | | Education | University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 1984, Mississippi College, B.A., with high honors/special distinction, 1981 | | | Admitted | 1984, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court | |
| Memberships | Hinds County, Madison County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Sections on: General Litigation; Health Law; Chair, Minority Involvement Committee, 1994-1995); American Health Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Drug and Device Steering Committee); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Member, Sections on: Drug, Device and Biotechnology; Product Liability); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Director, Trial Practice Academy, 1989). | | | Born | Memphis, Tennessee, July 13, 1959 | | | Biography | Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America® in Product Liability Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation; Chambers USA as Leading Litigation Lawyer in Mississippi; Mid-South Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense, 2007—. Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1981. Named to the Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America, 2007. Member: Product Liability Advisory Council. Chair: Mississippi Law Institute, 1991. Speaker: "Human Factors Experts in Medical Device Cases: A Trial Demonstration," Defense Research Institute Drug & Device Conference, New York, NY, May 15, 2009; "Punitive Damage Defense in a Drug & Medical Device Case," Defense Research Institute Drug & Device Seminar, San Francisco, CA, May 11, 2007; "Lessons Learned from Recent Mass Tort Litigation," American Conference Institute Annual Drug and Medical Device Litigation Seminar, New York, NY, December 2006; "No Longer Chasing the Paper Tiger: The Paperless Law Practice," Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 2006; "Defending Punitive Damages at Trial," Mealey's Defense Strategies in Pharmaceutical Litigation, Laguna Beach, CA, January 2006; "The Role of Outside Counsel," Food & Drug Law Institute, Washington, D.C., January 2005; "Defending a Punitive Damages Claim: A Proactive Approach," Defense Research Institute Drug & Device Seminar, New Orleans, LA, May 2003; "Innovative Mediation Techniques," Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS, Spring 1997; "Taking Effective Depositions," Jackson, MS, January 1994; "Federal and State Trial Practice," Bridge-the-Gap Seminar, sponsored by Young Lawyers Division of Mississippi State Bar, Jackson, MS, November 1992 and October 1991. Author: "The FDA's Role in Incorporating Human Factors Engineering in Medical Device Design," published by Defense Research Institute in connection with its Drug & Device Conference in New York, NY, May 2009; "The Use of Bellwether Plaintiffs - Overview, Practice, Strategy and Implications," Mass Torts Journal, Mass Torts Committee, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, Spring 2007; "Preclusive Effect of Prior Judgments in Mass Product Liability Actions," American Conference Institute Annual Drug and Medical Device Litigation Seminar, New York, NY, December 2006; "Discovery and Use of Scientific Studies Ongoing During Trial," American Conference Institute Annual Drug and Medical Device Litigation Seminar, New York, NY, December 2006; "Structuring Defense Counsel for MDL," published by the American Conference Institute in connection with its Drug and Medical Device Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2006; "Defending a Punitive Damages Claim: A Proactive Approach Before, During and After Trial," published by Defense Research Institute, February 2006. Author, Note, "Admiralty - Tort Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction Sustained on Claim Resulting from Collision of Pleasure Boats on Navigable Waters," 52 Miss.L.J. 941 (1982). Co-Author: "Federal Preemption: The Drug and Device Trilogy," Health Lawyers Weekly (March 21, 2008); "Mediation in Multi-District Litigation," Defense Research Institute publication, For the Defense, September 2003. | | | ISLN | 903169330 | |
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FDA Changes in the New AdministrationJudith K. Meritz, James Andrew "Andy" Lemons, Walker W. (Bill) Jones, J. Carter Thompson, Philip Stuart McSween, July 1, 2009 With a Democratic Congress and Administration, the FDA is ramping up its inspection and enforcement activities. Margaret Hamburg has been confirmed as FDA commissioner and Joshua Sharfstein, her deputy, has stated that companies which adulterate products will face criminal prosecution. |
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