I have not been able to obtain much new information in the Archey v. Marriott case that resulted in a $23 million verdict in Hinds County Circuit Court last week. I posted on the case last week here.
As of late last week, the court file was checked out and the verdict and judgment had not been filed.
I did obtain most of the Complaint, which you can view here. I am missing the page that pleads the premises liability claim. That is presumably the action that resulted in the verdict against Marriott.
The Complaint pleaded excessive force as a negligence claim. Interesting. The Complaint also pleaded claims for assault, battery and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. I would like to see the jury instructions to see what theories went to the jury.
I may make another attempt to get the jury instructions and verdict in the future. But without Pacer, my ability to obtain pleadings in state court actions is limited by time constraints imposed by my practice.