December Edition of Mississippi Jury Verdict Reporter Details 12 Miss. Verdicts

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Philip Thomas

The December edition of the Mississippi Jury Verdict Reporter hit news-stands last week with details on 12 Mississippi verdicts. The edition included details on the following verdicts:

  1. $2,862,920 Forrest County verdict (August) that I had minimal info. on in this post;
  2. $1,213,300 Hinds County verdict (September) in a nursing home case that I mentioned in this post;
  3. defense verdict in a Leflore County medical malpractice bench trial;
  4. $388,000 federal court verdict in race discrimination case in November that I discussed here;
  5. $1 million Jones County verdict (but 25% fault to defendant) in mesothelioma case;
  6. defense verdict in November federal court premises liability trial;
  7. defense verdict in Pike County medical malpractice trial in September that I covered here;  
  8. defense verdict in Hinds County medical malpractice trial in October that I mentioned here;
  9. defense verdict in July Rankin County construction negligence trial;
  10. defense verdict in October federal court race discrimination trial;
  11. directed verdict in October Jackson County medical malpractice trial;and
  12. $265,000 verdict in September Forrest County trial in a car wreck case.

The edition also notes that next month it will publish a Year in Review issue with a complete summary of Mississippi jury trial litigation, sorting results by case type, county, region, judge, and attorney. That should be a great resource.

My Take:

Read between the lines and this edition was horrible for plaintiffs. The defedants won outright 7 of the 12 trials. There isn't sufficient insurance coverage in the big Forrest County verdict. Tort reform caps will presumably reduce the Hinds County nursing home verdict. The 25% fault in the Jones County meso. trial should reduce defendant's liability to $250,000–-if they don't appeal. 

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Anderson - December 8, 2011 8:56 AM

Hm, I've been having my secretary index it by judge, jurisdiction, and lawyer. I may have to hide that review issue from her.

Shannon Ragland - December 8, 2011 10:26 AM

Just finishing a trip through MS today. Verdicts coming from DeSoto, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Harrison among others. None recently in Hinds County.

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