Jimmy Gates with the Clarion-Ledger reported on a $1 million verdict in Hinds County on Friday in a case alleging Jackson police mishandled a 911 call: A Hinds County Circuit Court jury has awarded $1 million to the family of a 67-year-old Jackson woman killed in 2014 after family members and others say Jackson police… Continue Reading
On Tuesday a federal court jury rendered a total verdict of $3.3 million in EEOC v. Danny’s Downtown Cabaret. Here is the Complaint. The EEOC alleged Danny’s discriminated against five dancers on the basis of race. See the Complaint for details. The trial began on May 6, 2019 and ended on May 14. The jury… Continue Reading
The Investment News reports retirement investors won a $1.8 million FINRA arbitration award in Jackson against Raymond James for putting investors into penny stocks. It reports: A three-person, all-public Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. arbitration panel found in favor of 20 claimants who alleged they had been hoodwinked by a broker in the then-Morgan Keegan… Continue Reading
On May 1, 2019 a federal court jury in Gulfport rendered a $70,000 plaintiff verdict in Gardner v. CLC of Pascagoula, LLC. This was a sexual harassment case with a twist. The plaintiff was a certified nurse assistant at CLC’s assisted living facility. She was harassed by a resident of the facility–not the employer. The… Continue Reading
Here is a preview of the April 2019 issue of the Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter: $495,000 verdict- Bolivar County car wreck case lightly covered here (3/29/19); $250,000 verdict- Aberdeen federal court civil rights case covered here (3/19/19); $131,000 verdict- Pike County insurance contract case covered here (2/15/19); $40,000 verdict- Panola County low minor impact car… Continue Reading
On Thursday a federal court jury in Jackson rendered a mixed verdict in Bingham v. Asemotas Real Estate, LLC. Here is the Complaint. Plaintiff alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and beach of contract. Here is the jury’s Verdict. The jury found for the Defendant on the breach of contract claim and hung… Continue Reading
On February 15, 2019, a Pike County jury returned a plaintiff verdict of $131,789 in I-55 Development, LLC v. Nationwide Ins. Co. Here is the I-55 Complaint w. Exs. The case involved the theft of inventory at I-55’s convenience stores. The thief was I-55’s tenant, who leased the store and sold inventory on consignment. Nationwide… Continue Reading
Last week a Bolivar County jury returned a $495,000 plaintiff verdict in a car wreck case. The wreck involved a plaintiff who was speeding colliding with defendant’s lowboy trailer. The defendant contested liability, causation and damages. The jury found damages of $495,000 and assessed 30% fault to the plaintiff. The judgment was $346,500. Baskin Jones… Continue Reading
On March 12, 2019 the Pearl River County Court entered a bench verdict and judgement of $121,686 in BRJ, Inc. v. X-Stream Clean Pressure Washing, LLC. Here is BRJ’s Amended Complaint. BRJ alleged X-Stream damaged the engine of BRJ’s truck while pressure washing it. The Court found X-Stream was negligent and breached its contract with… Continue Reading
Here is a preview of the March 2019 issue of the Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter: $4,170,172- Gulfport federal court truck negligence case covered here (2/15/19); defense verdict- Gulfport federal court age discrimination case (2/22/19); defense verdict- Jackson federal court car wreck case (2/12/19); defense verdict- Scott County negligent police pursuit case (2/11/19); and settled at… Continue Reading
Last week an Aberdeen federal court jury rendered a $250,000 verdict in Jauch v. Choctaw County. Plaintiff alleged the county and Sheriff Cloyd Halford deprived her of her civil rights by jailing her for 96 days before seeing a judge. Here is the Complaint. The AP wrote about the case here. From the AP: A… Continue Reading
On March 18, 2019 a Panola County jury rendered a $40,000 verdict in Griffin v. Hartman. The rear bumper of Plaintiff’s vehicle was “bumped” by the front bumper of Defendant’s vehicle, resulting in dislocation or loosening of the rear bumper. The low impact collision was in a parking lot in Batesville in March 2017. Plaintiff… Continue Reading
On February 15, 2019 a federal court jury in Gulfport rendered a total verdict of $4,170,172 in Woulard v. Greenwood Motor Lines. The case involved an 18-wheeler colliding with a car on I-10 in Jackson County. Here is the Complaint. Here is the Final Judgment. The jury apportioned 80% fault to the driver of the… Continue Reading
On February 11, 2019 a specially appointed Hinds County Chancellor (Judge James Bell) rendered a $55,000 verdict in Tyrone Lewis v. Lewis et al. You can view the Court’s ruling at this post on Jackson Jambalaya. JJ states: Former Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis won a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, Tony Davis, and several… Continue Reading
On Thursday February 7, 2019, a Hinds County jury in Jackson returned a unanimous $2 million verdict for the plaintiff in Kirkland v. Barnett. Plaintiff Carole Kirkland alleged that Defendant Mary Judith “Judy” Barnett ran a red light at the intersection of Pascagoula and State Street in downtown Jackson causing their cars to violently collide. Ms.… Continue Reading
Courtesy of Shannon Ragland with the Mississippi Jury Verdict Reporter and sister publications is this plaintiff win rate in medical malpractice trials: State Years Plaintiff Record Plaintiff Win % Mississippi 2011-2018 37-129 22.2 % Kentucky 1998-2018 234-837 21.8 % Alabama 2002-2018 119-361 24.8 % Tennessee 2005-2018 78-286 21.3 % My Take: It’s amazing how consistent… Continue Reading
On Friday a Hinds County jury returned a $2.5 million plaintiff verdict in Williams v. Ilercil. The jury apportioned 85% fault to St. Dominic Hospital, which settled before trial, and 15% to the defendant Orhan Ilercil. Of the verdict, $872,000 was for economic damages. After applying the $500,000 cap for non-economic damage, the total verdict… Continue Reading
On Wednesday a federal court jury in Jackson returned a $350,000 verdict for the plaintiff in Sturkin v. Patrick. Here is the Jury Verdict. Here is the Complaint. Plaintiff Donna Sturkin alleged Vicky Patrick was her probation officer in drug court. Sturkin alleged Patrick violated her rights by stealing from the store where plaintiff worked… Continue Reading
Here is a preview of the January 2019 issue of the Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter: $1.6 million verdict- Harrison County termite damage case covered here (12/13/18); defense verdict- Hinds County car wreck case (12/5/18); defense verdict- DeSoto County medical malpractice case (11/29/18); defense verdict- Tate County car wreck case (12/5/18); defense verdict- Jackson County wrongful… Continue Reading
Here is a preview of the December 2018 issue of the Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter: $25,000 verdict – Lamar County car wreck case (11/30/18); $17,500 verdict – Madison County County Court breach of contract case (4/18/18) defense verdict – Jackson federal court products (motorcycle) case (12/7/18); defense verdict – Choctaw County tractor negligence case; retrial… Continue Reading
On Thursday a Harrison County jury in the Biloxi division returned a $1.6 million verdict in Spiers v. Terminix. The plaintiffs sued Terminix for not disclosing the extent of termite damage to a home. The case related to an incorrect WDIR report prepared by Terminix before plaintiffs closed on a house on Back Bay. The… Continue Reading
Here is a preview of the November 2018 issue of the Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter: $291,331 verdict- Madison County breach of contract case (10/12/18); $147,745 verdict- Jackson federal court breach of insurance contract case (9/20/18); $24,012 verdict- DeSoto County underinsured motorist case (10/3/18); $20,000 verdict- Jackson County car wreck case (3/15/18); $13,000 verdict- Forrest County… Continue Reading
Here is a preview of the October 2018 issue of the Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter: $3,500,000 verdict- Jackson federal court truck negligence case (9/14/18); $754,366 verdict- Madison County breach of contract case (7/18/18); $350,000 verdict- Gulfport federal court truck negligence case (9/28/18); $5,100 verdict- Lee County car wreck case (8/28/18); defense verdict- Hinds County dental… Continue Reading
Here is a preview of the September 2018 issue of the Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter: $2,208,311 verdict- Lowndes County medical malpractice trial covered here (8/31/18); $235,000 verdict- Madison County negligent misrepresentation case (8/31/18); $175,453 verdict- Jackson County breach of contract case (8/1/18); $32,500 verdict- Marion County car wreck case (8/16/18); $26,400 verdict- Hinds County County… Continue Reading
