Comments on the Latest Developments in Mississippi Civil Litigation
On November 21, 2019, a Lee County jury returned a $100,000 verdict in Walters v. Brandi’s Hope Community Services, LLC.
The jury found BHCS fired Plaintiff Heather Walters for reporting abuse of a patient. As an aside, state law requires health care workers to report suspected patient abuse.
The jury also found Defendant Danny Cowart…
On July 18, 2019 the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an $83,447 plaintiff verdict in Griggs v. Chickasaw County. Here is my 2017 post on the verdict.
From my original post:
The plaintiff Lamon Griggs was a Chickasaw County bailiff and solid waste enforcement officer who ran for Sheriff against long-time chief deputy
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On Wednesday a federal court jury in Oxford rendered a plaintiff verdict of $83,447.08 in Griggs v. Chickasaw County. Here is the resulting Judgment.
The plaintiff Lamon Griggs was a Chickasaw County bailiff and solid waste enforcement officer who ran for Sheriff against long-time chief deputy and current Sheriff James Meyers. Griggs lost. Meyers…
On January 27, 2016 a Lee County jury (County Court) returned a plaintiff verdict of $85,891 in Nguyen v. Dao.
The plaintiff worked for Dao at the Ichiban Japanese Grill in Tupelo. She alleged that she was fired for reporting illegal activity and that she was not paid properly under the Fair Labor Standards…
It was a bad week on the reservation. First, Alcorn State lost wildly successful head football coach Jay Hopson to USM.
On top of that, on Thursday a Claiborne County jury rendered a $500,000 verdict to former ball coach Ernest T. Jones for mental anxiety. Technically, the verdict was against the Mississippi Institutions of Higher…
On September 30, 2015 a Monroe County jury rendered a verdict of $148,566 in Cooper v. Pioneer Health Services. The verdict was the result of a three day trial.
The plaintiff (Lisa Cooper Elgin) was a former nurse practitioner at Pioneer Hospital in Abderdeen. The jury found that Pioneer breached its employment contract with…
On Friday a federal court jury in Jackson rendered a total verdict of $107,100 in Robinson v. JSU and Fuller.
The plaintiff Fredrick Robinson was the Director of Sports Medicine at Jackson State. He claimed that the Athletic Director (Dr. Vivian Fuller) fired him in retaliation for participating in an EEOC investigation against Fuller. That…
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a 5th Circuit decision that affirmed the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in Johnson v. City of Shelby. Here is the Court’s per curiam Opinion.
The plaintiffs worked as police officers for the City of Shelby. They alleged that they were fired for refusing to…
On September 20, 2014 a federal court jury in Aberdeen rendered a $65,000 plaintiff’s verdict in Mitchell v. City of Tupelo. Here is the Verdict Form.
Here is WTVA’s article on the verdict. From the article:
A former bailiff [Latisha Mitchell] with the Tupelo Municipal Court has won a legal ruling against
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On August 15, 2014 a federal court jury in Jackson rendered a $35,000 verdict in Wheat v. Rush Foundation Hospital.
Johnny Wheat was a registered nurse at Rush Hospital in Meridian. Wheat complained to the EEOC that loud music played in the orthopedic surgery operating room interfered with his ability to hear, due to…