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
A couple of weeks ago Jackson personal injury attorney Rocky Wilkins announced that he will join the Jackson office of Morgan & Morgan on May 1. It’s my understanding that the plan is for Rocky to try all of the firm’s Mississippi cases. Wilkins’ late father was a well known criminal lawyer in Jackson. Before… Continue Reading
Last week a Lamar County jury returned a $15,000 plaintiff verdict in Johnson v. Potters Wings Realty. The case involved a slip-and-fall at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Hattiesburg. Here is the Complaint. Sam Creasey and Greg Bosseler with Morgan & Morgan in Jackson represented the Plaintiff. Jason Strong with Daniel Coker in Jackson represented… Continue Reading
Yesterday I posted about a defense verdict last week in a Hinds County nursing home case. Here is some more information on the verdict. The case was a re-trial of a case originally tried in 2011. In the original trial the jury rendered a plaintiff verdict of $1.2 million, which the Court later lowered to… Continue Reading
As discussed here, two weeks ago a Hinds County jury in Judge Winston Kidd’s courtroom rendered a defense verdict in a nursing home / medical malpractice case. Last week, there was a another trial of a nursing home case in Hinds County, this one in Judge Tommie Green’s courtroom. The result was another defense verdict.… Continue Reading
On October 23 a federal court jury in Jackson rendered a defense verdict in Haymore v. Chadwick Nursing & Rehab. Center. Here is the Court’s memorandum opinion denying SJ, which outlines the case facts. The nursing home resident entered the facility in 2009 at the age of 79 with a history of diabetes, strokes and other… Continue Reading
On November 20, 2013, a Hinds County County Court jury rendered a Plaintiff’s verdict for $64,750 in Morgan v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company. The plaintiff was an eighty year old widow from Rankin County. She was involved in a car wreck on November 9, 2010. The plaintiff asserted an uninsured motorist benefits claim against… Continue Reading
On October 17, 2013 a Hinds County County Court jury rendered a plaintiff’s verdict for $150,000 in Goodman v. Baby O’s Restaurant, Inc. d/b/a Danny’s Downtown. The plaintiff was a patron of the Danny’s Downtown Gentlemen’s Club in Jackson. Plaintiff claimed he was assaulted by the club’s employees and owner (that would be “Danny” I’m… Continue Reading
On August 19, 2013 a federal court jury in Jackson rendered a plaintiff verdict in the amount of $130,496 in Carter v. Allstate Ins. Co. Here is the jury’s verdict and judgment. The case involved an underinsured motorist claim. A satisfaction of judgment was filed on September 10. John Hall with Morgan and Morgan in Jackson represented… Continue Reading
There were at least four significant civil trials last week in Mississippi with the plaintiffs winning 3 of 3 that went to verdict. I did not get much information on all but the Amite County verdict. Here is what I know: A $1.2 million verdict in Hinds County Circuit Court against Manhattan Nursing Home. Manhattan has a long tradition of… Continue Reading
You Can’t Teach Hungry is John Morgan’s self-described how-to guide for building the multi-million dollar law firm. Morgan is the founder of the Morgan & Morgan personal injury law firm that has developed a national footprint. The firm lists eleven lawyers in its Jackson office, which makes it one of the largest plaintiff firms in the state.… Continue Reading
