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Areas of Emphasis
- Drug and Medical Device
- Product Liability Law
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Transportation Law/Trucking Defense
Distinctions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation
- AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Education & Honors
- University of Louisville, J.D., 1989
- Member, Journal of Family Law
- University of Kentucky, B.B.A., Finance, 1986
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Associations
- American Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Mississippi Bar
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Tennessee Intellectual Property Association
- Memphis Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1996
- Tennessee, 1989
- U.S. District Courts
- Tennessee: Western District
- Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts
- U.S. Courts of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- 6th Circuit
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Legal Experience
- Betterton v. Evans, et al., (2:02-CV-318-PB) Northern District, Mississippi, medical malpractice/wrongful death claim arising from pacemaker implantation; successfully obtained defense verdict.
- North American Electric v. Western Electric Pacific, Ltd., (2:01-CV-00175-EMB) U.S. District Court, Northern District, Mississippi, breach of contract.
- Johnny’s Fine Foods, Inc. v. Johnny’s Inc., 286 F.Supp.2d 876, 68 U.S.P.Q. 2d1505 (M.D. 2003), trademark infringement.
- Caldwell v. Mentor Corporation, et al., Circuit Court, Memphis, Tennessee, products liability – medical device.
- Flipp v. Stevenson, State Court, Memphis, Tennessee, breach of contract.
- Cox v. Davis, State Court, Memphis, Tennessee, medical malpractice.
- Cox v. General Motors, 1996 WL 266649 (Tenn.Ct.App., 1996), products liability.
- Blackshears v. General Motors, U.S. District Court, Western District, Tennessee, products liability.
- Middleton v. Illinois Central Railroad, State Court, Memphis, Tennessee, FELA.
- Moltan Company v. Eagle-Picher Industries Inc., 55F.3d. 1171,(6th Cir. (Tenn.), 1995, Lanham Act – unfair competition.
- Matlock v. Hester, State Court, Memphis, Tennessee, automobile accident.
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, “Direct Examination of Expert Pharmacologist,” ACI Drug & Medical Device on Trial Seminar, Summer 2009.
- Speaker, “Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence Update and Proposed State Rules for E-Discovery,” E-Discovery and New Rules for Civil Procedure, Tennessee Bar Association, February 2008.
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