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Areas of Emphasis
- Business Litigation
- Products Liability and Toxic Tort Defense
- Healthcare Litigation
Distinctions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial
- Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation
- The Player’s List, Business Litigation, Memphis Business Quarterly
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in America
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation
- AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., 1978
- University of Mississippi, B.S., Business Administration, with distinction, 1975
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Associations
- American Counsel Association
- President, 1996-97
- Tennessee Bar Association
- President, 1999-2000
- Tennessee Legal Community Foundation
- President, 2000-01
- Southern Conference of Bar Presidents
- President, 1999-2000
- American Bar Association
- House of Delegates
- Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 2003-06
- Litigation Section
- Council Member, 2003-06
- American Judicature Society
- Board of Directors, 1992-96
- ALI-ABA CLE Board, 1993-95
- Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association
- Mississippi Bar
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1979
- Mississippi, 1978
- U.S. District Courts
- Tennessee: Western, Eastern and Middle Districts
- Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts
- Arkansas: Western and Eastern Districts
- U.S. Courts of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
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Legal Experience
- Miller, et al. v. Union Carbide Corp., obtained jury verdict for Union Carbide in trial of consolidated toxicity cases stemming from cellulose plant start up.
- Tyson v. 3M, Tennessee trial counsel in silicone gel breast implant litigation. Jury verdict for 3M after 5 week trial.
- Inventory Locator Service v. PartsBase, Represented world’s largest internet marketer of aviation parts in trial of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act suit. Jury verdict for client and successfully defended $20 million counterclaim.
- John Doe, et al. v. Tenet Healthcare Corp., Defended Tenet Healthcare in 47 related suits filed on behalf of minors alleging improper child psychiatric care.
- Willis v. American Honda Finance Corp., Defended American Honda in class action alleging discriminatory lending practices.
- Zaroufie v. Lance, Inc., Defended Lance, Inc. in suit for breach of sandwich cracker production and distribution agreement, obtaining summary judgment and sanctions against plaintiff.
- Southwind Country Club v. PGA Tour, Obtained summary judgment in favor of PGA Tour in breach of contract action by members opposing dues payments during course and club renovations.
- Spirou Group v. Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company, Represented publicly-traded cottonseed distributor in Geneva-based International arbitration of claim for breach of distribution agreement.
- Stansell v. Sunburst Bank (now Regions Bank), Awarded summary judgment for Bank in complex real estate-related lender liability action.
- Willis, et al. v. Taco Bell, Obtained summary judgments for Taco Bell in several companion cases alleging age discrimination.
- Ashcraft, et al. v. Kester, et al., Represented Northrop Grumman subsidiary in several multi-plaintiff toxicity cases which were dismissed following venue objections.
- McEwen v. Community Connect, Inc., Obtained dismissal for New York-based website of lawsuit alleging defamation and violation of Tennessee Personal Rights Protection Act.
- Schaeffer v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 976 F.Supp. 736.
- Municipal Securities, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North America, 829 F.2d 7.
- Boudra v. Humana Health Insurance Co. of Florida, Inc., 730 F.Supp. 1432.
- Williams v. Union Carbide Corporation, 479 U.S. 992, 107 S.Ct. 591.
- Williams v. Austin, 687 So.2d 766.
- McConkey v. McGhan Medical Corp., 144 F.Supp.2d 958.
- Farmer v. Taco Bell Corp., 242 B.R. 435.
- Carrington v. Methodist Medical Center, Inc., 740 So.2d 827.
- Inventory Locator Service v. PartsBase Inc., WL 2179185.
- Coppock v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 2007 WL 2471723, E.D. Tenn. (No. 4:06-CV-26).
- Zaroufie v. Lance, Inc., 2008 WL 2669105, W.D. Tenn. (No. 07-2016).
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