Butler Snow

Memphis Office
Tel: 901-680-7356
Email: liz.moccaldi@butlersnow.com

Prevailed on behalf of commercial real estate owner against investment company in trial involving claims of fraud and breach of contract, resulting in award of jurisdictional maximum, plus punitive damages.
Won motion for involuntary dismissal at trial on behalf of owner and operator of wireless communications company in nuisance action brought by residents.
Won trial for food production facility involving claims of wrongful discharge.
Obtained verdict on behalf of automotive collision repair and restoration center involving customer claims for breach of contract.
Won trial on behalf of telecommunications company involving multiple claims arising from a contract for the purchase and sale of a cell tower.
Successfully settled multiple federal lawsuits involving class action consumer protection and misbranding claims for petroleum distribution and freight company.
Obtained favorable settlement for a logistics and transportation company in litigation involving claims of unfair competition and inducement to breach covenants not to compete.
Achieved summary judgment for a financial institution for breach of contract.

“The New Landscape for Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Benefits,” Nashville Bar Association CLE, 2010.
“GINA – The Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act,” CLE Seminar, 2010.
"The Potential Impact of Poaching: An Analysis of the Availability of Punitive Damages in Corporate Raiding Cases," Chapter from Defense Research Institute Damages Compendium, 2009.
"Ethical Risks of Online Communications: Blogging and Blogging Bans," CLE presentation, 2008.
Tennessee section of the DRI Commercial Litigation Committee State-by-State Compendium on Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Clauses, 2008,
Contributor, “Covenants Not To Compete and Alternatives under Tennessee Law,” CLE Seminar publication, 2006.