On Thursday, May 10th, the Jackson office will host a complimentary luncheon workshop focusing on wage and hour issues. The program will be held at The Edison Walthall Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.
Continue Reading...In Ford Motor Co. and World Rental Car Sales of Miss. v. Tennin, No. 2003-IA-02546-SCT, Ford was accused of multiple discovery violations during the pre-trial process. At trial, Ford got a unanimous defense verdict. In ruling on the post-trial motions, the Judge decided that the violations were so egregious that the Plaintiff was entitled to a new trial and the Court further awarded Plaintiff's counsel over $200,000 in fees and expenses for having to deal with the discovery issues. The Mississippi Supreme Court ultimately found that the Plaintiff failed to actively pursue motions to compel and get orders on the perceived violations. Without such orders, the trial court could not find a discovery violation that would warrant these sanctions. The Mississippi Supreme Court did find one violation of a discovery order by Ford and although it reversed the granting of a new trial, it remanded the case to the trial court for a determination of monetary sanctions that would be more in proportion to the violation of a single order.
Continue Reading...On April 3, 2007, Bradley Arant attorneys Wayne Drinkwater and Melody McAnally, along with Children's Rights, a national advocacy organization based in New York, and attorneys for the state of Mississippi, won preliminary court approval of the settlement agreement to reform the state's child welfare system and resolved a federal class action lawsuit scheduled for trial beginning May 7, 2007.
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