NATCHEZ — A federal jury in Natchez found that Mississippi plaintiffs’ attorneys William Guy and Thomas Brock committed fraud and breached the duty of good faith and fair dealing in asbestos claims they filed against Illinois Central Railroad, according to the railroad. The plaintiffs’ lawyers filed lawsuits on behalf of two individuals who had already received [...] [...]
JACKSON — Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has been ranked 77th on Fortune’s 13th-annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. The law firm is the smallest company to be named to the list. “To be named among such a select group of companies is truly an honor for Baker Donelson,” said Ben Adams, [...] [...]
JACKSON — Phelps Dunbar, LLP, has elected two attorneys, Taylor S. Carroll and LaToya C. Merritt, to the partnership. Merritt practices in the labor and employment group in the Jackson office. Her practice includes the areas of civil rights and Title VII as well as the age discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: November 23,2009
Tags: intellectual property, law, law enforcement, music industry, state law
TUPELO — Harold Wayne Hunt, 69, of Cullman, Ala., has pleaded guilty before Judge Paul S. Funderburk to one felony count of unauthorized sale of recordings in the Circuit Court of Lee County, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Hunt was sentenced to three years in prison. The prison sentence was suspended and defendant was placed [...] [...]
JACKSON — Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is ranked 73rd on The National Law Journal’s 2009 NLJ 250, its annual ranking of the 250 largest law firms in the country based on total number of attorneys. Baker Donelson is once again among the 10 largest firms based in the South. The ranking is an [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: November 2,2009
Tags: law, Stephanie McVaugh
Lawyer says job is a good fit for family and her professional future Moving back to Greenville was a homecoming for Stephanie McVaugh, both in the relocation to her hometown and her acceptance as an associate at Lake Tindall. McVaugh’s family moved to Greenville when she was a toddler, and she attended Washington School before getting her [...] [...]
JEFFERSON COUNTY — After deliberating for one hour and fifteen minutes, a Jefferson County jury determined that Ford Motor Company was not liable in crash that occurred outside Fayette, Mississippi Oct. 16, 2004, according to the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz. The plaintiff, Albert Foster, was the passenger of the 2003 Ford [...] [...]
JACKSON — Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has been named to the 2009 edition of “Who Represents Corporate America,” Corporate Counsel’s annual list of law firms that most often represent America’s largest corporations. This is the fourth consecutive year that Baker Donelson has been named to this select list of law firms that [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 2,2009
Tags: law, mergers and acquisitions
NEWTON SQUARE, Pa. — There were 13 new law firm combinations announced in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2009 according to Altman Weil MergerLine, up from seven deals reported in the second quarter. “While the absolute number of deals was up, most were very small acquisitions,” said Altman Weil principal Bill Brennan, who advises [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 28,2009
Tags: attorney, JACKSON, Jeffery P. Reynolds P.A., Julie Ratliff, law
The Jackson law firm Jeffery P. Reynolds, P.A., has welcomed attorney Julie Ratliff to the firm. Ratliff will focus her practice on construction litigation, bankruptcy, insurance defense, corporate litigation, collection litigation and civil defense litigation. “We are thrilled to welcome Julie to Jeffery P. Reynolds, P.A. Her background and experience in a variety of fields will [...] [...]