Representative Cases

The attorneys at Reeves & Mestayer have successfully handled thousands of cases in courts throughout the United States. The firm’s attorneys have obtained dozens of verdicts or settlements in excess of One Million Dollars and several in the $20 to $60 Million Dollars, and one in excess of $1 Billion Dollars. range. Below is a list of representative cases. Some of these cases were resolved confidentially and the specific amounts recovered cannot be disclosed.

Automobile and Trucking Accidents

Issacson v. Waste Management of Louisiana, et al
United States District Court, Southern Division, Mississippi
Case No. 1:08cv438 HSO-JMR (wrongful death of father, mother and child in an accident involving a commercial motor vehicle).

Verrett v. Homeland Express, et al
Jackson County, Mississippi
Case No. 2010-326 (commercial trucking negligence led to the severe brain injury of an automobile driver).

Covington v. Crum, et al
United States District Court, Southern Division, Mississippi
Case No. 1:12-cv-308 LG-JMR (driver of a passenger vehicle suffered severe and permanent brain injuries as a result of being run over by a commercial truck).

Holder v. Page, et al
Jackson County, Mississippi
Case No. 2013-0018(1) ($1.3 million settlement on behalf of children of road worker killed by a commercial truck driver).

Breeze, et al. vs. Cablesouth, et al.
Jackson County, Mississippi
Case No. CI-2000-00.392(1) (Settlement totaling over $12 million for a multiple vehicle collision involving plaintiffs who were injured or killed as a result of a 20 vehicle accident caused in part by negligently maintained electrical power distribution system).

Crawford vs. Mabes Trucking, Inc.
United States District Court, Southern Division
Case No. 1:00CV154RG, (serious personal injuries as a result of rear tandem tires flying off an 18 wheeler).

Easterling vs. Swift Transportation Company, Inc.
United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Hattiesburg Division
Case No. 2:04CV268BN, (personal injury claim against commercial carrier as a result of 18-wheeler negligence).

Haupt v. RPS, Inc., et al.
Lee County, Mississippi
Case No. 00-293(R)L (wrongful death of 35-year old passenger as a result of commercial carrier’s negligence).

Lacoste vs. Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, et al.
United States District Court, Southern Division, Mississippi
Case No. 1:99CV99BrR (wrongful death case involving police officer who ran a stop sign while responding to a call).

Martin vs. Ameritruck Refrigerated Transport, Inc., et al.
Hinds County, Mississippi
Case No. 251-99-102CIV (case involving permanent disability resulting from an 18 wheeler accident).

Wilt, et al v. Charles Warner Cannada, et al.
Hinds County, Mississippi
Case No. 251-03-1010-CIV ($1.7 million settlement in wrongful death claim on behalf of beneficiaries of guest passenger killed in a single automobile accident)

Products Liability

Goodwin v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
United States District Court, Southern Division, Mississippi
Case No. 1:09-CV-00704-HSO-JMR (serious brain injury involving alleged defective tire manufactured by the defendant).

In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation
United States District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana
Case No. 2:09-md-02047-EEJ-JCW (This case involved approximately 14,000 plaintiffs and 1,000 defendants including international defendants located in Germany and throughout China. Mr. Reeves served on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee and as Class Counsel for a portion of a settlement which totaled over $1 billion).

Billups, et al. vs. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., et al.
Hinds County, Mississippi
Case No. 251-00-1135CIV (wrongful death in a products liability case against automobile and tire manufacturers).

Borne/Dupree v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., et al.
Rankin County, Mississippi
Case No. 2001-228 CIV (injuries and a wrongful death in a products liability case against automobile and tire manufacturers because of rollover and defectively designed tire).

Brown vs. Valmet-Appelton, Inc.
United States District Court, Southern Division, Mississippi
Case No. 1:93CV327BRR (products liability action against the manufacturer of a paper winder as a result of a severe industrial injury).

Havens vs. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., et al.
Hinds County, Mississippi
Case No. 251-00-851CIV, (wrongful death in a products liability case against automobile and tire manufacturer).

Henchen vs. Suzuki Motor Corporation, et al.
Harrison County, Mississippi
Case No. A-2402-98-00260 (products liability suit where motorcycle operator was rendered quadriplegic in Spain).

In re: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness Tires
Products Liability Litigation, U.S.D.C., S.D. Ind.
Master File No. IP00-9373-C-B/S MDL No. 1373. (represented 65 Venezuelan plaintiffs injured or killed as a result of Firestone tire tread separation and resulting rollovers of Ford Explorers).

In re: L-tryptophan Products
U.S. District Court, Columbia Division, South Carolina
Case No. MDL-865 (products liability case against supplement manufacturer).

Johnson, et al vs. Red Panther Chemical Co., et al.
Coahoma County, Mississippi
Case No. 8193 (mass tort litigation involving personal injuries as a result of chemical plant explosion).

Lee vs. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., et al.
Hinds County, Mississippi
Case No. 251-00-1203CIV (permanent and severe disability in a products liability case against automobile and tire manufacturers).

Mayo vs. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. & Ford Motor Co.
Hinds County, Mississippi
Case No. 251-00-851CIV, (permanent disability in a products liability case against automobile and tire manufacturer).

Thompson, et al. vs. Technical Coating Applicators, Inc., et al.
Okaloosa, FL
Case No. 93-2823-CA (represented over 200 plaintiffs injured as a result of exposure to diisocyanate toxic roofing materials).

Verrett, et al. vs. Miles Incorporation, et al.
Fulton County, Georgia
Case No. 93vs-0079329 (represented injured workers against manufacturer of chemical in Georgia).

Welding Rod Litigation
(National mass tort litigation involving product liability claim against manufacturers of welding rods brought on behalf of injured industrial welders).

Williams vs. Bridgestone/Firestone, et al.
Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Case No. 02-CV-239(R) (product liability claim for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident as a result of tire tread separation).

Uchello vs. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al.
Hinds County, Mississippi
Case No. 251-96-672 (wrongful death case against manufacturer of Parlodel).

Offshore and Construction Accidents

Craven v. Offshore Specialty Fabricators, et al
United States District Court, Southern Division, Mississippi
Case No.1:06-CV-545 LG JMR (verdict and settlement in excess of $1 million involving a permanent disability to a seaman who injured his knee on his vessel, including verdict in the amount of $710,906.90 and confidential settlement against another defendant).

Fields v. W eeks Marine, Inc., et al
United States District Court, Southern Division, Mississippi
Case No. 1:09-CV-489 HSO-JMR (confidential settlement for a seaman who was injured when a cable broke causing severe brain injury).

Seymour v. Scorpion Payroll, Ltd, et al
United States District Court, Houston Division, Texas
Case No. 4:11-cv-00304 (confidential settlement for a seaman injured when a vessel to which he was assigned failed to have proper functioning safety equipment resulting in serious injuries and permanent disability).

Broome v. International Paper Co., et al
United States District Court, W estern Division, Mississippi
(confidential settlement on behalf of the family of a worker who was killed in a power plant explosion).

Diamond Offshore Management Co. vs. Marks
2003 WL 556438 Miss. 2003, Feb. 27, 2003. ($3.6 million dollar verdict reduced on appeal to $1.6 Million Dollars, on behalf of an injured Jones Act seaman).

Ladner vs. Roy Anderson Corp. and Boomtown Casino
Jackson County, Mississippi
Case No. CI-94-0180(2) ($2 million dollar verdict for wrongful death during construction of casino).

Mott vs. Fountain Construction, et al.
Hinds County, Mississippi
Case No. 251-98-929-CIV (construction site accident involving a scaffold collapse which resulted in catastrophic personal injuries).

Spradlin v. Roy Anderson Construction, et al.
Harrison County, Mississippi
Case No. A2401-2002-132 (serious personal injuries sustained while renovating Vaught-Hemingway Football Stadium on the campus of University of Mississippi).

Wilkinson vs. Zeon
United States District Court, Southern Division, Mississippi
Case No. 1:95cv657GR (wrongful death of worker in industrial incident involving chemical compound, toulene).

Premises and Inadequate Security Cases

Gordon vs. Road Runners Club of America, et al.
Harrison County, Mississippi
Case No. A-2402-95-0121 (wrongful death while engaged in the swimming leg of a triathalon).

Jane Doe vs. Treasure Bay Corporation
Harrison County, Mississippi
(inadequate premises security case).

Whitehead vs. Kmart
173 F. Supp. 2d 553 (S.D. Miss. 2000) (inadequate premises security case involving abduction and rape of Kmart customers. $5.1 Million Dollar verdict).

Yount vs. Fuelmart, a Division of Ports Petroleum Co., Inc.
United States District Court, Eastern Division, Mississippi
Case No.4:00-CV-150LN (verdict of $702,000.00 in a premises liability suit against a truck stop as a result of an incident which rendered plaintiff disabled).

Medical and Nursing Home Negligence

Burton v. Biloxi H.M.A., LLC, et al
Harrison County, Mississippi
Case No. 1:07CV100 HSO-JMR (medical malpractice case for failure to timely diagnose fetal distress resulting in  neuromuscular deficiencies and cerebral palsy (brain damage).

Burton v. Biloxi H.M.A., LLC, et al
Harrison County, Mississippi
Case No. A-2402-2011-40 (medical malpractice case on behalf of patient who was not properly treated in the emergency room and suffered paralysis resulting in medical expenses of nearly $8 million).

Sims v. United States of America
United States District Court, Delta Division, Mississippi
Case No. 2:07-CV-036 P-A ($1.5 million verdict in a medical malpractice case on behalf of a partially paralyzed veteran for the failure to provide timely medical care).

Harrison v. Dr. Fritznel Michel, et al.
United States District Court, Southern Division
Case No. 1:01-CV-333Ro (wrongful death of a 64-year old retired veteran as a result of failure to treat abdominal aortic aneurysm); confidential settlement against one defendant and $569,000 verdict against the Veterans Administration Hospital).

Heldt vs. Ronald Kent, M.D. and The Pediatric Clinic, P.A.
Lamar County, Mississippi
Case No. 12,598, (medical malpractice verdict of $7.8 million in case involving failure to diagnose urinary tract infection).

Jacquet vs. Biloxi H.M.A., Inc., et al.
Harrison County, Mississippi
Case No. A-2402-2002-00269 (medical malpractice case as a result of wrongful death).

King v. John Doe Hospital, et al.
Jackson County, Mississippi
(medical malpractice claim arising from a 13″ x 2″ metal retractor being left in the abdomen of a patient).

Levin, , et al, vs. Sunplex Subsacute Center, et al.
Jackson County, Mississippi
Case No. CI-2002-00351(2) (medical malpractice case as a result of wrongful death in a nursing home).

Lynch vs. Dr. Tsao and the University of Mississippi Medical Center
Hinds County, Mississippi
No. 251-96-781CIV (medical malpractice case involving orthopaedic specialist and negligent hip replacement surgery).

McKenzie vs. Thomas Jeffcoat, M.D., et al.
Pike County, Mississippi
Case No. 96-0050-A ($1.5 million dollar verdict in medical malpractice case as a result of failure to diagnose compartment syndrome which resulted in amputation).

Schulting vs. The Wesley Medical Group, et al.
Lamar County, Mississippi
Case No. 99-0100 (medical malpractice case as a result of wrongful death of infant).

Stambuk vs. Wayne General Hospital, et al.
Wayne County, Mississippi
Case No. CV-2000-105R (medical malpractice case involving failure to diagnose breast cancer).

Tuttle v. Woodland Village Nursing Center, et al.
Harrison County, Mississippi
Case No. A2401-02-748 (medical malpractice case as a result of wrongful death in a nursing home)

Insurance, Business and Investment Disputes

In re: Jim Hood, Attorney General Ex Rel. State of Mississippi Tobacco Litigation
Jackson County, Mississippi
Case No. 94-1429-JB ($13.7 million verdict against tobacco company on behalf of the State of Mississippi for wrongful calculation related to the Mississippi tobacco settlement).

Knight v. Knight’s Piping
Jackson County, Mississippi
Case No. 2000-0483-NH ($1.7 million verdict in a case involving breach of fiduciary duties in a business relationship).

Young v. Scruggs, et al
Jacks County, Mississippi
Case No. 2010-00165(1) (arbitration award involving breach of fiduciary duties in a business relationship).

In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010
United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
Case No. 2:10-md-02179-CJB-SS (The firm represents approximately 2,000 businesses throughout the Gulf South with business losses related to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. To date, the firm has recovered approximately $50 million).

In re: Hurricane Katrina Litigation(represented approximately 100 homes and business owners whose hurricane-related insurance claims were wrongfully denied).

CAM vs. Gen Star Indemnity Company
United States District Court, Southern Division, Mississippi
Case No. 1:01CV314GuRo (commercial litigation involving conversion of intellectual property).

Jones vs. Atlanta Casualty Company, et al.
Jones County, Mississippi
Case No. 98-4-45 (insurance bad faith involving wrongful denial of benefits).

O’Grady v. Continental Insurance Company, et al.
Jackson County, Mississippi
Case No. CI-2002-00523(1), (bad faith insurance claim arising from the wrongful denial of health insurance coverage).

The Peoples Bank, Biloxi, Mississippi vs. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, et al.
Harrison County Chancery Court, Mississippi
Cause No. C2402-98-925 (bad faith refusal by USF&G to defend the bank in lawsuit arising from bank’s collateral protection program).

Thomas, et al. vs. Minnesota Mutual, et al.
Jackson County, Mississippi
Cause No. CI-98- 0251(2) (represented one dozen victims who lost approximately $10 Million Dollars in investment/insurance fraud scam).