Green v. Magnolia Hill, LLC, No. 3:17-cv-00051-DPJ-FKB (S.D. Miss. Apr. 13, 2018) (granting summary judgment for casino where patron alleged she tripped and fell on allegedly uneven concrete).
Watson Laboratories, Inc. v. State, No. 2014-CA-01213-SCT (Miss. 2018) (affirming bench-trial verdict for approximately $30M in civil penalties, compensatory damages, and punitive damages for state in average-wholesale-price or “AWP” litigation against pharmaceutical manufacturers for common-law fraud and violations of consumer protection act related to Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement).
Gunbin v. Martin, No. 16-295 (Cir. Ct. Hinds Cnty. Mar. 7, 2017) (granting summary judgment for insurer where guest passenger alleged bad faith and gross negligence based on denial of uninsured motorist or “UM” benefits, underinsured motorist or “UIM” claim not triggered, and “Class II” insured not entitled to intrapolicy stacking).
State v. Metropolitan Prop. and Cas. Ins. Co., No. 251-15-615 (June 29, 2016) (granting insurer’s Rule 12 motion and dismissing state’s 429 subrogated claims related to approximately $40M insurer paid to policyholders who also received grants under Homeowner Assistance Program or “HAP” post-Hurricane Katrina where state asserted negligent misrepresentation, negligence, breach of contract, bad faith, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and common-law indemnity on basis insurer allegedly denied claims for wind damage under exclusion for water damage).
Sandoz, Inc. v. State, No. 2012-CA-01610-SCT (Miss. 2015) (affirming bench-trial verdict for approximately $30M in civil penalties, compensatory damages, and punitive damages for state in average-wholesale-price or “AWP” litigation against pharmaceutical manufacturer for common-law fraud and violations of consumer protection act related to Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement).
Anderson v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield, No. 3:13CV402TSL-JMR (S.D. Miss. Mar. 3, 2014) (granting summary judgment for insurer where employee’s husband sued for alleged medical expenses under self-funded health plan governed by ERISA).
Boone v. Dolgencorp, LLC, No. 3:12-cv-825-WHB-RHW (S.D. Miss. Dec. 10, 2013) (granting summary judgment for retailer where customer alleged she tripped over lawn chairs on store floor and rejecting argument loss of surveillance video created fact issue).
Estate of Earnest R. Williams, Sr. v. Taco Bell of Laurel, Miss., No. 2011-99-CV11 (Cir. Ct. Jones Cnty. Nov. 28, 2012) (granting summary judgment for restaurant and employees where plaintiff sued for negligence based on alleged food poisoning).
Kaminski v. Travelers Casualty Insurance, No. 2012-CO 013 (Cnty. Ct. Yazoo Cnty. July 11, 2012) (granting summary judgment for insurer where insurer denied restaurant’s claim for property damage due to tornado under policy exclusion for windstorm or hail).
Sykes v. Dolgencorp, Inc., No. 14-CO-09-0328 (Cnty. Ct. Coahoma Cnty. Aug. 3, 2011) (granting summary judgment for retailer where customer claimed she slipped and fell in liquid substance on store floor believed to be odor eliminator).
Dupree v. So. Rock, LLC, No. 2009-1641 (Cnty. Ct. Rankin Cnty. Aug. 1, 2011) (entering final judgment on jury verdict for defense after trial based on collision between tractor-trailer rig and backhoe).

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