Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice

Providing Strong Defense for Healthcare Providers

Our Medical Malpractice team of attorneys has many years of experience in defending professionals in medical negligence claims, including physicians, hospitals, nurses, nursing homes, and other healthcare providers. Our team stays current with medical and legal issues facing the healthcare industry today, working together to keep companies and medical providers up to date on Mississippi law and thereby strongly defending the healthcare industry’s litigation interests.

The Medical Malpractice claims defended by our team have included such issues as:

  • Medical Negligence
  • Informed Consent
  • Failure to Diagnose
  • Negligent Performance of Surgical Procedures
  • Negligent Nursing Care
  • Negligent Radiology Interpretation
  • Negligent Emergency Room Care
  • Negligent Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility Care
  • Other Medical Claims

The defense of medical malpractice claims involves special litigation expertise and knowledge of expert witnesses in the respective fields of medicine. Our team of attorneys is experienced and skilled in the courtroom, including motion practice and jury trials in both state and federal courts. We provide analysis of the law and of the respective cases at hand to clients.

Bill Whitfield

Shareholder

Karen Sawyer

Of Counsel