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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 05:59:09+00:00

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In the 1950s, our firm was formed when Butler and Snow joined with O’Mara, Stevens and Cannada to prosecute the biggest officer’s and directors’ liability case Mississippi had ever seen. We represented a company in a lawsuit against its former president for misappropriation of a corporate opportunity. Our client prevailed when we persuaded the Mississippi Supreme Court to reverse a chancery court judgment in the president’s favor. The decision laid the foundation for Mississippi corporate governance law, Knox Glass Bottle Co. v. Underwood, 89 So.2d 799 (Miss. 1956). Today, Butler Snow’s appellate lawyers continue not only to write and rewrite law, but to shape the legal climate across the country through both written and oral advocacy.
Our firm has an extensive federal and state appellate practice, often involving novel or complex legal issues, in all fields of law. These include appeals both of cases tried by Butler Snow and cases tried by other firms, as well as the preparation of amici briefs on behalf of trade associations and other interested organizations.
Appellate lawyers are an integral part of any litigation team, providing support in the form of strategy and written advocacy at every stage. The attorneys in our Appellate and Written Advocacy Group offer the specialized skills that written and oral advocacy require. We understand that successful appeals are shaped from the initial stages of litigation.
Our appellate team’s significant national experience includes appearances before the United States Supreme Court, 11 of the 13 United States Courts of Appeal and various State Supreme Courts and other state appellate courts throughout the country. In fact, within a four year period, our Appellate Team’s successful appeal record resulted in reversals of judgments totaling more than $60 million, contributing to changes in the Mississippi legal environment, particularly in areas of plaintiffs’ mass joinder and venue.
BB Buggies, Inc. v. Leon, 2014 Miss. LEXIS 543 (Miss. Oct. 30, 2014). The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected plaintiff’s motion for rehearing and reinstated its decision to set aside the default judgment entered against our client in this product liability action wherein the plaintiff seeks in excess of $15 million in damages.
Phillips Brothers LLP v. Winstead, 129 So.3d 906 (Miss. 2014). The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed a $400,000 judgment on a jury verdict and entered judgment in favor of our client, the partner of a limited liability company, who had been accused of breach of fiduciary duty and other torts.
Kroger Co. v. Knox, 98 So. 3d 441 (Miss. 2012) (Reversing a $ 2.5 Million judgment against a major grocery retailer in a premises liability case involving a woman beaten in a purse snatching on the store premises, the Court finding that evidence of four prior incidences was insufficient to establish the requisite atmosphere of violence and, additionally, there was no duty to supply armed security in the parking lot where the customer failed to prove her attack was a foreseeable consequence of the retailer’s lack of armed security in the lot).
Patrick v. Wal-Mart, Inc. – Store No. 155, 681 F.3d 614 (5th Cir. 2012) (affirming summary judgment in Wal-Mart’s favor because (a) claim that initial workers’ compensation benefits denial was in bad faith was time-barred, and (b) amended complaint presenting claims that overcame limitations bar failed to satisfy plausibility requirement for pleadings).
Double Quick, Inc. v. Lymas, 50 So. 3d 292 (Miss. 2010) (reversing $4.2 million judgment (reduced to $1.7 million upon application of statutory cap) and rendering judgment in favor of Double Quick, holding that patron failed to show proximate causation and thus did not establish a premises liability claim against the store).
Upchurch Plumbing, Inc. v. Greenwood Utilities Com’n, 964 So.2d 1100 (Miss. 2007) ($2.6 million judgment, including attorney fees, affirmed).
Hall v. Canadian Nat’l / Ill. Cent. R.R. v. Hall, 953 So.2d 1084 (Miss. 2007) (affirming, $1.5 million jury award).
Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. v. Bailey, 878 So.2d 31, Prod. Liab. Rep (CCH) P 17,008. (Miss. 2004) ($100 million verdict vacated).
3M Co. v. Johnson, 895 So.2d 151 (Miss. 2005) ($22.5 million judgment reversed and rendered).
Community Bank of Ellisville v. Courtney, 884 So.2d 767 (Miss. 2004) ($5 million judgment reduced to $7,000).
FMC Corp., Inc. v. Helton, 202 S.W.3d 490 (Ark. 2005) ($1.25 million judgment, including attorney fees award, reversed and remanded).
Janssen Pharmaceutical Inc. v. Armond, 866 So.2d 1092, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH) P 16,876 (Miss. 2004) (resulted in new joinder and venue rules for Mississippi).

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