Representative Matters

• During November 2020,  John Wade and Lane Bobo obtained summary judgment on behalf of St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in a medical malpractice case filed on behalf of  a comatose plaintiff arising from a brain injury
• During January 2020, John Wade, Claire Ketner and Lane Bobo obtained summary judgment based upon the statute of limitations in a medical malpractice case filed against  Select Specialty Hospital in Hinds County Circuit Court before Judge Tomie Green.
• During 2018 obtained a monetary judgment and injunction in arbitration in favor of an accounting firm in litigation with a competing firm.
• During December 2018, obtained summary judgment for St. Dominic – Jackson Memorial Hospital in a case where the plaintiff claimed to be partially paralyzed as a result of the alleged negligence of the hospital and a local physician.
• During August 2017  obtained dismissal  of local ophthalmologist in a medical malpractice action filed in Madison County.
• During April 2017, John Wade obtained an order granting summary judgment in favor of St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital.  In this medical malpractice case, the plaintiffs asserted that St. Dominic and a physician breached the standard of care, resulting in the plaintiff’s death allegedly as a result of combined drug toxicity.
• On January 18, 2017, John Wade obtained a directed verdict in arbitration in favor of St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital.  This case involved a medical malpractice claim arising out of a multi-level cervical discectomy and fusion surgery performed by an orthopedic surgeon at St. Dominic.
• On October 24, 2016, John Wade obtained summary judgment on behalf of Regency Hospital of Jackson, LLC.  In this medical malpractice claim, the plaintiffs asserted that Regency Hospital breached the standard of care which resulted in the development of bed sores and sepsis, causing the plaintiff’s death.
• On August 31, 2016, John Wade and Joseph Sclafani obtained an order dismissing Kean Miller, LLP based upon lack of personal jurisdiction in a multimillion dollar legal malpractice case before United States District Court Judge Keith Starrett. This decision was affirmed by the Fifth Circuit on June 26,2017.
• In 2016, obtained a directed verdict in arbitration on behalf of St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital malpractice lawsuit filed by Sarah Perkins.
• Supreme Court affirms directed verdict on behalf of St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital due to failure of medical expert to provide sufficient evidence of causation of alleged injury to fall.
• Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Select Speciality Hospital in a medical negligence case. In that case the plaintiff alleged that the hospital was negligent resulting in the development of a Stage 4 pressure sore, protein malnutrition, dehydration and weight loss. The one week jury trial was in Hinds County Circuit Court before Judge Tomie Green.
• Obtained a directed verdict on behalf of St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in a lawsuit filed by Elizabeth Martin in Hinds County Circuit Court.
• Obtained a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, along with Matt Allen, affirming the district court’s dismissal of a professional negligence claim against Beverly Enterprises-Mississippi, Inc.
• Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of St Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital in a medical malpractice case filed by David Barham. The jury trial lasted one week in Hinds County Circuit Court.
• Obtained a defense verdict in Hinds County Circuit Court in a suit brought against St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital.  The plaintiff in the case alleged St. Dominic breached the minimum duty of reasonable care, skill, and diligence and was negligent, grossly negligent, and reckless in their performance of medical procedures on Plaintiff. On appeal, the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the defense verdict obtained in this case (See Bobbie Johnson v. St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, No. 2006-CA-01696-SCT).
• Obtained a defense verdict in arbitration on behalf of Pemberton Manor Nursing Home and Magnolia Healthcare, Inc.  The family of Laura Gordon alleged that the nursing home was negligent, resulting in Ms. Gordon suffering from dehydration, decubitus ulcers and death.
• Has been successful in compelling multiple long term care cases to arbitration.