DunbarMonroe, PLLC

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Intellectual Property

Mac May recently led the DunbarMonroe team in the successful appeal of a $3.6 million jury verdict. The verdict was rendered in Hinds County Circuit Court in July 2010 and resulted from the alleged destruction of $20 million in intellectual property. Mac participated in oral arguments before the Mississippi Supreme Court, en banc, which ultimately led to the matter being reversed and remanded for a new trial.

$900,000

Uninsured Motorist

DunbarMonroe successfully defended single-vehicle uninsured motorist claim by guest passenger. DunbarMonroe obtained summary judgment on uninsured motorist claim for $900,000. Summary judgment was granted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and affirmed on appeal by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

$45,000

Commercial Trucking

DunbarMonroe, PLLC, obtained dismissal of a $45,000 subrogation claim against commercial motor carrier based upon Mississippi’s door-closing statute.

Commercial Trucking

DunbarMonroe, PLLC, successfully defended a national motor carrier and its driver in a case where the plaintiff alleged the motorcycle on which she was a passenger was forced off the road by the defendant’s tractor-trailer driver. After a trial on the matter in April 2014, the jury found motor carrier’s driver was not negligent, and the court entered judgment in favor of the defendants.

Commercial Trucking

DunbarMonroe, PLLC successfully defended a motor carrier and its driver in a case in which the plaintiff claimed severe personal injuries due to a collision. The collision occurred between plaintiffs’ car and a motor carrier’s tractor-trailer in a curve on a two-lane road at approximately 2:00 a.m. and the vehicles were traveling in opposite directions. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Forrest County, Mississippi. At the conclusion of the trial in 2015, the jury found the motor carrier and driver not to be liable and returned a verdict for the defendants. Post-trial motions were also successfully defended by DunbarMonroe, PLLC.

Commercial Trucking

In March 2014, DunbarMonroe, PLLC, successfully defended an out-of-state trucking company and its driver in a case where the defendants admitted liability for the accident. At trial, the plaintiffs sought damages far more than that which would make them whole, and the jury awarded Plaintiffs the exact dollar amount suggested by defense counsel. The amount awarded by the jury was less than the amount which had previously been offered to the plaintiffs to settle the case.