HAT Law

Arbitration

Judge Michael Mills of the Northern District of Mississippi granted a motion to compel arbitration in a case which had been pending since January 2013.

Class Action Defense

Michael Phillips and Chris Shaeffer defeated a motion for class certification regarding a North Carolina skilled nursing facility. The plaintiffs sought damages arising out of alleged nursing home understaffing prior to and through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthcare Liability Defense

Michael Phillips secured a dismissal for his long-term client, asserting the Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act as a bar to recovery.

Nursing Home Neglect Defense / Arbitration

Michael Phillips, David Eaton and Katie Castle secured a defense verdict in an arbitration proceeding involving a North Carolina nursing home. The claimant alleged her husband was neglected, was allowed to lose significant weight and developed numerous bed sores that eventually led to sepsis and death.

Auto Accident Defense

HAT attorneys Michael Phillips and Claire Robinett obtained a defense verdict in Scott County in a case involving two drivers alleging that the other crossed the center line on a two lane highway late at night.

Defense Verdict

HAT Gulfport attorneys Pete Bloss and Mary Margaret Kuhlmann received a unanimous defense verdict at the end of a four-day trial in Biloxi, Mississippi.