Current Events and Litigation Handled by The Edward A. Williamson Law Firm
The Mississippi injury lawyers at Edward A. Williamson Law Firm are currently conducting litigation in various geographical locations throughout the Nation in both Federal and State Courts, while continuing to promote the rights of all citizens to full vindication of their legal rights.
The Edward A. Williamson Law Firm is committed to excellence in legal education and attends many Continuing Legal Education events each year. Most prominently in the near future, Mr. Williamson will be attending the American Association for Justice Mid-Winter Seminar for four days of intense presentation of evidentiary and legal matters in Phoenix, Arizona.
Cases In Court
The Edward A. Williamson Law Firm is currently pursuing the rights of clients injured by drugs, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), primarily Prempro, in the federal courts of Mississippi and Arkansas. Numerous studies have linked HRT to causing an increased risk of breast cancer among users, and our firm has been active in supporting this litigation nationwide, since its early stage through service on the Plaintiff's Governing Committee for the Prempro Multi-District Litigation (MDL) 1507. The firm is also pursuing litigation against a variety of manufacturers of drugs such as Yasmin, Yaz, Ocella, Fosamax, Trasylol, Actos, SSRI drugs, Selective Serotonin Re-Update Inhibiters and other dangerous pharmaceutical drugs cases throughout the Nation and State of Mississippi. These cases involve such extreme and profound injuries as permanent brain injury, physical incapacity, death, permanent physical impairment, birth defects, breast cancer, bladder cancer and other life threatening conditions.
The Edward A. Williamson Law Firm and Edward A. Williamson continue in other traditional (one case at a time) representations in such cases as Lawson vs Honeywell, which has recently been the subject of a successful appeal before the Mississippi State Supreme Court, and will be placed back on the trial calendar in Wayne County, Mississippi. Additionally, the Williamson Law Firm continues to represent individual clients in Medical Malpractice cases, automobile cases, offshore cases, and other cases involving injuries sustained at the wrongful conduct of others; see in our Cases on Appeal, and War Stories section, for example Taylor vs. Delta Regional Medical Center, which is a medical malpractice case we won in Greenville, Mississippi last year that is currently on appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Cases Currently on Appeal
On appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court:
Lawson v. Honeywell International, Inc.
It this case on appeal, the issue of "first impression" to our State, even the Nation, on appeal is whether the Mississippi Products Liability Act of 1994: (1) imposes liability against the designer, as a co-manufacturer of a product, along with the actual producing manufacturer, and (2) whether the Act preempts the common law of negligent design as a recognized base for civil action. On October 20, 2011, The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the Trial Court and ordered the case remanded to the Trial Court for trial on the negligent design of the belt buckle.
Taylor v. Delta Regional Medical Center
We obtained a judgment for our client for $390,000.00, which was appealed by the Defendant, Delta Regional Medical Center. (read more)
Professional Associations and Continuing Legal Education
The Mississippi personal injury lawyers at Edward A. Williamson Law Firm also takes an active role in seeking professional advancement in excellence through attendance and participation in high level conventions and seminars through the American Association of Justice (AAJ), formerly known as Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Mississippi Association of Justice, formerly known as, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association.
Participation and Attendance at Seminars and Conventions
The Edward A. Williamson Law Firm has continued its quest to maintain its position on the cutting edge of trial technique and office technology by attending and/or conducting seminars and lectures by one or more of its attorney's in the following:
- Mississippi Association for Justice Annual Convention (June 1-5, 2011)
- Southern Trial Lawyers Annual Convention: (March 2-4, 2011)
- Southern Trials Lawyers Fall Convention: (October 14-17, 2010)
- AAJ's Jazz Fest Seminar Litigation Auto Collision Cases: (April 29, 2010 through May 1, 2010)
- Mississippi Association for Justice - Big Trucks gone Wild (March 27, 2009)
- AAJ's 2009 Winter Convention, New Orleans, LA (February 7-11, 2009)
- AAJ's 2008 David v. Goliath: How the Plaintiff's Bar is Holding Big Pharma Accountable Seminar, Las Vegas, NV (February 15-16, 2008)
- AAJ Trial Masters in Action, Jackson, MS (February 1, 2008)
- AAJ 2008 Winter Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico (January 26-30, 2008)
- AAJ's Jazz Fest Seminar Litigating Auto Collision Cases: (May 3-5, 2007)
- MTLA's Define & Conquer: Understanding Little Things that Make a Big Difference in Comp (May 4, 2007)
If you would like to speak with a Mississippi accident lawyer about our recent events and current litigation, please call our law firm today.