Medical Malpractice Defense
Wilkins Tipton has a proven track record in medical malpractice defense litigation. Our attorneys represent health care providers, doctors, nurses, hospice, home health agencies, nursing homes (see Long-Term Care Defense) and hospitals, as well as hospital and nursing home administrators.
We recognize the risks associated with this type of litigation and what is at stake for our clients in medical malpractice lawsuits. We view these claims as presenting an assault on our client’s reputation. For over 30 years, it has been our strong conviction that to properly defend these cases, we must gain a thorough understanding of the medicine involved. To accomplish that, we know that these cases demand a commitment of resources specifically designed for medical malpractice cases. Our firm has made the investment in these resources, and we have implemented the infrastructure required to handle even the most complex cases.
This commitment has resulted in the unparalled results our firm has achieved in defending medical malpractice claims.
Significant Wins:
- Pradat Pumphrey, Hagwood Receive Defense Verdict in Coahoma County
- Hagwood, Pradat Pumphrey Receive Defense Verdict in Hinds County
- Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment
- Coleman, Hagwood and Pradat Win on Appeal
- Pradat Win Medical Malpractice Suit.
- Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Summary Judgment in Favor of Pradat & Overcash’s Client
- Hagwood, England Gain Dismissal for Client
- Mississippi Supreme Court Affirms Hagwood & England's Appeal
- Hagwood, England win Supreme Court Appeal
- Ervin v. Delta Regional Medical Center, No. 2008-CA-01816-COA (Miss. 2010)
- Hagwood, Pradat Get Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Case
- McKeown v. Robert Pitcock, M.D. et al, Union County, Mississippi (January, 2010)
- Pradat, Tipton Granted Summary Judgment
- Hagwood Obtains Summary Judgement in Malpractice Case
- Defense Verdict Given Hagwood
- Ballard v. Wells, Coahoma County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (July 2009)
- Patten v. Jones, Lafayette County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (March 2009)
- Wallace v. Mohamed, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (February 2009)
- Hagwood Receives Defense Verdict for Nephrologist
- Cleave v. Portner, Bolivar County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (January 2009
- Bufkin v, Dr. William R. Staggers and Eastern Shore Plastic Surgery, P.C., United States District Court (January 2009)
- Hagwood Obtains Appellate Victory in Case of First Impression Interpreting the Mississippi Tort Claims Act
- Hagwood Obtains Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- Jordan v. Mariner, et al, United States District Court, (June 2008)
- Paige, et al v. Mariner, et al, United States District Court (June 2008)
- Johnson et al v. Mariner, United States District Court, (May 2008)
- Peacor v. Lane Stephan Laken, M.D., Rankin County, Mississippi Circuit Court (May, 2008)
- Hagwood Receives Defense Verdict for DRMC & Physician
- Pradat wins defense verdict in medical malpractice suit
- Putt v. Darwin Wooten, M.D., Alcorn County, Mississippi (April 2008)
- Blessitt v. Thompson, Yazoo County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (October 2007)
- Ward v. Mariner Health Care, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Health & Rehabilitation Center, Marion County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (August 2007)
- Shaw v. Burke, Coahoma County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (April 2007)
- Sexton v. McPherson, DeSoto County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (September 2006)
- Dillon vs. Mariner Health Care, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Health & Rehabilitation Center, Walthall County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (April 2006)
- Harris v. Mariner Health Care, Inc. d/b/a Holly Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center, United States District Court (February 2006)
- Perry vs. Mariner, et al, 927 So. 2d 762 (Miss. 2006)
- O'Bryant v. Crafton, Grenada County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (September 2005)
- Barnes v. Ricks, Washington County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (August 2004)