Defective Ball Joint
- Jimmy Pegues vs. General Motors Corporation , Cause No. 96-CA-1333 COA [$3.5 million jury verdict in case for personal injuries including leg amputation suffered by driver of GM pickup when front-end ball joint collapsed causing vehicle to leave road.]
Jeep/Roll-Bar
- Heirs at law and beneficiaries of Teresa Gale Johnson, deceased: Irby Johnson, Jr. and Norma A. Johnson, Anita Johnson Mitchell, Jerry Johnson, and Brian Alan Johnson v. American Motors Corporation, American Motors Sales Corporation, Jeep Corporation, and Ritchie Motors, Inc., a/k/a Action Oldsmobile-Cadillac, Inc. , Cause No. 4168, Circuit Court, Panola County [Wrongful death case for death of young woman killed when jeep operated by her fiancé overturned ejecting occupants.]
Defective Circuit Breaker
- Richard Boone and Ruby Boone, individually, and as parents and natural guardians of Richard Boone, Jr., a minor, and Richard Boone, Ruby Boone, and Richard Boone, Jr., as heirs at law and wrongful death beneficiaries of Nathaniel Boone and Candeece Boone, deceased v. Challenger Electric Equipment Corp., Thepitt Manufacturing Co., and Johnnie and Mary Jenkins , Cause No. 7809, Circuit Court, Grenada County [Wrongful death case against manufacturers of circuit breaker and light junction box. Suit arose from deaths of two infants who died in bed in fire caused when circuit breaker failed to break current when short occurred in defective junction box.]
Electric Tester
- William E. Ellis and wife, Anne J. Ellis v. Radio Shack, a division of Tandy Corporation , Cause No. DC89-W187-B-O (W.D. Tenn.) [Settlement on behalf of electrician suffering severe burns over entire body when electric "tester" failed causing explosion and fire.]
Tractor Roll-Over
- Leon Doyle v. Flying M Cattle Company, Inc. and Ford Motor Company , Cause No. 5434, Circuit Court, Tate County [Suit against employer and tractor manufacturer for personal injuries, including burns, suffered by operator of tractor which overturned and burned trapping operator under vehicle.] Park to Reverse Heirs at law and beneficiaries of Gaither Curtis Browning, deceased: Lois Browning, Betty Manning, James Browning, Charles D. Browning, Douglas Browning, Bessie Marie Scruggs, Sarah Graham, Ila Mae Clark, Margie Dale Harris, and Alma Lansdell v. Ford Motor Company , Civil Action No. DC87-128-B-D (N.D. Miss.) [Wrongful death "park to reverse" case involving defective transmission.]
- Marjorie and Jimmy Smith v. Ford Motor Company, Civil Action No. WC83-164-LS-P, [Personal injuries, including total disability, suffered by driver when defective transmission shifted from "park" to "reverse," running over Plaintiff driver who was removing items from trunk.]
LP Gas
- Hugh Lee Moore v. Ace Hardware, Inc., Barnett Brass & Copper, Inc., A.L.L., Inc., Precision Regulators, Inc. and Precimex, S.A. de C.V. , Cause No. 6151, Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District of Panola County, Mississippi [Plaintiff permanently blinded in right eye as result of explosion of gas regulator valve installed on LP Gas outdoor cooking unit.]
- Ethel Mae Chambers v. Graeber Brothers, Incorporated, et al, No. 5023, Circuit Court of Second Judicial District of Panola County, Mississippi [Plaintiff, a 30 year old female, suffered permanent scarring, including extensive head and facial scarring, as result of burns to entire body in LP Gas explosion and fire in home. Gas was delivered and installed in tank that had been empty. Tank valve was turned on without checking indoor outlets.]