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Legal & Professional Presentations

"Insurance Issues Arising Out of Hurricane Katrina: A Panel Discussion," Richard T. Phillips, Richard F. Scruggs, C. Greg Copeland, William C. Griffin, 2006 MSB Summer School for Lawyers, Sandestin, Florida

July 03, 2006

"Making - and Breaking - the Institutional Bad Faith Case For the Plaintiff: Making the Case," Richard T. Phillips, 12th ACI Advanced National Forum on Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, Miami Beach, Florida

November 15, 2005

"Trying The Punitive Damage Case: Trial Considerations From The Plaintiff's Standpoint," Richard T. Phillips, American Conference Institute, National Advanced Forum On Litigating Bad Faith In Punitive Damages, San Francisco, CA

March 29, 2004

"Mississippi Litigation Trends, The Plaintiffs' Perspective," Richard T. Phillips, ALI-ABA Conference on Life and Health Insurance Litigation, Washington, D.C.

May 01, 2003

"Punitive Damages In Mississippi," Richard T. Phillips, MTLA Past Presidents Seminar, Philadelphia, Mississippi

October 16, 2002

"State Litigation Trends in Life and Health Insurance Litigation, Recent Mississippi Experience," Richard T. Phillips, ALI-ABA Conference on Life and Health Insurance Litigation, Washington, D.C.

May 02, 2002

"Consumer Litigation in Mississippi," Richard T. Phillips, Prentiss County Trial Practice Seminar, Booneville, Mississippi

April 12, 2002

"Mississippi in the Nationwide Mass Tort Picture," Richard T. Phillips, MTLA MASS TORT LITIGATION SEMINAR, Jackson, Mississippi

February 22, 2002

"Class Actions and Joinder in Mississippi," Richard T. Phillips, University of Mississippi School of Law and Mississippi Law Journal SYMPOSIUM: LITIGATION IN MISSISSIPPI TODAY, Oxford, Mississippi

November 09, 2001

"Innovative Class Action Strategies," Richard T. Phillips, National Consumer Litigation Conference, CLASS ACTION SYMPOSIUM, Baltimore, Maryland

October 29, 2001

"Civil Litigation at the Dawn of the 21st Century," Keynote Address, Richard T. Phillips, NATIONAL CONSUMER RIGHTS LITIGATION CONFERENCE, Denver, Colorado

October 28, 2000

"The Trial of Individual Life Insurance Deceptive Sales Practices Cases," Richard T. Phillips, ALI-ABA Conference on Life and Health Insurance Litigation, San Francisco, CA

August 24, 2000

"Litigation 2000: Deceptive Sales Practices Litigation in Mississippi," Richard T. Phillips. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Tunica, Mississippi

June 09, 2000

"Individual Life Insurance Deceptive Sales Practices Cases--Analysis of the Litigation," Richard T. Phillips. ALI-ABA Conference on Life and Health Insurance Litigation, New York

May 12, 2000

"Casino Litigation: Patrol Disputes et al," D. Briggs Smith. MTLA "You Asked for it" Seminar, Biloxi, Mississippi

April 14, 2000

"Punitive Damages in Insurance Litigation Cases," Briggs Smith. MTLA Insurance Litigation Seminar, Tupelo, Mississippi

March 30, 2000

"Punitive Damages in Mississippi Insurance Cases," Briggs Smith. MTLA Insurance Litigation Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi

February 18, 2000

"Life Insurance Litigation: Deceptive Sales Practices," Richard T. Phillips. MTLA Annual Convention, Jackson, Mississippi

June 11, 1999

"Vanishing Premiums / Vanishing Trust Sales Practices Litigation Against Life Insurance Companies: The Plaintiffs' Perspective," Richard T. Phillips, DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Business Litigation Seminar, New York, New York

May 14, 1999

"Summation and the Trial Lawyer," Technology Solutions for the Mississippi Practitioner Seminar, Richard T. Phillips, MISSISSIPPI BAR, Eagle Ridge Conference Center, Raymond, Mississippi

March 18, 1999

"Gaming Litigation -- Patron Disputes," ATLA Litigation at Sunrise, ATLA Mid-Winter Convention, D. Briggs Smith, San Antonio, Texas

December 01, 1998

"2 to 1 -- Enhancing the Odds; Handling Player Disputes," Briggs Smith, ATLA Stars Seminar, Silver Star Resort and Casino, Philadelphia, Mississippi

October 21, 1998

"Contingency Fees in Class Litigation," MSB Summer School for Lawyers, Richard T. Phillips, Destin, Florida

July 01, 1998

"Deceptive Sales Practices Litigation in the Life Insurance Industry," A Presentation for THE MISSISSIPPI TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, Richard T. Phillips, Jackson, Mississippi

December 13, 1996

"Vanishing Premium Litigation: The Plaintiffs’ Perspective," MSB Summer School for Lawyers, Richard T. Phillips, Destin, Florida

July 09, 1996

"Recent Decisions Regarding Uninsured Motorists and Underinsured Motorists," THE MISSISSIPPI BAR 1994 Mid-Year Meeting, Richard T. Phillips, Jackson, Mississippi

March 04, 1994

"Innovative Uninsured Motorist Practice," SOUTHERN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, Seventh Annual Mardi Gras Conference, Richard T. Phillips, New Orleans, Louisiana

February 12, 1994

"Recent Developments in Automobile Insurance Coverage: Plaintiff’s Perspective," MTLA Insurance Coverage and Litigation Seminar, Richard T. Phillips, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

November 12, 1993

"Mississippi Personal Injury Newsletter," The Melvin M. Belli 50th Annual Belli Seminar, ATLA Convention, Richard T. Phillips, Washington, D.C.

July 31, 1993

"Sovereign Immunity in Mississippi," THE MISSISSIPPI BAR, 1993 Mid-Year Meeting, Richard T. Phillips, Natchez, Mississippi

February 26, 1993

"Mississippi Auto Insurance: Significant Developments in Uninsured Motorists Cases," MTLA The General Practitioner Seminar, Richard T. Phillips, Tupelo, Mississippi

November 20, 1992

"Uninsured Motorist Coverage and Other Insurance Developments: The Plaintiff’s Perspective," MSB Summer School for Lawyers, Richard T. Phillips, Destin, Florida

July 08, 1991

"Update on the Law: Automobile and Insurance Cases," MISSISSIPPI TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, Richard T. Phillips, Jackson, Mississippi

January 18, 1991

"Uninsured Motorists -- Coverage Today," MTLA Insurance Litigation, Richard T. Phillips, Jackson, Mississippi

March 03, 1989

"Mississippi Automobile Insurance: From the Plaintiff’s Perspective," Mississippi Auto Liability Insurance Coverage and Practice Seminar, Richard T. Phillips, Jackson, Mississippi

September 01, 1987

"Automobile Insurance Law Update - 1986," MTLA Annual Insurance Litigation Seminar, Richard T. Phillips, Jackson, Mississippi

November 07, 1986

"Automobile Insurance," MISSISSIPPI TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, Modern Automobile and Motor Vehicle Practice Seminar, Richard T. Phillips, Jackson, Mississippi

March 28, 1986

Books

"Wrongful Death," Richard T. Phillips, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT LAW & PRACTICE, MATTHEW BENDER

January 01, 1988

"MISSISSIPPI AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE," First Edition, Richard T. Phillips, HARRISON COMPANY

January 01, 1987

"Underinsured Motorist Coverage," Richard T. Phillips, NO FAULT & UNINSURED MOTORIST AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, MATTHEW BENDER

January 01, 1984

Articles

"Interrlocutory Appeals - The Waiting Game," Briggs Smith, THE MISSISSIPPI LAWYER, Fall 2005

August 29, 2005

"Eminent Domain Case Important to Property Owners in State," Paul R. Scott, MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS JOURNAL

October 25, 2004

“Beating the House: Patrons' Claims Against Casinos May Seem Like Standard Cases, But They're Not. Learn What You Need to Know to Win,” Briggs Smith and Jason Nabors, TRIAL MAGAZINE

June 01, 2004

"Class Actions and Joinder in Mississippi," Richard T. Phillips, 71 MISSISSIPPI LAW JOURNAL 447 (Winter 2001)

January 01, 2001

The Third Age: Civil Litigation at the Dawn of the 21st Century

October 28, 2000

Life Insurance Deceptive Sales Practices Litigation in Mississippi

June 10, 1999

"Life Insurance Deceptive Sales Practices Litigation in Mississippi," Richard T. Phillips

June 01, 1999

The Casino Impact: Unforseen Effects of Casino Gambling on Civil Litigation in Mississippi

August 19, 1998

"Vanishing Premium" Litigation