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Reported Cases

Defense cases :

Jackson , et al. v. Shelby County Government , No. 06-2116 (W.D.Tenn. 10/18/07)

Akines v. Shelby County Government , 512 F.Supp.2d 1138 (W.D.Tenn. 2007) 

Collins v. Shelby County , 2006 WL 984740 (W.D.Tenn. 2006) 

Rudd v. Shelby County , 166 Fed.Appx. 777 (6th Cir. 2006), cert. denied 127 S.Ct. 156 (2006)

Pickens v. Shelby County , No. 02-2474 (W.D.Tenn. 11/5/03) 

Ware-Wilks v. Shelby County Government , No. 00-2143 (W.D.Tenn. 2/8/02) 

Collins, et al. v. Sheriff A.C. Gilless , No. 98-2571 (W.D.Tenn. 5/16/00) 

Freeman v. Shelby County Sheriff's Department , No. 97-2725 (W.D.Tenn. 12/4/98)

Conner v. Shelby County Sheriff's Department , No. 96-2028 (W.D.Tenn. 3/17/97) 

Cowan v. Gilless , No. 94-2158 (W.D.Tenn. 4/3/95), aff'd 81 F.3d 160 (Table), 1996 WL 145873 (6th Cir. 1996) 

Massey v. Shelby County Sheriff's Department , No. 89-2390 (W.D.Tenn. 10/5/94), aff'd 78 F.3d 585 (Table), 1996 WL 88643 (6th Cir. 1996)

White v. Gilless , No. 90-2094 (W.D.Tenn. 10/15/93), aff'd 47 F.3d 1172 (Table), 1995 WL 39524 (6th Cir. 1995) 

Shelby County Sheriff's Department v. Tennessee Human Rights Commission , Shelby Chancery No. 102914-1 (12/2/93) 

Harris v. Shelby County Sheriff's Department , No. 88-2066 (W.D. Tenn. 5/24/91), appeal dismissed No. 91-6006 (6th Cir. 10/21/91) 

Mack v. Shelby County Sheriff's Department , No. 89-3097 (W.D.Tenn. 9/28/90) 

Brandon v. Conwood Corporation , No. 85-2030 (W.D.Tenn. 6/20/90)

Holland v. Southland Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. , No. 86-2248 (W.D.Tenn. 11/17/88)

Plaintiffs' cases :

Davis v. Fidelity Technologies Corporation , 38 F.Supp.2d 629 and 636 (W.D.Tenn. 1998), aff'd 208 F.3d 213 (Table), 2000 WL 222579 (6th Cir. 2000)

Pruett v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , 2000 WL 34411149 (Tenn.App. 2000)

Rogers v. AC Humko Corp. , 56 F.Supp.2d 972 (W.D.Tenn. 1999)

Gruschow v. William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense , No. 95-2055 (W.D.Tenn. 11/17/97)

Eason v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div ., 866 S.W.2d 952 (Tenn.App. 1993)

Chu v. AT & T Communications, Inc. , No. 87-2454 (W.D.Tenn. 2/26/91)

Hatton (and Holland ) v. Hunt , 780 F.Supp. 1157 (W.D.Tenn. 1991)

Fauser v. Memphis Housing Authority , 780 F.Supp. 1168 (W.D.Tenn. 1991)

Burns v. Brown Group, Inc. , No. 87-2890 (W.D.Tenn. 11/1/89)

Smith v. McCracken , 518 So.2d 673 ( Miss. 1988)

Areas of Practice

• Discrimination
• Employment Law
• Sexual Harassment
• Wrongful Termination

West Practice Categories

Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Employment Law -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer