Hunt Cole’s Notable Cases

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Asbestos Defense, e.g. Amchem Products, Inc. v. Rogers, 912 So. 2d 853 (Miss. 2005); Gorman-Rupp Co. v. Hall, 908 So. 2d 749 (Miss. 2005); Harold's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Mangialardi, 889 So. 2d 493 (Miss. 2004)

Asbestos Statute of Limitations, e.g. Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC v. Pittman, 2010 WL 4009151 (Miss. 2010)

Government Contractor Defense, e.g. Faddish v. General Elec. Co., 2010 WL 4146180 (E.D. Pa 2011)(MDL- 875);

Hanson v. General Elec. Co., 2011 US Dist. LEXIS 111343 (E.D. Pa. 2011)(MDL-875)

Maritime Jurisdiction and Law/Asbestos, e.g., Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc., 799 F.Supp.2d 455 (E.D. Pa. 2011)(MDL-875); Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc., 842 F. Supp.2d 791 (E.D. Pa. 2011)(MDL-875)

Due Process/Asbestos, e.g. Albert v. Allied Glove Corp., 944 So2d 1 (Miss. 2006) Jones Act/Maritime law, e.g. Alexander v. BP, PLC, 2012 WL 5829067 (S.D. Miss 2012)

Age Discrimination Act defense, e.g. Ervin v. Bank of Mississippi, 512 F. Supp 545 (N.D. Miss. 1981); Akins v. South Central Bell Tel. Co., 744 F.2d 1133 (5th Cir. 1984)

Construction law, e.g. Evan Johnson & Sons v. State, 877 So. 2d 360 (Miss. 2004) State Torts Claims Act defense, e.g. Mallery v. Taylor, 805 So. 2d 613 (Miss. App. 2002)

Federal Civil Rights Act defense, e.g. Enlow v. Tishomingo Co., 45 F.3d 885 (Miss. 1995)

Federal Constitutional law, e.g. Barnes v. Moore, 970 F.2d 12 (5th Cir. 1992)

Campaign finance law, e.g. Chamber of Commerce v. Moore, 191 F. Supp. 2d 747 (S.D. Miss. 2000), rev'd, 288 F.3d 187 (5th Cir. 2002)

Redistricting, e.g. NAACP v. Fordice, 252 F.3d 361 (5th Cir. 2001)

Voter registration, Mississippi Chapter Operation PUSH v. Mabus, 932 F.2d 400 (5th Cir. 1991)

Sovereign immunity, e.g. Barry v. Fordice, 8 F.3d 1 (5th Cir. 1993); Grant v. State, 686 So2d 1078 (1996)

Employment discrimination, e.g. Thompson v. Mississippi State Personnel Board, 674 F. Supp. 1245 (N.D. Miss. 1987)

Legislative immunity, e.g. Tuck v. Blackmon, 798 So.2d 402 (Miss. 2001)

State Civil Service employment, e.g. Hood v. Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife Conservation, 571 So.2d 263 (Miss. 1990)

State law separation of powers, e.g. Kirksey v. Dye, 564 So.2d 1333 (Miss. 1990)

Subrogation, e.g. Hare v. State, 733 So.2d 277 (Miss. 1999)

Labor law, e.g. Alabama Metal Products, Inc., 249 NLRB 944 (1986); Cal-Maine Farms, Inc., 249 NLRB 944