- May 2010: Insurance defense attorneys Stephen Peresich and Mary VanSlyke successfully defended at trial a client who had admitted liability for causing an accident but who denied being the cause of the Plaintiff’s L5-S1 disk herniation and back surgery. Through effective cross examination of the treating neurosurgeon and two chiropractors, and after presenting testimony from the defense’s orthopedic surgeon, the jury verdict was nominal.
- May 2010: Michael Whitehead successfully defended a local Gulf Coast casino and resort in an arbitration proceeding in which the claimant sought damages for breach of contract arising out of a 2009 fishing tournament
- March 2010- Stephen Peresich Sr., assisted by Mary Van Slyke, presented "Professional Behavior in the Workplace" for the annual Biloxi Regional Medical Center Medical Staff training seminar, covering workplace harassment claims against medical facilities and doctors, state law claims, recent verdicts, Title VII claims, practice tips and preventive methods on how to avoid claims.
- Feb 2010. Page, Mannino’s medical defense lawyer, Stephen Peresich, Sr., successfully defended a board certified neonatologist in a brain damaged impaired infant case where the Plaintiff alleged inappropriate treatment of intracranial pressures, excessive spinal taps, and failure to timely transfer for shunting. Using a dream team of defense experts and aggressive strategy requiring the Plaintiffs to disclose supporting expert opinions, the Plaintiffs were forced to concede that any alleged causation was inconclusive. A final Judgment of Dismissal with Prejudice was recently entered.
- In January, Katharine McKee Surkin, with the help of her Women and the Law MS Bar YLD committee, edited the third edition of "A Guide to Women’s Legal Rights in Mississippi." The book consists of twelve chapters exploring a variety of issues women struggle with daily.
- The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Bar Foundation has selected Katharine McKee Surkin to receive the Foundation’s 2010 Law-Related Public Education Award.
- December 2009 - Stephen Peresich, Sr. obtained a voluntary dismissal with prejudice for a defendant cardiovascular surgeon in an alleged failure to timely diagnose and treat a patient with coronary artery disease involving an off–pump heart bypass surgery.
- On November 24, 2009, Michael Whitehead obtained a summary judgment for an insurance company that issued flood insurance pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Program on the grounds that the NFIP's requirement that an insured submit a timely, sworn proof of loss could not be waived or modified, and that the plaintiff's theory of estoppel was inapplicable.
- Page, Mannino has been asked to represent a multinational corporate defendant in the putative class action lawsuit styled Comers, et al. v. Murphy Oil, et al., in which residents and property owners along the Mississippi Gulf Coast allege that the various defendants' emissions of greenhouse gases have contributed to global warming that, in turn, caused a rise in sea levels and water temperature that added to the ferocity of Hurricane Katrina, thereby causing damage to plaintiffs' property. Ron Peresich, the firm's managing partner, is the lead attorney for the defense.
- Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the directed verdict obtained by Stephen Peresich, Sr. in his defense of a physician accused of causing patient with benign brain tumor of improperly receiving radiation.
- On October 1, 2009, Stopher Haug was named to the Board of Directors of the 1699 Historical Society, a registered nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the culture and history of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and the surrounding Gulf Coast area.
- In July, August, and September 2009, Cowles Symmes and Lauren Reeder obtained numerous dismissals on behalf of clients in product manufacturing and supplier law suits.
- In August 2009, Cowles Symmes and Mary Van Slyke successfully mediated a premises liability case involving allegations of significant injuries to the plaintiff.
- On May 6, 2009, Michelle Smith was selected to serve a five-year term on the Ocean Springs, Mississippi, School Board following approval by the Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen.
- Stephen Peresich, Sr. obtained dismissal on behalf of a hospital client for lack of prosecution in a bilateral amputation and wrongful death case.
- On June 26, 2009, Stopher Haug was elected to the Board of Directors for the Coast Young Professionals, a coast-wide organization dedicated to developing emerging leaders and improving the Gulf Coast.
- On June 4, 2009, Nathan L. Prescott obtained an Order of Dismissal in the United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, dismissing plaintiff's complaint for $7,000,000.00 against president of local bank.
- On May 28, 2009, Tere R. Steel and Stopher Haug presented a seminar entitled "Business Strategies to Prepare for the Employee Free Choice Act"
- May 2009: Henry N. Dick, III served as bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $9,500,000 in Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2009 for the Gulfport, Mississippi Combined Water and Sewer System Project
- May 2009: Henry N. Dick, III served as bond counsel in connection with the issuance of $10,710,000 in Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2009 Ocean Springs, Mississippi Public Safety and Recreational Facilities Project
- On February 18, 2009, Senior and Founding Member Lyle M. Page celebrated the 55th anniversary of his practice of law.
- Stephen Peresich, Sr. obtained summary judgment for state agency based on the immunity provisions of the Mississippi Emergency Management Act and the Mississippi Tort Claims Act.
- Rodney Nourse - named to 2009 Biloxi Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Cowles Symmes and Stopher Haug became members of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Page, Mannino welcomed Stopher Haug and Lauren Reeder as associates in the firm's Biloxi office in August 2008.
- Page, Mannino announced the opening of the firm's Gulfport Office in August 2008.
- Ronald G. Peresich and Gina Bardwell Tompkins defended a Mississippi bank in sixteen cases filed in state and federal court alleging various lender liability and RICO claims. After the defense won the first three cases, the remaining cases were all resolved for nuisance value and are all dismissed
- Ron Peresich, Randi Mueller and Johanna McMullan obtain dismissals in two potential class actions against an attorney and his law firm.
- Michael Whitehead seeks dismissal of asbestos claims in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, MDL 875.
- Ron Peresich, Jr. obtained several thousand orders of dismissal for manufacturers of mud drilling equipment and abrasive equipment in asbestos litigation.
- Mississippi Supreme Court affirms summary judgment obtained by Ron Peresich, Mark Edwards, Randi Mueller and Johanna McMullan representing a manufacturer of abrasive blasting equipment in wrongful death suit related to silica exposure
- Ron Peresich, Mark Edwards, Randi Mueller and Katharine Surkin obtain thousands of dismissals for numerous clients in cases alleging injuries caused by silica exposure
- Randi Mueller and Katharine McKee Surkin successfully obtained dismissals in 30 Alabama asbestos cases brought by 400 plaintiffs against a furnace manufacturer based on arguments involving statutes of limitation, failure to comply with administrative orders, failure to timely substitute proper parties, and other grounds.
- Randi Mueller and Katharine McKee Surkin successfully obtained dismissals for 480 welding rod cases presently pending in MDL 1535 on behalf of a distributor defendant based on insufficient evidence and lack of product identification.
- Ron Peresich worked with the Gulf Coast Business Council, the Mississippi legislature, and the Lieutenant Governor on the passage of legislation providing tax credits to casinos for expenditures on non-gaming related projects which was recently signed into law by the Governor.
- Ron Peresich works with the Gulf Coast Business Council, the Mississippi legislature and the Lieutenant Governor to increase the available money in the Mississippi Wind Pool to reduce insurance rates.
- December 2008: Michael McDermott and Les Smith win an appeal concerning a $5,000,000.00 land sale contract in the Mississippi Court of Appeals.
- Nathan Prescott successfully prevented foreclosure upon numerous commercial properties utilizing protections afforded by legislation passed in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- Nathan Prescott successfully defended and negotiated settlement of suit to enforce right of first refusal and commercial lease regarding property damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
- Nathan Prescott successfully defended matter at trial in which the Court established that powers of trustee and powers of conservator should vest or remain vested in client of firm.
- March, 2009: Henry N. Dick, III and Mandy Beard represented financial institution issuing the letter of credit in connection with the issuance of over ten million dollars of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Taxable Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds.
- December, 2008: Henry N. Dick, III and Mandy Beard represented financial institution issuing the letter of credit, in connection with the issuance of over twenty million dollars of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Tax-Exempt Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds.
- July, 2008: Henry N. Dick, III and Mandy Beard represented financial institution issuing the letter of credit in connection with the issuance of four million dollars of State of Mississippi General Obligation Bonds related to the Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Finance Act.
- April, 2008: Henry N. Dick, III and Mandy Beard represented financial institution issuing the letter of credit in connection with the issuance of over seven million dollars of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds.
- January, 2008: Henry N. Dick, III and Mandy Beard represented financial institution issuing the letter of credit in connection with the issuance of three million dollars of State of Mississippi General Obligation Bonds related to the Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Act.
- January, 2008: Henry N. Dick, III and Mandy Beard represented a private company in connection with the issuance of nearly two million dollars of State of Mississippi General Obligation Bonds related to the Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Finance Act.
- Cowles Symmes obtained dismissal as sanctions in premises liability action in state court action brought against local business client.
- Nathan Prescott filed suit to dissolve corporation and successfully orchestrated buy-out of minority shareholders in presence of alleged corporate oppression.
- Cowles Symmes obtained summary judgment for local business client in a negligence/negligence per se/premises liability action in federal court, particularly arguing against medical causation and a self-serving affidavit in opposition
- Cowles Symmes and Sean Tindell obtain summary judgment on a premises liability claim in Paula Callender vs. Imperial Palace of Mississippi, LLC, 2008 WL 4372739 (S.D.Miss.2008).
- Michael McDermott, Tere Steel, Henry Dick, and Rodney Nourse assist with the formation of a parent and subsidiary companies for purpose of developing university specific, ESPN affiliated, sports news websites, as well as ancillary employment, intellectual property, and revenue sharing matters.
A Full Service Law Firm
Page, Mannino, Peresich & McDermott, PLLC is one of Mississippi's oldest and most distinguished law firms. We serve our clients with experience, dedication and focus from our offices in Biloxi, Gulfport and Jackson, Mississippi. Our attorneys are licensed in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee. Founded in 1971, the firm provides guidance and advice to clients in various matters, including:
- Commercial transactions
- High profile tort and commercial litigation
- Complex real estate transactions
- Healthcare and hospital administration law
- Preparation of wills, trusts, and estates
- Federal and State tax matters
- Municipal bond matters
- Governmental relations
Our expertise and use of the latest technology enables the firm to provide these services in a cost-effective manner. Clients across Mississippi and the Southeast rely upon sound legal advice from the attorneys at Page, Mannino, Peresich & McDermott, PLLC. Please explore our website to learn more about the firm and our attorneys.
759 Vieux Marche' Mall
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Biloxi, MS 39533
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Biloxi, MS 39533
Fax: 228.432.5539
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Gulfport, MS 39501-2019
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Gulfport, MS 39501-2019
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Jackson, MS 39236-6450
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P. O. Box 16450
Jackson, MS 39236-6450
Fax: 601.896.0145
