Legal Opinion

Baker & McKenzie LLP v. Evans

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 17, 2013No. 2011-CA-00110-SCTPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In November 2008, S. Lavon Evans Jr. and his companies S. Lavon Evans Jr. Operating Company, Inc.; S. Lavon Evans Jr. Drilling Ventures, LLC; and E & D Services, Inc. (collectively “Plaintiffs”) sued the law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP, and one of its partners, Joel Held (collectively, “Baker Defendants”) in the Circuit Court of Jones County, Mississippi. The complaint also named as defendants Laredo Energy Holdings, LLC, and its related subsidiaries S. Lavon Evans Operating Texas, LLC, and E & D Drilling Services, LLC. Plaintiffs listed seven causes of…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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3Cited by21 opinions

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