Wells Marble & Hurst | Attorney Thomas M. Louis

Thomas M. Louis

Tom Louis' background as a practicing pharmacist has proven invaluable in medical and personal injury cases, as well as in Tom's depositions of physicians and other experts in scientific fields. He has extensive experience in malpractice defense and class action suits, and has represented clients in cases involving asbestos, tobacco, and pharmaceutical products, as well as many other industries. Tom also has an extensive premises liability practice.

Tom has taught seminars on Mississippi pharmacy law, pharmacist malpractice, liability, and asset protection planning for Mississippi pharmacists, and has been a guest columnist for the Mississippi Pharmacist Journal. In 2003, he was named one of the Outstanding Lawyers of America, and in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, he was named a Mid-South Super Lawyer.

Tom earned a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Mississippi and the J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law.

Current Employment Position:: Member

Areas of Practice:: Premises Liability -- Defense; Pharmacy Malpractice; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Mississippi, 1989: U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1989; U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1989; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989
Education:
: Mississippi College School of Law; Jackson, Mississippi, 1989, J.D.
Law Review: Mississippi College Law Review,; Managing Editor, 1988 - 1989; University of Mississippi;    Oxford, MS, B.S. Ph
   Honors: Dean's List
   Honors: Chancellor's Honor Roll
   Major: Pharmacy
Published Works:: "The Arline Decision As Applied To Aids Victims - Shield Or Sword", Mississippi College Law Review, Fall, 1988

Reported Cases:

Hiles v. Wal-Mart Stores E., LP, 618 F. Supp. 2d 565 (S.D. Miss. 2009)

Johnson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 3:06cv470-TSL-JCS, 2007 WL 5195687 (S.D. Miss. Oct. 19, 2007)

Bostain v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 2:04CV256-B-A, 2006 WL 2455942 (N.D. Miss. Aug. 22, 2006)

Culbert v. Johnson & Johnson, 883 So. 2d 550 (Miss. 2004)