Warren v. Derivaux

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Mississippi law does not favor punitive damages; they are considered an extraordinary remedy and are allowed ‘with caution and within narrow limits.’”
• “A party seeking recovery for lost profits must establish the claim with reasonable certainty, not based on mere speculation and conjecture.” (citing Lovett v. E.L. Garner, Inc., 511 So. 2d 1346, 1353 (Miss. 1987))
• attorneys’ fees justified when punitive damages awarded
• attorneys’ fees justified when punitive damages awarded

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Lela Smith Flowers v. Todd A. Boolos
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2016-09-01· cited 30×
• Union Carbide Corp. v. Nix
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2014-06-05· cited 26×
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Qore, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2011-07-19· cited 18×
• T.C.B. Construction Co. v. W.C. Fore Trucking, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2013-02-28· cited 11×
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Broussard
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2009-10-20· cited 9×
• Woodkrest Custom Homes Inc. v. Cooper
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2013-01-22· cited 8×
• Evans v. Howell
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2013-03-05· cited 8×
• Natchez Regional Medical Center v. Quorum Health Resources, LLC
  S.D. Mississippi· 2012-07-18· cited 8×
• Scott M. Favre v. Jourdan River Estates, LLC
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2014-10-09· cited 6×
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Young
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2012-12-11· cited 6×
• Bar-Til, Inc. v. Superior Asphalt, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-08-26· cited 4×
• R.F. v. Lowndes County Department of Human Services
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2009-09-08· cited 3×
• Reffalt v. Reffalt
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2011-12-13· cited 3×
• Smith v. Huntington Ingalls Inc.
  S.D. Mississippi· 2019-01-30· cited 3×
• Ernest Lane, III v. Ronald D. Lampkin
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-09-16· cited 2×
• Muirhead v. Cogan
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2015-03-10· cited 2×
• Thomas v. Rice (In re Rice)
  N.D. Mississippi· 2015-02-20· cited 2×
• Hilary Maslon v. Kenny Brown
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-09-30· cited 1×
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Qore, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2011-10-06
• T.C.B. Construction Company, Inc. v. W. C. Fore Trucking, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2009-11-03

Cites

31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Andrew Jackson Life Ins. Co. v. Williams
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-07-25· cited 186×
• Standard Life Ins. Co. of Indiana v. Veal
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1977-11-09· cited 182×
• Bankers Life & Cas. Co. v. Crenshaw
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-09-11· cited 159×
• Pursue Energy Corp. v. Perkins
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-02-28· cited 131×
• Bowers Window & Door Co. v. Dearman
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1989-09-13· cited 122×
• Smith v. Dorsey
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-04-16· cited 122×
• Life & Cas. Ins. Co. of Tenn. v. Bristow
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-07-20· cited 86×
• Pfisterer v. Noble
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1975-08-18· cited 81×
• Mississippi Transp. Com'n v. Fires
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1997-05-08· cited 80×
• Wirtz v. Switzer
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1991-09-04· cited 74×
• Paracelsus Health Care Corp. v. Willard
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-11-04· cited 67×
• Lovett v. EL Garner, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-07-29· cited 66×
• Bradfield v. Schwartz
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-08-24· cited 55×
• Cain v. Mid-South Pump Co.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1984-11-21· cited 44×
• Sanders v. Dantzler
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1979-10-10· cited 42×
• Patel v. Telerent Leasing Corp.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-12-19· cited 36×
• Hurst v. SOUTHWEST MISS. LEGAL SERVICES CORP.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-03-19· cited 35×
• Thornhill v. System Fuels, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-04-06· cited 34×
• Rives v. Peterson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-07-30· cited 29×
• Kaiser Investments, Inc. v. Linn Agriprises, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1989-02-09· cited 27×