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Mr. Cooper serves as chair of the Litigation and Arbitration practice groups of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Representative Cases: Successfully defended Merrill Lynch in a six week trial in Nashville, TN involving $100 million nationwide securities class action concerning the Sandestin Beach Hilton Hotel. Successfully defended a major industrial company in a six week jury trial alleging a racially hostile work environment. Successfully defended BellSouth in defense of a $20 million claim for tortuous interference. A defense verdict for BellSouth on tortuous interference and a $3.4 million jury verdict in favor of BellSouth on contract claim. Represented licensees in a commercial fraud lawsuit against international clothing retailer. A four week jury trial resulted in a $2.5 million verdict in favor of licensees. Successfully defended General Electric in a breach of contract and fraud claim involving the construction of ocean vessels used for drug interdiction. Successfully defended Standard and Poor’s (McGraw Hill) in a $1.8 billion securities class action concerning Executive Life guaranteed insurance contracts. Defending former officers and directors of HealthSouth in securities fraud litigation pending in federal and state courts in Alabama. Successfully prosecuted patent infringement claims against Intel on the operating system of the Pentium chip resulting in settlements of almost one billion dollars. Reversed and rendered a $30 million verdict against Phillips Petroleum before the Alabama Supreme Court. Affirmed before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals a $8 million jury verdict against the third party plan administrator of health benefits for an industrial client.
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