David M. Eaton

Martindale Hubbell logoDAVID M. EATON (David) was born in Oxford, Mississippi in 1971. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Nicholls State University in 1995 and a Juris Doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law in 2000. Mr. Eaton was a student participant in the January 2007 International Association of Defense Counsel “IADC” Satellite Trial Academy held in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, Hinds County Bar Association, D.R.I. (Defense Research Institute), American Bar Association, and the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Mr. Eaton is licensed in Tennessee and Mississippi and practices in the firm’s Nashville office. Mr. Eaton’s practice is primarily civil litigation defense, with special emphasis on defense of medical malpractice and long term care cases.

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Recent Trial Decisions:

Paige, et al v. Mariner, et al, United States District Court (June 2008)
David Eaton and Carl Hagwood defended this nursing home/medical malpractice action alleging falls, multiple decubitus ulcers, malnutrition, sepsis, and death. After a four-day trial, the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the Defendants.

Dillon vs. Mariner Health Care, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Health & Rehabilitation Center, Walthall County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (April 2006)
Carl Hagwood, Michael Phillips and David Eaton successfully defended claims of nursing home abuse and neglect wherein it was alleged that the nursing home was negligent in providing proper care to a quadriplegic who developed contractures, decubitus ulcers, malnutrition, and dehydration.

Harris v. Mariner Health Care, Inc. d/b/a Holly Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center, United States District Court (February 2006)
David Eaton and Carl Hagwood obtained a defense verdict in a nursing home case pending in federal court where it was alleged that the nursing home was negligent for failing to prevent the development of bed sores, malnutrition and dehydration.

Appellate Court Decisions:

River Region Med. Corp. v. Patterson , No. 2005-TS-02357 (Miss. 2007)
David Eaton and Carl Hagwood represented the Appellant / Defendant, River Region, following a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of the Plaintiff. The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed and rendered the judgment, holding that Plaintiff had failed meet his burden of proof with regards to damages at trial.