​For the third year in a row, Mike Hamilton has been named to the Mid-South Super Lawyer list by Thomson Reuters. Hamilton is located in Provost Umphrey's Nashville, Tennessee office.

Long-term occupational exposure in the petro-chemical industry, shipyards, steel mills and foundries and the construction industries leads to a greater risk of developing the deadly cancer, but even short-term and household exposures to asbestos can cause mesothelioma.

​A federal judge in Iowa has denied Tyson Foods’ request for a new trial in a class-action dispute with workers seeking back pay that resulted in a $5.8 million verdict against the company.

Attorneys representing oil and gas royalty owners with interests in the Texas Eagle Ford Shale have filed a federal lawsuit against Talisman Energy USA Inc. based on claims that the company manipulated oil and gas production volumes by as much as 20 to 30 percent and consistently shorted royalty payments.

A federal judge in Nashville has ruled that a Medicare fraud lawsuit filed by a Provost Umphrey client on behalf of the United States under the federal False Claims Act can move forward despite an attempt to have the case dismissed by defendant SavaSeniorCare LLC, one of the largest health care providers in the U.S.

​James E. Payne and Ronnie Turner received a successful verdict on behalf of their client, Terry Dickerson, Sr. After a week-long trial in the 270th District Court in Harris County.

Nine attorneys from Beaumont, Texas-based Provost Umphrey Law Firm are being recognized on the 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list, which identifies the state’s top legal counsel and appears in the October issues of Texas Monthly and Super Lawyers magazines.

A $45 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA Inc. about, among other things, whether Marlboro Lights and Marlboro Ultra Lights cigarettes were deceptively advertised, marketed and sold as healthier to smoke than regular cigarettes.