Sterling Kidd

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Jackson
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Sterling Kidd handles a wide variety of litigation matters in all industries, appearing regularly as first chair or appellate counsel in significant business disputes, personal injury matters, and regulatory disputes.

Featured Experience

Provided counsel in a nursing home arbitration that resulted in a defense verdict.

Obtained a defense verdict in a products liability case alleging a defective ball-joint stud, and obtained an order denying the plaintiff's request for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

Obtained a defense verdict in a products liability case alleging defective glazing in the Southern District of Mississippi.

Professional Biography

Mr. Kidd is a member of the Advocacy Department and is an experienced litigator who has tried and/or arbitrated cases to verdict in the product liability and premises liability areas. Mr. Kidd has litigated numerous other cases in preparation for trial and positioned them for favorable settlements, and has significant litigation experience in areas ranging from consumer finance to constitutional violations.

Mr. Kidd is a member of the Firm's 24 Hour Motor Carrier Emergency Response Team, a group of attorneys dedicated to providing rapid post-accident intervention and investigation throughout the Firm's footprint and beyond, whenever and wherever you need us.

Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Mr. Kidd was a clerk in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for the Honorable E. Grady Jolly.

Obtained defense verdict in case of alleged premises liability in Hinds County, Mississippi Circuit Court.
Provided counsel in a nursing home arbitration that resulted in a defense verdict.
Obtained a defense verdict in a products liability case alleging a defective ball-joint stud, and obtained an order denying the plaintiff's request for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
Obtained a defense verdict in a products liability case alleging defective glazing in the Southern District of Mississippi.
Obtained summary judgment in a product liability case alleging a defective power-train control module, with the decision affirmed on appeal.
Obtained one of the first dismissals in Mississippi of a product manufacturer under Daimler/Bauman.
Obtained a defense verdict in an automotive product liability case against allegations of manufacturing defect.
Obtained defense verdict in automotive product liability case with allegations of design defect.
Litigated copyright infringement case against one of the largest sports cable television networks in the United States, and defeated their motion for summary judgment before obtaining settlement of claim.
Obtained a defense verdict in federal court after a five-day jury trial in a nursing home neglect case in which the plaintiff alleged that the staff's negligent care caused injuries and death of a resident. Plaintiff requested $1.25 million in compensatory damages.
Defended a British insurance company and one of its affiliates in a two-day bench hearing on personal jurisdiction in connection with a lawsuit involving allegations of the theft and misuse of personal data. Successfully obtained dismissal of the suit.

Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021 – 2024)
Selected to Mid-South Rising Stars, Business Litigation (2019 – 2023)
Member – Mississippi Bar Association
Fellow – Lawyers for Civil Justice
Member – Baker Donelson's 24-Hour Transportation Emergency Response Team

Member – Phoenix Club
Member – Fondren Church

44 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 32 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars (November 28, 2023)
Baker Donelson Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2024 Listing (August 17, 2023)
55 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 30 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars (November 29, 2022)
Baker Donelson Attorneys Earn Recognition in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Listing (August 18, 2022)
61 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 34 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars (November 30, 2021)
Baker Donelson Attorneys Earn Recognition in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 Listing (August 19, 2021)
69 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 38 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars (November 30, 2020)
Baker Donelson Top-Listed in the Nation in Six Practice Areas in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2021 Listing (August 20, 2020)
77 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 45 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars (November 6, 2019)

Sterling Kidd Talks with Mississippi Business Journal About COVID-19 Liability Claims Businesses May Face (June 9, 2020)
Baker Donelson's Litigators: Mississippi (June 10, 2019)

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Education

University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2010, summa cum laude, first in class
- Member – Mississippi Law Journal
- Member – Moot Court
University of Mississippi, B.A., 2007, summa cum laude

Admissions

Mississippi, 2010
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Featured Media

44 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 32 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars

Press Release / November 28, 2023

Baker Donelson Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2024 Listing

Press Release / August 17, 2023

55 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 30 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars

Press Release / November 29, 2022

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