June 08, 2026
A court-appointed receiver argued Friday that Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC is on the hook for at least $2.8 million following a jury's verdict finding the firm committed negligent supervision amid a Mississippi timber company's $164.5 million Ponzi scheme.
June 04, 2026
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC on Thursday asked a Mississippi federal court to issue a single check-box form ruling that states the firm does not owe a monetary judgment stemming from a jury's verdict finding it committed negligent supervision amid a timber company's nine-figure Ponzi scheme, which was perpetrated in part by two of the firm's then-partners.
May 21, 2026
A Mississippi federal jury has found that Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC committed negligent supervision as part of a mixed verdict in a trial over claims the firm allowed a timber company's nine-figure Ponzi scheme to unfold under its nose.
November 04, 2025
Baker Donelson has moved for summary judgment against claims the firm allowed a timber company's nine-figure Ponzi scheme to unfold under its nose, with other defendants and the receiver also seeking rulings in their favor in the Mississippi federal suit.
February 20, 2025
Baker Donelson is pushing back on a request for documents in a lawsuit alleging the firm allowed a timber company's $164.5 million Ponzi scheme to unfold.
October 02, 2024
A Mississippi federal judge has denied Baker Donelson's effort to escape civil conspiracy claims alleging the firm allowed a timber company's $164.5 million Ponzi scheme to unfold, with the judge stating he was "not persuaded" by the firm's argument, as it was based on the Eleventh Circuit's interpretation of Florida law.
June 07, 2024
A federal receiver has urged a Mississippi federal judge to reject Baker Donelson's summary judgment bid seeking a pretrial win on civil conspiracy claims the firm allowed a nine-figure timber business Ponzi scheme to unfold,
February 16, 2024
A Mississippi federal judge has limited certain damages Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC may have to pay in a federal receiver's suit claiming the firm allowed a Ponzi scheme to unfold in one of its offices, but left the door open for other types of damages.
December 06, 2023
A federal receiver who sued Baker Donelson, accusing the BigLaw firm of allowing a Ponzi scheme to unfold in its Jackson, Mississippi, office, is attempting to fight a sweeping discovery request the firm entered last month, arguing there is "no precedent for the broad, invasive victim discovery" the firm seeks.
August 02, 2023
Facing a potential jury trial over allegations it allowed a nine-figure Ponzi scheme to play out under the nose of its Jackson, Mississippi, office, Baker Donelson is asking a federal judge to limit potential compensatory damages to investors' net losses of principal, arguing that "there are no recoverable profits in a Ponzi scheme."