On behalf of FMG client, the City of Dacula, Amy Cowan successfully obtained the dismissal of two appeals before the Georgia Court of Appeals. In the underlying cases, the plaintiff property owner sought a special…
On behalf of FMG client, the City of Dacula, Amy Cowan successfully obtained the dismissal of two appeals before the Georgia Court of Appeals. In the underlying cases, the plaintiff property owner sought a special exception for the residential use of a portion of its commercially zoned property in Downtown Dacula. The City denied both of plaintiff’s requests in accordance with the city’s zoning ordinance. Plaintiff then filed a complaint for declaratory and monetary relief. We filed motions to dismiss based on plaintiff’s failure to file a petition for writ of certiorari, which were granted by Gwinnett County Superior Court. The property owner’s applications for discretionary appeal were initially granted by the Georgia Court of Appeals, but after a review of the record, the Court of Appeals dismissed both appeals.
FMG Attorneys Prevail in Multimillion-Dollar Class Action Pension Dispute in Georgia
FMG attorneys Ben Mathis, Michael Freed, and Bill Buechner prevailed on behalf of Hall County, Georgia in a pension dispute seeking over $100 million in lost contributions and profits on behalf of a class of…
Massachusetts Federal Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Case
Attorneys Jessica Kelly and Andrew Vandini obtained full dismissal of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on the ground that the Massachusetts court lacked personal jurisdiction over our clients,…
Pennsylvania Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment to FMG Client
FMG attorneys Erin Lamb, Lisa Grandner, and Joshua Ferguson obtained summary judgment for a client in a case in Pennsylvania arising out of an accident between the plaintiff’s motorcycle and a motor vehicle that occurred…
FMG Client Wins Kentucky Appeal on Scope of Settlement Agreement
Attorneys Barry Miller and Sean Harrison from FMG’s Lexington, Kentucky office prevailed in a matter before the Kentucky Court of Appeals where the plaintiff challenged the enforcement of a settlement agreement that purportedly resolved a…
FMG Client Prevails in Coverage Appeal in Georgia
FMG attorneys Rachael Slimmon and Michael Freed prevailed in an appeal before the Georgia Supreme Court by an insured apartment owner/manager. FMG’s client issued an umbrella policy to the insured which “followed form” to a…
Eleventh Circuit Victory in Insurance Coverage Case
FMG attorneys Michael Freed, Matt Boyer, and Rachael Slimmon prevailed in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in an insurance coverage case addressing the priority of coverage between its client’s umbrella policy and another carrier’s…
Appeals Court Win in Multi-Million Dollar Class Action Benefits Case in Georgia
FMG attorneys Ben Mathis, Bill Buechner, and Michael Freed secured a favorable decision from the Georgia Court of Appeals affirming summary judgment in a class action case challenging a Georgia county’s employee retirement plan. The…
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Georgia Principal in § 1983 and Title IX claim
Wayne Melnick and Bill Buechner recently won an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in sex discrimination claims under Section 1983 and Title IX arising out of a school…
Arizona Court of Appeals Dismisses Dangerous Conditions Claim
Attorneys Marc Shrake, Zach Moura, and Christian Nagy were handed a win for the City of Page, Arizona following an appeal from a successful motion for summary judgment. A tourist taking photographs in a parking…
Supreme Court to Review Fifth Circuit Decision
Partner Philp Savrin, with the assistance of partners Michael Freed, Christian Foy Nagy, and Elissa Haynes, authored a petition to the United States Supreme Court section review a decision of the Fifth Court of Appeals…
Georgia Court of Appeals Opinion on Pre-Suit Notice
FMG prevailed in the Georgia Court of Appeals on behalf of its client, the City of Alpharetta. The case involved a claim related to stormwater entering onto a residential property. Attorneys Amy Cowan, Marissa Dunn,…
Dismissal of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari
FMG Attorneys Amy Cowan and Nicolas Bohorquez obtained the dismissal of a complaint for writ of mandamus on behalf of the City Council of Peachtree City (“City Council”) in Fayette County Superior Court. The plaintiff,…