Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Obtained in Georgia Property Loss Suit

FMG attorneys Phil Savrin and Bill Buechner secured summary judgment in favor of an insurance company that had been sued for millions of dollars in claimed property losses. The lawsuit was filed in 2019 and…

Appellate Court Upholds Defense Verdict in Massachusetts Nursing Home Wrongful Death Case

A Massachusetts Appeals Court panel recently upheld a defense verdict secured by FMG partners Michael J. Griffin and Richard L. Nahigian in a medical malpractice wrongful death case filed by the estate of a nursing…

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Landmark ADA Emotional Distress Case

Wayne Melnick and Michael Hill prevailed before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a case of first impression regarding whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act permits recovery for emotional-distress damages. The…

Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Pre-Accident Waiver

Michael Sanders, Brad Purcell and Sophie Stevanovich obtained a favorable decision from the Illinois Appellate Court affirming the use of exculpatory clauses. Plaintiff broke her ankle after falling while top rope climbing at an indoor facility. Plaintiff…

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Sovereign Immunity Dismissal

Sun Choy and Wes Jackson obtained an appellate victory for the City of Roswell in a case involving an officer’s use of spike strips to stop a high-speed pursuit. The officer involved parked his car…

Ohio Appellate Court Upholds Summary Judgment Based on Known Danger

Doug Holthus and Cara Wright received an affirmed summary judgment in Ohio’s Third District Court of Appeals in favor of FMG’s client, a local school district board of education, in a slip and fall case.…

Florida Court of Appeals Reverses Lower Court and Enforces Engagement Agreement

Robert Klein and Chris Fraga prevailed in having Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal reverse a prior order incorrectly denying a motion to dismiss for improper venue based on their attorney client’s engagement agreement. Based…

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Affirms Decision Regarding Statute of Repose

FMG attorney Sean Riley prevailed on appeal before the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in a matter involving claims asserted against an architecture firm arising from the design and construction of the County’s jail. In 2021,…

Victory in Georgia Court of Appeals to Enforce Arbitration Clause Property Dispute

FMG attorneys Michael Freed and George Green prevailed in an appeal of a trial court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration. The case arose from a developer’s sale of two adjacent residential lots to…

Eleventh Circuit Appeal, Secures Qualified Immunity for Georgia Officers

FMG attorneys Michael Freed and Sun Choy obtained a victory in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of seven Athens-Clarke County police officers who were granted qualified immunity in a Fourth Amendment excessive…

Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Section 1983 Civil Rights Case

Cynthia O’Donnell and Shane Miller successfully obtained a judgment from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirming the dismissal of a case alleging violations of Plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights. The case involved FMG’s defense of…

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Sides with FMG Client in Section 1983 Win

FMG attorneys successfully represented Midland County, Texas in a decision that may be headed to the Supreme Court. In Wilson v. Midland County, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of…