Appellate Victory Obtained in Case Arising out of Top Rope Climbing Incident in Illinois
5/29/25
FMG attorneys 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 …
5/29/25
FMG attorneys 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 ahead of the …
Ohio Appellate Victory in Slip and Fall Case
5/29/25
The Third District Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of FMG’s client, a local school district board of education, in a slip and fall case. Plaintiff alleged that the school district was negligent in electing not to use …
Florida Appellate Court Reverses Prior Order Incorrectly Denying FMG’s Motion to Dismiss
5/29/25
FMG attorneys 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 on arguments by …
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Affirms Decision Regarding Statute of Repose
1/17/25
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, the County spent nearly $10 …
Victory in Georgia Court of Appeals to Enforce Arbitration Clause Property Dispute
1/17/25
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 two different buyers. Months after …
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Section 1983 Civil Rights Case
1/17/25
FMG attorneys 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 a humane society
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Sides with FMG Client in Section 1983 Win
10/8/24
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 a complaint challenging the constitutionality …
FMG Prevails in Appeal Regarding Municipal Ante Litem Notice in Georgia
10/8/24
FMG attorneys Sun Choy and Jake Daly successfully handled a case in which the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a case against FMG’s client, the City of Albany, based on inadequate ante litem (pre-suit) notice on September …
Interlocutory Appeal of a Legal Malpractice Claim Denied in Massachusetts
10/8/24
Edward P. O’Neil, III, et al. v. Estate of Charles E. Gaudet, et al., Middlesex Superior Court, C.A. No. 2281-CV-03571.
FMG attorneys Will Covino and Allison Eddy prevailed in obtaining the dismissal of a myriad of legal malpractice and conspiracy-based …
FMG Assists Evansville, Indiana in Defeating a First Amendment Challenge to its Sign Code
10/8/24
FMG Attorneys Phil Savrin, Sean Harrison, and Bill Buechner successfully represented the City of Evansville, Indiana in an appeal from the dismissal of a First Amendment challenge to a sign ordinance case that was heard by the Seventh …
10/8/24
FMG attorneys Nicolas Bohorquez and Dana Maine successfully defended the City of Roswell and the Director of Planning and Zoning for the City in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, by Victory Media …