Evansville, Indiana Successfully Defends Sign Code Against First Amendment Challenge
10/8/24
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 Circuit Court …
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Billboard Company’s Claims as Unripe
10/8/24
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 Group, LLC …
Win in Georgia Court of Appeals Illustrating the Importance of Municipal Ante Litem Notice
7/18/24
A recurring issue in Georgia municipal law is the failure of plaintiffs to comply with the municipal ante litem notice statute, especially the requirement that a person’s notice of a claim include a specific settlement demand. This issue was again …
Summary Judgement Victory from California Court of Appeals
7/18/24
Al Alikin and Christian Nagy, along with attorneys for other carriers in the same D&O Tower, prevailed in the California Court of Appeals in a case further adding to the body of case law interpreting the application of the …
7/18/24
Bob Chadwick and Jack Doyle prevailed on appeal in the Sixth Appellate District of Texas before three state judges. In this matter a Plaintiff sued his former attorney for legal malpractice. The petition was dismissed on a 91(a) Motion to …
Georgia Appellate Win on Anti-SLAPP Motion in Fulton County State Court
7/18/24
Nicolas Bohorquez prevailed on his appeal of a Fulton County State Court decision denying a motion to strike under Georgia’s Anti-SLAPP statute. A nightclub and its owner brought a suit against the Ansley Park Civic Association, Inc. (the “Association”) for …
Court Applies Assumption of Risk Doctrine to Surfing Injury Case in California
5/17/24
Al Alikin, Brian Skalsky, Christian Nagy, and Chris Fleissner prevailed in a case of first impression before the California Court of Appeal in the matter of Olson v. Saville., 98 Cal. App. 5th 1066 (2024)…
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Grant of Immunity for Investigator in Georgia
5/17/24
Wesley Jackson and Steven Grunberg recently prevailed at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of a Berrien County Sheriff’s Office investigator. Plaintiff brought Section 1983 and state law claims against an investigator with the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, …
Victory in $6M Judgment Stay Vacated by Indiana Appeals Court
5/17/24
Patrick Eckler and Joshua Zhao prevailed in the Court of Appeals of Indiana on a plaintiff’s motion for review of an order vacating a $6 million default judgment against our client. FMG successfully argued that an order vacating a default …
Georgia Supreme Court Declines Review on UM Coverage Favorable to Insurers
5/17/24
In November 2023, we reported that FMG’s client had prevailed in a decision by the Court of Appeals of Georgia that found a farmer could not recover UM benefits for injuries sustained while riding on a tractor that was not …
Ninth Circuit Victory in California: No Duty to Indemnify for Insured’s Fraud
5/17/24
Christian Nagy, Al Alikin, Will Hadikusumo, and Nick Directo secured a victory in the matter of Primary Color Systems, Inc. v. Hiscox Insurance Company, 2024 WL 489171 (9th Cir. Cal. 2024) aff’d 654 F. Supp. 3d …
Victory in Multimillion-Dollar Class Action Pension Dispute in Georgia
12/14/23
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 more than 100 current and …