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 …
Eleventh Circuit Appeal, Secures Qualified Immunity for Georgia Officers
1/17/25
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 force case. The case arose …
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Section 1983 Civil Rights Case
1/17/25
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 and two
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 …
Dismissal in Georgia Appeal Regarding Municipal Ante Litem Notice
10/8/24
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 17, 2024.…
Interlocutory Appeal of a Legal Malpractice Claim Denied in Massachusetts
10/8/24
Will Covino and Allison Eddy prevailed in obtaining the dismissal of a myriad of legal malpractice and conspiracy-based claims asserted against an attorney who purportedly facilitated an oral loan agreement designed to defraud judgment creditors. The Middlesex Superior Court agreed …
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 …