Appeals Court Win in Multi-Million Dollar Class Action Benefits Case in Georgia
7/26/23
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 case involved a claim for …
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Georgia Principal in § 1983 and Title IX claim
7/26/23
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 expulsion decision. The case involved …
Arizona Court of Appeals Dismisses Dangerous Conditions Claim
5/4/23
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 lot owned by the City …
Supreme Court to Review Fifth Circuit Decision
5/4/23
Philp Savrin, 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 decision denying absolute immunity to a prosecutor and a …
Georgia Court of Appeals Opinion on Pre-Suit Notice
5/4/23
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, and Dana Maine…
Dismissal of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari
1/3/23
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, a billboard company, sought to construct 3 …
Dismissal of Two Zoning Ordinance Appeals in Georgia Court of Appeals
1/3/23
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 …
Cisco Cleared In $371M Software Patent Trial in Massachusetts
12/30/22
A jury in the U.S. District Court in Boston ruled in favor of Cisco Systems Inc. in a $371 million patent suit, finding that the California tech giant did not infringe a Massachusetts software company’s patent concerning data storage servers. …
Dismissal Based on Eleventh Amendment Immunity in Medical Board Defamation Suit in California
12/30/22
Brian Skalsky, Lizel Cerezo, Al Alikin and Will Hadikusumo, successfully obtained a dismissal with prejudice on behalf of their client, the North Carolina Medical Board (“NCMB”), in California federal court. The plaintiff, a pro se physician, filed …
Summary Judgment for Claims Adjusting Agency on a Failure to Settle Claim in Georgia
12/30/22
Phil Savrin and Shawn Bingham prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia before Judge Steve C. Jones on a claim of negligent failure to settle a bodily injury …
NLRB Affirms Dismissal of Failure to Bargain Complaint
8/30/22
Robert Chadwick obtained a favorable appellate ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) on behalf of a transportation company. After an evidentiary hearing, an administrative law judge below dismissed a failure to bargain complaint by the NLRB’s General Counsel. …
Eleventh Circuit Win in Landmark COVID-19 Business Interruption Coverage Case
8/29/22
In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of an insured’s claim for lost business income after it suspended operations at its restaurant due to COVID-19 in a matter handled by Philip Savrin and …