Dismissal in qui tam dispute over COVID paycheck loans
Justin Boron and Lorne Hiller obtained dismissal in a False Claims Act relator action arising from loans forgiven during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Paycheck Protection Program. A relator plaintiff alleged that our clients were…
Justin Boron and Lorne Hiller obtained dismissal in a False Claims Act relator action arising from loans forgiven during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Paycheck Protection Program. A relator plaintiff alleged that our clients were not eligible for the loans and submitted inaccurate information to obtain loan forgiveness. In addition to arguing that our clients were, in fact, eligible for loan forgiveness under the PPP regulations, we also challenged the relator’s right to bring a qui tam action. In response to the motion, the case was dismissed.
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Double Win in Colorado Court of Appeals Limiting Expanded Broker Liability
Two companion Colorado Court of Appeals decisions delivered appellate wins for FMG’s insurance broker clients, affirming summary judgment and reinforcing key limits on broker liability. In Mayfield v. DeLaCroix, the Court held that an agent owes no…
Dismissal in Wrongful Death Case in Los Angeles
FMG attorneys Paul Bigley, Bradley Mahlstedt, and Matthew Walters secured a complete dismissal in a wrongful death action arising from a fatal fall from a parking structure at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum following a Los Angeles Rams…
Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Case
FMG attorney Elissa Haynes secured an appellate victory in the Georgia Court of Appeals, which unanimously affirmed summary judgment in a wrongful death action arising from a fatal fall at an electrical battery plant. The Court…
Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Trial for Assisted Living Facility in Ohio
FMG attorneys Lisa Gentile and Julia Ray obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful death trial on behalf of an assisted living facility. Plaintiff made a pre-suit settlement demand of $1.5 million and asked the…
Defense Verdict in Week‑Long Nursing Home Wrongful Death Trial in Ohio
FMG Attorneys Kevin Norchi and Amy Baughman prevailed on all claims in a week-long trial for a skilled nursing facility client and its corporate operator. The Plaintiff was an 81 year-old former resident at the…
Arbitration Victory in Employment Discrimination Case Against Luxury Hotel Group in New York
FMG attorneys Paul Piantino, Danielle Rudkin, and Kyle Hogan prevailed on all claims in a four-day arbitration for a luxury hotel group based in Manhattan, New York, along with their individually named employees. Claimant was…
Summary Judgment Win in Georgia
FMG Attorneys Wayne Melnick and Allyson Brumett secured summary judgment on all claims brought against FMG’s client, the employer of an individual who was involved in a motor vehicle accident and received a DUI while driving a company vehicle…
Dismissal Obtained in Massachusetts Arbitration
FMG attorneys Christian Gunneson, Jennifer Markowski and Joseph McGuire secured a complete dismissal in an arbitration on behalf of a third-party administrator of a self-funded ERISA plan. The claimant was the ERISA plan sponsor who alleged that FMG’s client mishandled…
Dismissal in Georgia Contract Dispute
FMG attorneys Wayne Melnick, Michael Freed and Allyson Brumett secured the dismissal of a tortious interference with contract claim filed against the parents of a student at the Torah Day School of Atlanta. The claim was filed by the parents…
Summary Judgment in Ohio Premises Liability Action
FMG attorney Spencer Sukel prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in a high-stakes landlord-tenant premises liability action. The plaintiff alleged she sustained severe injury due to a defective staircase and sought to recover $300,000. The Court…
Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Accounting-Malpractice Claims
FMG attorney Will Covino prevailed in the Massachusetts Appeals Court on behalf of a local accounting firm, defeating an accounting‑malpractice claim in which the plaintiffs sought millions of dollars in damages tied to purported below‑market valuations and…
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity
In a collaboration among FMG’s Labor & Employment, Government Law and Appellate Advocacy practice groups, attorneys Jack Hancock, John Bennett, Kirsten Daughdril and Michael Freed obtained a reversal of a federal district court’s ruling denying qualified immunity to a county commissioner.…