Arizona Court of Appeals Dismisses Dangerous Conditions Claim
5/4/23
Attorneys 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 …
Supreme Court to Review Fifth Circuit Decision
5/4/23
Partner Philp Savrin, with the assistance of partners 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 …
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…
Defense Verdict in ADA Arbitration Case in Georgia
5/4/23
Attorneys Brad Adler and Michael Hill obtained a defense verdict for a Fortune 500 company client in an arbitration alleging failure to accommodate and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The plaintiff, a former sales manager with the company, …
Jury Verdict Win in Kentucky
5/4/23
Attorneys Curt Graham, Austin Anderson, and Xon Hostetter obtained a favorable verdict in Kentucky’s Graves Circuit Court in March 2023. The plaintiff was attacked without warning by an old high school classmate at a local bar/grill and suffered …
Trial Victory in Boston
5/4/23
Attorneys Warren Hutchison and Kirsten Patzer obtained a defense verdict for a prominent life insurance company client after a week-long jury trial in front of the Suffolk Country Business Litigation Session. The client was sued by two policy holders alleging …
Successfully Motion to Disqualify in California
1/3/23
Sharon Collier prevailed on a motion to disqualify on behalf of client Costco. The plaintiff’s counsel, Downtown Los Angeles Law Group attorney, Anthony Werbin, had previously done defense work for Costco. Therefore, Sharon argued that his entire firm had a …
Court Sustains Demurrer in Heated Battle Over Alleged Concealment and Fraud in Medical Reimbursement Action In California
1/3/23
Nick Directo and Al Alikin obtained a court order sustaining, with prejudice, Intact’s demurrer to Kindred Hospital’s claims for fraud, concealment, conspiracy, unfair business practices, and breach of contract for reimbursement of over $6.5 million in medical bills. Intact filed …
Dismissal of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari
1/3/23
FMG Attorneys 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 …
Dismissal of 2 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 …
Defense Verdict in 4-Week Trial in California
12/30/22
FMG Attorney Sharon Collier obtained a complete defense verdict after a 4-week Zoom jury trial in Alameda County Superior Court. The plaintiff claimed that she was sexually assaulted during a massage at the Claremont Club & Spa. She sued the …
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. …