Dismissal Based on Eleventh Amendment Immunity in Medical Board Defamation Suit in California
12/30/22
FMG Attorneys 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 suit …
Summary Judgment for Claims Adjusting Agency on a Failure to Settle Claim in Georgia
12/30/22
Ignacio Negrete v. National Unity Insurance Company et. al., United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Civil Action Number 1:20-cv-02205-SCJ.
FMG attorneys Phil Savrin and Shawn Bingham prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in the United …
NLRB Affirms Dismissal of Failure to Bargain Complaint
8/30/22
Dallas FMG attorney 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 …
OSHA Citation Vacated Following Double Fatality in Texas
8/30/22
Robert Chadwick in FMG’s Dallas office recently prevailed on a contested OSHA citation after a three-day trial before the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (“OSHRC”). The OSHA citation resulted from a double fatality at a Texas construction site. The …
FMG Attorneys Philip Savrin and Shawn Bingham Obtain Eleventh Circuit win a landmark case involving insurance coverage for lost business income due to COVID-19
8/29/22
Henry’s Louisiana Grill, Inc. v. Allied Insurance Company of America, 35 F.4th 1318 (11th Cir. 2022). In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of an insured’s claim for lost business income …
FMG Attorney Philip Savrin Obtains Affirmance of Summary Judgment on Behalf of Insurance Company in Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
8/29/22
Siasim Columbia, LLC, v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, Case No. 21-12918 (11th Cir., June 29, 2022). FMG Attorney Philip Savrin obtained an appellate victory in an insurance coverage case that arose from property damage to a commercial building …
FMG Attorney Michael Hill Secures Affirmance of Summary Judgment in Case Alleging Violations of a Public Employee’s First Amendment Rights
8/29/22
Silvia Cotriss v. City of Roswell, et al., Case No. 19-12747 (11th Cir., June 29, 2022). FMG Attorney Michael Hill obtained affirmance of a summary judgment award on behalf of the City of Roswell and its police officers …
Partners Michael Freed and Brian Goldberg Secure Appellate Win Affirming Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Wrongful Foreclosure Claim
8/29/22
Richard Durham v. Aerial Funding, LLC, Case No. 21-13847 (11th Cir., July 1, 2022). In appeal handled by Atlanta Partners Michael Freed and Brian Goldberg, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff’s wrongful foreclosure claim. The …
FMG Appellate Team Obtains Victory for Nonprofit Corporation in California Court of Appeals
8/29/22
Jason A Bezis v. Livermore Heritage Guild, Case No. A160921 (Cal. Ct. App., June 30, 2020). FMG’s San Francisco appellate team obtained an affirmance from the California Court of Appeals of a trial court’s denial of plaintiff’s petition for …
Georgia Court of Appeals Grants Petitions for Interlocutory Appeal to Two Cases Handled by FMG Tort and Appellate Teams
8/29/22
Friendship Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Elevation Chophouse v. Hasty, (Ga. Ct. App.). The Georgia Court of Appeals recently granted a petition for interlocutory review filed by Atlanta Partners Wayne Melnick, Michael Freed, and Wes Jackson, of the trial court’s denial …
Dismissal Obtained in Nevada Case Involving “Sunset” Provision in Accident Medical Expense Benefit Policy
7/20/22
Albert Alikin and Nicholas Directo obtained the dismissal of their client, an insurance carrier, in Nevada federal court in a lawsuit brought by the client’s insured seeking benefits under an occupational accident medical expense policy. The insured filed suit against …
Dismissal in Bad Faith Claim Arising From Multi-Million dollar default in Kentucky
7/20/22
Barry Miller obtained a judgment on the pleadings dismissing FMG client from a bad faith case that resulted from a $4.25 million default judgment in the underlying auto accident. A federal court ruled that FMG’s client, a third-party administrator, could …