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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Summary Judgment in Insurance Coverage Dispute in Georgia
7/20/22
Shawn Bingham and Eric Retter prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in the United State District Court for the Northern District of Georgia before Judge Totenberg. The matter involved a first-party property insurance case in which the plaintiff claimed …
Summary Judgment in Multi-Million Dollar Class Action Pension Case in Georgia
7/20/22
Ben Mathis, Robert Marcovitch and Bill Buechner recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of Hall County in a class action pension lawsuit brought in the Superior Court. In the lawsuit, Plaintiffs sought over $100 million dollars in seeking to …
Plaintiff’s Verdict Overturned in Post Trial Motion in Massachusetts
7/20/22
Kevin Kenneally and William Gildea in FMG’s Boston office, won a post-trial motion for JNOV to overturn a $750,000 judgment awarded in favor of the Estate of a nursing home resident who allegedly died as a result of “neglect.” The …
Permanent Injunction Granted in Business Solicitation Dispute in New Jersey
7/20/22
Chris Donnelly and Paul Piantino secured injunctive relief in federal court in New Jersey on behalf of a large commercial client, converting a temporary restraining order into a one-year preliminary injunction against our client’s former subcontractor. Our client, along with …
Summary Judgment and Attorney’s Fees Obtained on Counter-Claims in Georgia
6/6/22
Wayne Melnick obtained summary judgment on both plaintiffs’ claims and our client’s counter-claims in Fulton County, Georgia. Plaintiffs (husband and wife) alleged that while attending her child’s gymnastics exhibition, the wife fell off a mat and fractured her ankle. Despite …
Summary Judgment in Insurance Coverage Dispute in Georgia
6/6/22
Shawn Bingham and Eric Retter prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in the United State District Court for the Northern District of Georgia before Judge Totenberg. The matter involved a first-party property insurance case in which the plaintiff claimed …
Summary Judgment in Negligence Case in Pennsylvania
6/6/22
Josh Ferguson and Michelle Yee obtained a favorable result for a residential and commercial landscape design company in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. After falling off a retainer wall built by our client, plaintiff alleged the brick that he …