EXCLUSION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION EXPERT WITNESS
On March 5, 2026, Atlanta Partners Carrie Christie and Courtney Norton and Atlanta Associate Kerry Pointer prevailed on a motion to exclude an expert vocational rehabilitation witness in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The expert opined that the plaintiff, an Uber and Lyft driver, sustained $26,008 in past earnings […]
DEFENSE VERDICT IN PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE
On January 22, 2026, New York Office Attorneys David Rutherford and Diana Mulderig secured a defense verdict following a three-week trial in Elizabeth New Jersey. The plaintiff had suffered severe burns when scalding hot coffee which had been obtained at a Drive-Thru spilled onto her lap. It was alleged that the cup and lid were […]
SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN CATASTROPHIC AVIATION CRASH
On January 13, 2026 the New York Office obtained summary judgment in a catastrophic aviation crash in the Hudson Valley wherein a Cessna 303 twin-engine aircraft lost power after take-off and crashed into a house located a mile from the runway, killing the pilot, the father who was watching a movie in the living room […]
DISMISSAL OF CONSPIRACY, DEFAMATION, AND ALLEGED VIOLATION OFPARENTAL RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHT AND PRIVACY ACT(FERPA) CLAIMS IN MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
On December 3, 2025, Atlanta Partners Carrie Christie, Courtney Norton, and Savannah Wharton won a motion to dismiss in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in a case in which the plaintiff asserted claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for conspiracy and defamation, and alleged a violation of parental rights […]
DISMISSAL OF MULTI-THEORY LITIGATION UNDER FEDERAL RULE 12(C)
On December 3, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Alexis Yribarren, resulting in the dismissal of the complaint with prejudice. The litigation involved complex claims ranging from breach of contract to alleged […]