COURT DISMISSES CASE OF ALLEGED KIDNAPPING OF CHILD
On September 30, 2022, Partner David Rutherford obtained a dismissal of a federal action in the Eastern District of New York wherein an Orthodox Jewish couple alleged that their daughter had been kidnapped by a foster care agency, the City’s Administration for Children’s Services, the court system, and various individuals. The child had been removed […]
SUMMARY JUDGMENT GRANTED IN FAVOR OF AIRLINE
On June 22, 2022, Partner David Rutherford obtained summary judgment in favor of American Airlines in federal court in the Eastern District of New York in a case alleging that an elderly passenger suffered a broken leg when she tripped and fell over a metal fixture related to the emergency chute on the door as […]
APPEALS COURT REVERSES AND DISMISSES CASE
On March 17, 2022, Partner David Rutherford obtained a decision from New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, reversing the lower court and granting summary judgment, dismissing the case against both American Airlines and the Port Authority. The plaintiff, a maintenance worker for a cleaning company, alleged that she was physically assaulted by an airline employee […]
APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF PREMISES LIABILITY CASE
On December 22, 2021 Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Diana Mulderig obtained a Decision from New York’s Appellate Division, Second Department, affirming the granting of summary judgment in favor of Texas Roadhouse. The plaintiff had alleged that she was injured when she and the rest of her family were the last ones to […]
GEORGIA STATE COURT GRANTS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN PREMISES CASE
Partners Carrie L. Christie and Courtney M. Norton, and Associate Savannah L. Bowling obtained summary judgment in Fall 2021 in a case where Plaintiff alleged that she slipped and fell on a greasy substance at a Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. The Court agreed with the Rutherford & Christie defense team that Plaintiff failed to carry her […]
