Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.
– Cicero, ad Atticum IX, 66 b.c.
Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.
– Cicero, ad Atticum IX, 66 b.c.
RECENT CASE RESULTS
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.
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
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
SUIT AGAINST AIRLINE DISMISSED UNDER MOTREAL CONVENTION
On September 26, 2025, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Alexis Yribarren successfully secured a dismissal of an international air carrier in the U.S.
DISMISSAL OF GENDER-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE ACT CASE
On September 9, 2025, David Rutherford and New York Associate Michael Stuart obtained the dismissal of an action filed under New York’s Gender Motivated Violence
SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITION CASE
On August 18, 2025, New York Associate Cassidy Brillhart obtained summary judgment in favor of a popular restaurant chain in a premises liability action pending
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.
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
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
SUIT AGAINST AIRLINE DISMISSED UNDER MOTREAL CONVENTION
On September 26, 2025, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Alexis Yribarren successfully secured a dismissal of an international air carrier in the U.S.
DISMISSAL OF GENDER-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE ACT CASE
On September 9, 2025, David Rutherford and New York Associate Michael Stuart obtained the dismissal of an action filed under New York’s Gender Motivated Violence
SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITION CASE
On August 18, 2025, New York Associate Cassidy Brillhart obtained summary judgment in favor of a popular restaurant chain in a premises liability action pending