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
NEW YORK FEDERAL COURT DISMISSES WRONGFUL DEATH CASE
On September 21, 2021 Partner David Rutherford obtained an order dismissing a wrongful death claim filed by the estate of a passenger who alleged that
SECOND CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL UNDER MONTREAL CONVENTION
On September 10, 2021 Partner David Rutherford obtained a Decision from the Second Circuit affirming the dismissal of a lawsuit commenced by a passenger on
GEORGIA COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN PREMISES CASE
Partners Carrie L. Christie and Courtney M. Norton obtained an affirmance from the Georgia Court of Appeals in Summer 2021 of a grant of summary
GEORGIA DEFENSE VERDICT IN INSURANCE COVERAGE DISPUTE INVOLVING ALLEGED CONSTRUCTION DEFECT
Partner Carrie Christie obtained a defense verdict in April, 2021 for Southern Mutual Church Insurance Company in the first post-COVID jury trial held in the
GEORGIA STATE COURT DISMISSES PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT AS SANCTION FOR INTENTIONAL ALTERATION OF EVIDENCE
Partners Carrie L. Christie and Courtney M. Norton, together with Associates Emily Y. Wang and Quinton R. Beasley successfully obtained dismissal with prejudice in Spring
GEORGIA SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO REVERSE SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF CHICK-FIL-A FRANCHISEE
In Spring 2021, the Georgia Supreme Court denied plaintiffs’ petition for certiorari in a premises liability case involving a child who sustained burns to the
NEW YORK FEDERAL COURT DISMISSES WRONGFUL DEATH CASE
On September 21, 2021 Partner David Rutherford obtained an order dismissing a wrongful death claim filed by the estate of a passenger who alleged that
SECOND CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL UNDER MONTREAL CONVENTION
On September 10, 2021 Partner David Rutherford obtained a Decision from the Second Circuit affirming the dismissal of a lawsuit commenced by a passenger on
GEORGIA COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN PREMISES CASE
Partners Carrie L. Christie and Courtney M. Norton obtained an affirmance from the Georgia Court of Appeals in Summer 2021 of a grant of summary
GEORGIA DEFENSE VERDICT IN INSURANCE COVERAGE DISPUTE INVOLVING ALLEGED CONSTRUCTION DEFECT
Partner Carrie Christie obtained a defense verdict in April, 2021 for Southern Mutual Church Insurance Company in the first post-COVID jury trial held in the
GEORGIA STATE COURT DISMISSES PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT AS SANCTION FOR INTENTIONAL ALTERATION OF EVIDENCE
Partners Carrie L. Christie and Courtney M. Norton, together with Associates Emily Y. Wang and Quinton R. Beasley successfully obtained dismissal with prejudice in Spring
GEORGIA SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO REVERSE SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF CHICK-FIL-A FRANCHISEE
In Spring 2021, the Georgia Supreme Court denied plaintiffs’ petition for certiorari in a premises liability case involving a child who sustained burns to the