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
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.
SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN SLIP AND FALL CASE
On September 18, 2025, Atlanta Partners Carrie Christie and Courtney Norton and Atlanta Associate Chastity Marshall won summary judgment in the State Court of Athens-Clarke
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
SUIT AGAINST DRUG REHAB CENTER DISMISSED ON APPEAL
On August 6, 2025, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Cassidy Brillhart obtained a decision from New York Appellate Division, Second Department, reversing the
LABOR LAW CASE INVOLVING CONSTRUCTION WORKER DISMISSED
On July 14, 2025, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Cassidy Brillhart moved to dismiss a building owner from a lawsuit pending in New
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
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 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
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
DISMISSAL OF PREMISES LIABILITY CASE
On November 20, 2025, Atlanta Partners Carrie Christie and Courtney Norton and Atlanta Associate Tereza Kucerova obtained dismissal of a premises liability case in the