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
APPEALS COURT REVERSES LOWER COURT AND DISMISSES ABUSE CASE AGAINST DAY SPA
On December 7, 2023, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Collin Boris obtained a decision from New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, reversing the
SUMMARY JUDGMENT GRANTED IN FAVOR OF AIRPORT OPERATOR
On January 6, 2023, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Carolyn Sartori obtained summary judgment in favor of the Port Authority of New York
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
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
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,
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
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