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
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
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
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