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
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
DISMISSAL OF WRONGFUL DEATH CONSTRUCTION CASE
On June 16, 2025, Atlanta Partners Carrie Christie and Courtney Norton prevailed on a motion to dismiss a wrongful death construction case in the Superior
COURT DISMISSES ADULT SURVIVOR ACT CASE
On May 13, 2025, Partner David Rutherford obtained a dismissal in favor of a summer camp operator Inc. in a sexual abuse action brought pursuant
COURT DISMISSES CASE OF ALLEGED MURDER OF CAT IN NEW YORK CITY
On February 6, 2025, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Bobby Rung obtained a dismissal of an action wherein the plaintiff alleged that her
SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN DOG ATTACK CASE
On January 22, 2025, Atlanta partners Carrie Christie and Courtney Norton obtained summary judgment in the Superior Court of Walton County, Georgia in a case
DISMISSAL OF PREMISES CASE AFFIRMED ON APPEAL
On January 9, 2025, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Cassidy Brillhart obtained a decision from New York Appellate Division, First Department, affirming the
WRONGFUL DEATH TRIAL RESULT
On October 10, 2024, Partner David Rutherford and New York Associate Cassidy Brillhart settled a wrongful death case asserted against a non-profit organization in Westchester