July 26, 2021 Appeal, Governmental Law
Thomas W. Paradise and Lauren Stone (Hollywood, FL) (Appeal/Governmental Law) obtained Final Summary Judgment in the Fourth District Court of Appeal. Plaintiff, Sebastian McCall, was a 20-year-old spectator who attended a basketball game at Blanche Ely… Read More
July 12, 2021 Premises Liability
Courtney Lucke (Tampa, FL) (Premises Liability) obtained Summary Judgment for Regions Bank in Polk County, Florida. The Plaintiff tripped and fell over a curb attempting to enter the bank. Plaintiff filed an action asserting that Regions Bank was negli… Read More
June 17, 2021 Premises Liability
Kristy Sanders (Deland/Central FL) and G. Jeffrey Vernis (N. Palm Beach, FL) (Premises Liability) tried the matter of Rosenzweig, Mark & Sandra v. Lowe’s, before a jury in Seminole County from June 14-17, 2021 and secured a Defense Verdict. Plaintiff a… Read More
April 26, 2021 Automobile Liability
Mitch Evans (Atlanta, GA) (Automobile Liability) obtained a Defense Verdict in the case of Ashlee Teel v. Taurus Larenzo Young. Defendant struck Plaintiff, a pedestrian, and fled the scene. Defendant pled guilty to aggravated assault. Plaintiff’s injur… Read More
April 23, 2021 Bad Faith
Mitch Evans (Atlanta, GA) (Bad Faith) obtained a Motion for Summary Judgment for Safeway Insurance. Safeway’s insured was sued on negligent entrustment / family purpose theories for death claim. Safeway denied coverage as the vehicle driven by the at-f… Read More
April 22, 2021 Workers Compensation
David Willis (Atlanta, GA) (Workers’ Compensation) defended Schwan’s and Sedgwick CMS at a hearing before Judge Meg Hartin at the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. The claimant, a 20-year employee of Schwan’s in downtown Atlanta sustained injuries… Read More
April 20, 2021 Commercial Auto
Kimberly Sheridan and Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Commercial Auto) obtained Summary Judgment for an employer in a commercial automobile claim. Following a serious motor vehicle accident, Plaintiff/passenger Kelsey Smith filed a lawsuit against the dr… Read More
April 16, 2021 Commercial Auto
Kimberly Sheridan and Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Commercial Auto) obtained a Dismissal for youth group Young Life in a bus crash case. Plaintiff Medgar Cooks was driving Young Life Campers in a chartered bus when it broke down. His chartering compan… Read More
April 15, 2021 General Liability
Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (General Liability) obtained a Defense Verdict in a lawsuit alleging Kiwec Self-Storage improperly auctioned the contents of Anne Spaine’s storage unit following her failure to make monthly rental payments. The evidence at… Read More
April 15, 2021 Premises Liability
Kimberly Sheridan and Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Premises Liability) obtained a Dismissal for homeowner Katherine Segal in a dog-bite case. According to the allegations of Plaintiff Siegel’s complaint, Ms. Segal re-homed her dog, Scout, to a new own… Read More