Evelyn Greenstone Kammet (Miami, FL) (Appeal) On September 23, 2024, we obtained Summary Final Judgment against Plaintiff who had sued her condominium association, its board members, the members of its fining committee, its property managers, and its property management company in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida on claims alleging race-based and sex-based housing discrimination… Read More
University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Carter
Jacob O. Malatesta and Zach Pugh (Appeal) (Jackson, MS) represented UMMC on appeal. The Mississippi Supreme Court, sitting en banc, has reversed and rendered summary judgment for the University of Mississippi Medical Center in University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Carter, No. 2024-IA-00038-SCT (Miss. Aug. 6, 2026). The Court held that the plaintiff’s medical-negligence claims were time-barred under the one-year… Read More
GEICO v. Barnor-Cooper
Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Underinsured Motorist/Coverage Appeal) Plaintiff Charity Barnor-Cooper sued GEICO as her alleged uninsured/underinsured motorist carrier following a motor vehicle accident with an unknown driver. At the time of the accident, Plaintiff was driving a vehicle she rented through the Turo car rental marketplace. GEICO’s insurance policy included uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage for the vehicle and… Read More
Oakes Farms Food & Distribution Services, LLC and Francis A. Oakes, III v. Chris N. Patricca and The School District of Lee County, Florida, et al
Philip J. Fairman (Fort Myers, FL) (Governmental Law/Appeal) obtained a Final Summary Judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida which was later affirmed after oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Plaintiff was a supplier of fresh food to the School Board of Lee County pursuant… Read More
Horta v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Evan Zuckerman (Hollywood, FL) (Appeal) obtained an appellate victory where the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed Summary Judgment for Citizens following the exclusion of Plaintiffs’ expert under Florida’s Daubert standard. Mr. Zuckerman successfully defending the trial court’s ruling that the expert opinions, based on unreliable data and untested methodology, were inadmissible. The Third DCA issued a… Read More