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
April 14, 2021 Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist
Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (UM/UIM) obtained a Dismissal for MGA Insurance Company, a purported underinsured motorist carrier. Plaintiff Danielle Bucher, a Tennessee resident, was involved in a collision in Georgia with a Georgia driver. She obtained… Read More
April 13, 2021 Commercial Auto
Kimberly Sheridan and Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Commercial Auto/Coverage) obtained Dismissal of a direct action against MemberSelect Insurance Company in a commercial motor vehicle claim. Plaintiff alleged he was injured by Reverend Gaines, who was… Read More