Category: Recent Decisions

Alison Sausaman and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick of our Jacksonville (FL) office prevailed on a motion for final summary judgment on behalf of their hotel chain client. The court found that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence of notice regarding a transitory foreign substance and dismissed the claim. Great Results! 

Alison Sausaman and Caroline Bateh of our Jacksonville (FL) office prevailed on a motion for final summary judgment on a slip and fall claim brought against their restaurant client, resulting in a final dismissal of all claims. Great Results!

Pam Hallford and her team recently were successful in obtaining a dismissed verdict on a fraud and breach of contract case in Geneva County (AL).  The action filed in 2024 was based on representations made by the defendant’s real estate agent and the company from whom she worked.  Due to […]

Carr Allison Shareholder Melisa C. Zwilling successfully petitioned a court to completely dismiss a case in which the plaintiff alleged claims for intentional interference with business relations, defamation and breach of contract in an employment relationship.  The dismissal of all claims was the result of a hard-fought battle on behalf […]

Walker Moss and Crawford McCullers of our Birmingham office obtained summary judgment in the Circuit Court of Lee County (AL) on behalf of a national retail client. The plaintiff in the case alleged she tripped and fell on an unmarked curb outside of the store. The defense argued that the […]

Alison Sausaman, Hal Houston and Galen Flynn prevailed on a motion to dismiss an employment discrimination and retaliation case filed in the Middle District of Florida. After three rounds of motion practice, the Court dismissed the case in its entirety with prejudice. 

Jonathan R. Maples successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of a local title company and closing agent in a multi-party dispute over the rightful owners of certain real property in Mobile County (AL). Great Results!

Sean W. Martin and Chancey R. Miller in the Chattanooga (TN) office obtained summary judgment on behalf of a retail client in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee after five years of hard-fought litigation spanning both state and federal courts. In October 2018, the plaintiff fell […]

Alison Sausaman and Megan Cunningham of our Jacksonville office prevailed on a motion to dismiss Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 claims in federal court filed on behalf of a hotel client. After extensive motion practice, the federal court dismissed all claims with prejudice.  Great Results!

Tallahassee attorneys Chris Barkas and Kyle Weaver recently obtained a favorable Daubert ruling in Florida state court which limited the opinions of one of the plaintiff’s treating medical providers (a chiropractor). The argument focused on the unreliability of the chiropractor’s causation testimony given she knew no facts about the collision […]