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Firm Obtains Rare Summary Judgment Victory in Arbitration

Written by Firm | Jun 29, 2013 | Results

We represented the developer of a luxury Atlanta hotel and residential condominium building.  The plaintiffs had purchased a condominium unit directly above the hotel elevators and alleged that the elevators in fact were disruptive and rendered the unit uninhabitable.  Plaintiffs filed an arbitration alleging breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, […]

Dismissal Obtained in Georgia Case for Out-of-State Clients

Written by Firm | May 21, 2013 | Results

Our clients, two Nevada corporations, were sued by a Georgia corporation for allegedly failing to pay amounts due under a contract.  The contract regarded a car race which was to take place in Nevada.  We filed a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, alleging a lack of contacts […]

Firm Wins Appeal 5-2 on Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims

Written by Firm | Apr 13, 2013 | Results

We represented a company that has an online vendor management system for the state of Georgia.  Our client was sued by subcontractor for breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, and breach of fiduciary duty.  The Georgia Court of Appeals concluded that the breach of fiduciary duty claim should have been […]

City, Georgia Tech Foundation reach settlement in Crum & Forster suit

Written by Firm | Jan 9, 2013 | News

The almost half-decade long fight for the Crum & Forster building brought together lawyers for the Georgia Tech Foundation (GTF), private citizens who believe the City of Atlanta is bypassing its own preservation regulations, as well as outside counsels for both the City and the City’s Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) to Fulton County […]

Swindall wins $327,000 from Fulton County in case over unpaid rent

Written by Firm | Aug 12, 2012 | News

A jury has found that Fulton County owes more than $327,000 in unpaid rent to the former landlord of the Fulton County Public Defender office at the corner of Trinity and Pryor. Now the county is fighting off a move to collect nearly $76,000 in attorney fees that the landlord, […]

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Order in Favor of Firm’s Client in Buy/Sell Agreement Dispute

Written by Firm | Mar 26, 2012 | Results

The firm represented the owner of a company which merged with defendants’ company.  The parties executed a Stockholder’s Agreement which contained a buy/sell provision providing that any of the merged company’s shareholders could offer to purchase another shareholder’s shares at a certain price.  The recipient of the buy/sell had 90 […]

Judge Says East Roswell Rezoning Should Be Granted

Written by Firm | Jan 19, 2011 | Press

Thanks to a Fulton County Superior Court judge’s decision, a developer will get to build a contested commercial project in East Roswell. But the leader of a large homeowners association that opposed the project is unhappy the Roswell City Council is not battling for them in court.