The underlying plaintiff alleged that her neighbor, the insured, had discharged septic waste from his property through a sewer pipe which flowed into the plaintiff’s lake, rendering her lake highly contaminated and no longer safe or viable for swimming or fishing. The United States District Court for the Southern District […]

Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint against our client- the premises owner, a general contractor, and architect for injuries one of the Plaintiffs allegedly sustained on June 26, 2017, while working on the roof at a construction project. Plaintiff allegedly fell from a ladder when the roof beneath the ladder caved […]

Kate Crouch earned summary judgment from a federal magistrate judge on behalf of a grocery chain after a slip and fall by a customer.  Security footage showed that Plaintiff fell almost immediately after the floor had been washed by machine.  We successfully showed, using the security footage, that Plaintiff could […]

Peter Syregelas: Secured judgment on the pleadings against client’s insured, a homeowner association and its directors, under res judicata/collateral estoppel of previous summary judgment obtained against Association for breach of the cooperation clause when insured refused to accept appointed defense counsel after insurer committed to undertaking defense without a reservation […]

Peter Syregelas: Settled case for insurer client at mediation following the filing of a rescission action against the insured grocery store for failure to disclose the operation of a bar/gambling hall on the insured premises by another company. Insurer client paid $50,000 toward settlement with the plaintiff on behalf of […]