- Represented national title insurance underwriter in administrative enforcement action by state department of insurance seeking potential license revocation, recoupment of alleged underpaid premium taxes and imposition of multi-million dollar fines and penalties regarding alleged unfair consumer trade practices in policy pricing.
- Represented majority owners of restaurant chain in corporate control dispute, resulting in court enforced valuation and buyout of minority shareholder.
- Defense of suits in South Carolina and Georgia Federal Courts by banks for recovery under fidelity bonds for loan losses resulting from residential land development scheme in North Carolina involving loan losses in excess of $100 million, where banks seek to make closing attorney a covered employee under terms of the bonds. South Carolina case resolved after mediation; Georgia case now before the court on cross motions for summary judgment.
- Defense of surplus lines insurance carrier in suit by bankruptcy trustee for coverage under investment management policy alleged to cover investment advisor accused of Ponzi scheme resulting in significant unpaid investor losses.
- Representing individual taxpayer and closely held corporations in defense of suit for expenses by participants in disallowed tax shelter arising out of sale of international business and involving major law and accounting firms as co-defendants.
- Coverage analysis and defense under excess policy of claim for coverage of judgment against insured arising out of litigation by purchaser of industrial equipment for allegedly improper construction and installation of equipment and alleging failure to provide adequate notice of reservation of rights in defense of underlying litigation.
- Lucas v. Buyers’ Guide, 2008 GACA A07A2069-020608 (Super. Ct. Houston County, Georgia) (2008) (suit for libel and libel per se as a result of newspaper publication of two articles concerning developer’s “clear cutting” of school board property; limited discovery; obtained summary judgment for newspaper; affirmed on appeal by Georgia Court of Appeals).
- Columbus Ledger-Enquirer v. Muscogee County School Board, (Super. Ct. Muscogee County, Georgia) (2008) (suit under Georgia Open Records Act to obtain demand letters submitted by attorneys for students allegedly sexually molested by high school teacher; order of court granted in favor of newspaper).
- Macon Telegraph Pub. Co. v. Tatum, 263 Ga. 678, 436 S.E.2d 655 (1993) (invasion of privacy claim based upon publication of name of victim of alleged sexual assault).
- Macon Telegraph Pub. Co. v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, 256 Ga. 443, 350 S.E.2d 23 (1986) (newspaper access to University of Georgia Athletic Association records under Open Records Act).
- Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia v. Shorter College, 266 Ga. App. 312, 596 S.E.2d 761 (2004), aff'd, 279 Ga. 466, 614 S.E.2d 37 (2005) (suit over ownership and control of a liberal arts college).
- Morton v. Georgia Department of Agriculture, (Super. Ct. Fulton County, Georgia) (2007 and ongoing) (suit to force the Georgia Department of Agriculture to enforce state law prohibiting the use of carbon monoxide gas chambers to euthanize companion animals by state licensed animal shelters; obtained mandatory injunction requiring Department to enforce statutes, and after continued failure to do so, obtained order holding Department and its Commissioner in contempt).
- BKJB v. Gitner, 284 Ga. App. 862 (2007) (lead counsel in defense of former AmLaw 100 partner in suit arising out of prior litigation against BKJB partnership, motion to dismiss granted by trial court and affirmed by Georgia Court of Appeals).
- GF Health Products, Inc. v. All-Med Services of Florida, Inc., (Dade County, Florida) (2008) (suit on account receivable of approximately $200,000 originally handled by Florida collection attorney; on eve of trial client discovered that breach of warranty and product liability claims subjected it to possibly significant adverse verdict; served as lead counsel at trial, resulting in judgment for client in excess of $300,000, and dismissal of all counter claims).
- Crosse v. Georgia Baptist Healthcare System, (Super. Ct. Fulton County, Georgia) (2007) (lead trial attorney in two week medical malpractice jury trial with special damages in excess of $1 million, resulting in defense verdict).
- Allen Insurance, Inc. v. Canadyne Georgia Corporation, (Super. Ct. Peach County, Georgia) (2007) (lead counsel in defense of commercial property damage claim alleging contamination from Superfund Site; settled on eve of trial).
- Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Tidwell, 66 B.R. 932 (M.D. Ga. 1986) (enforceability of lien rights).
- Canadyne-Georgia Corp. v. Cleveland, 72 F. Supp. 2d 1373 (M.D. Ga. 1999).
- Canadyne-Georgia Corp. v. NationsBank, N.A. (South), 982 F. Supp. 886 (M.D. Ga. 1997).
- Canadyne-Georgia Corp. v. NationsBank, N.A. (South), 183 F.3d 1269 (11th Cir. 1999) (series of CERCLA Cost Recovery Cases).
- Hart v. Marion A. Allen, Inc. of Georgia, 211 Ga. App. 431, 440 S.E.2d 26 (1993) (enforceability of restrictive covenant in employment contract).
- Neely v. McCants, 258 Ga. 298, 368 S.E.2d 516 (1988) (application of Open Meetings Act to county commission meeting regarding hazardous waste incinerator).
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