Recent Results & News ACHIEVEMENTS & RESULTS Summary Judgment Obtained on Behalf of an Apartment Complex Owner/Manager Lee Weatherly and Kierra Brown settle post traumatic brain injury case for less than 13% of claimed medical expenses Lauren Turner Wins Defense Verdict for Dump Truck Driver Fred Valz and Jena Emory Win Motion for Summary Judgment in a Declaratory Judgment Action Graham Thompson and Andrew Whitten Obtain Dismissal in Tennessee State Court Kirkley White Wins Motion for Summary Judgment to All Causes of Action Summary Judgment Obtained on Behalf of Rideshare Company Mark Lefkow recovers $359,000 Stolen in Real Estate Closing Scam Melissa Bailey and Corey Mendel win motion for judgment on the pleadings for engineer client Rolfe Martin and Mark Lefkow Win Defense Verdict for Retinal Surgeon Dismissal of Corporate Client Upheld by Georgia Court of Appeals Lee Weatherly and Kierra Brown resolve rear end motor vehicle accident cases for less than 10% of Plaintiffs’ Demand Jay O’Brien obtains summary judgment on behalf of apartment community manager G. Thompson and A. Whitten secure dismissal for health care provider Summary Judgment Obtained in Two Cases Order Granting Partial Motion to Dismiss Angela Kopet Secures Dismissal for Insurance Company During Trial Melissa Bailey and Corey Mendel Obtain Favorable Trial Outcome for International General Contractor Case Against Aiken Orthopedic Surgeon Dismissed without Indemnity Payment Case Against Columbia Gastroenterologist Dismissed without Indemnity Payment Load More NEWS, EVENTS & PUBLICATIONS Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment in Mental Health Case Georgia Court of Appeals Says No Vicarious Liability for Medical Student CSVL Announces Leadership Updates and Retirement of Named Partner CSVL Law Announces Six Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers List, Three Earn Rising Stars Recognition for 2024 Sarah Butler recognized in the Top 25 Attorneys of South Carolina 2023 Lee Weatherly Selected to IADC Trial Academy Faculty Kierra Brown Accepted into the National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association Copeland, Stair, Valz & Lovell, LLP Announces Partner Elevations Georgia Supreme Court Signals Vicarious Liability for Advanced Practice Providers Georgia Court of Appeals Defines Scope of COVID-19 Immunity Georgia Court of Appeals Holds that Decedent Must be Dead in Wrongful Death Case Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms No Legal Duty on Closing Lawyer Tennessee Supreme Court Declines to Restrict Extra-Contractual Damages in Construction Lawsuits Under the Economic Loss Doctrine Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Exclusion of Experts Georgia Court of Appeals Holds No Apportionment in Vicarious Liability Case CLM (Claims and Litigation Management) Claims College in Baltimore, Maryland featured CSVL leaders Angela Kopet, Kristen Thompson, and Lee Weatherly Gary Lovell inducted as fellow in The Litigation Counsel of America Georgia Court of Appeals Holds that HIPAA Does Not Prevent Discussions with Corporate Counsel Georgia Court of Appeals Holds New Claim in Renewal Action Barred Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment on Battery Claim Load More