Achievements & Results ACHIEVEMENTS & RESULTS Angela Kopet obtains dismissal of her corporate client Gary Lovell and Blake Abbott win defense verdict for OB/GYN client CSVL Tennessee wins trial on behalf of Fortune 200 Client Brian Spitler, Zach Simons win a $3+ million Judgement Mark Lefkow obtains Dismissal under Georgia’s anti-SLAPP Act Case Against Sumter Primary Care Provider Dismissed on Successful Motion for Summary Judgement Holly Loy Wins Directed Verdict on All Claims Eric Frisch, Olivia Bowman Win Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Trial 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 Load More NEWS, EVENTS & PUBLICATIONS No Negligent Credentialing Claim Against Staffing Agency Taylor Cary Selected to 2024 Rising Stars South Carolina List 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 Load More