After a four-day trial in Harris County, QSLWM Shareholders Ryan Funderburg and Dylan Savage obtained a favorable verdict on behalf of a commercial concrete carrier. The plaintiff alleged severe injuries leading to extensive medical treatment and surgical procedures costing approximately $300,000. After a short deliberation, the jury found the plaintiff to be 50% responsible, and awarded only $12,…
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Sills Cummis & Gross is pleased to announce the Firm has once again received the top ranking as a “Highly Recommended” New Jersey firm in the 2026 edition of Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Law Firms and Lawyers, published by Legal Benchmarking Group.
In addition, 18 Members of the Firm have been selected for inclusion in New Jersey:
Joseph L. Buckl…
Leake Andersson attorneys Dean Arruebarrena, Jason Bonnet, and Leila D’Aquin recently attained excellent results in both the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal and the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court (JDC) for our client, an issuer of commercial policies that provide uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) coverage to insureds’ employees.
Both cases raised issues under Louisiana’s anti-st…
Plunkett Cooney partner and Litigation Department Leader Courtney L. Nichols was recently named by Michigan Lawyers Weekly (MiLW) to its 2025 Class of “Influential Women of Law.”
Nichols is among 37 attorneys who will be honored at a luncheon on Sept. 26 at The Mint at Michigan First Conference Center in Lathrup Village, Michigan, where one member of the 2025 class will also be named “Woman of th…
We are pleased to share that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York issued a decision in favor of our client, Maury Rubin, the founder of the iconic food destination, The City Bakery. Mr. Rubin faced personal bankruptcy following the closure of The City Bakery in 2019. His principal creditor, Fonz Inc., sought to have his debt deemed non-dischargeable, alleging th…
On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Audrey Melli-Mirza and Jack Shusted secured a defense verdict on behalf of their client, a board-certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, following a four-day jury trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The Plaintiff alleged medical negligence related to a right total knee arthroplasty (TKA), claiming ongoing pain and dissatisfaction with the surgical outco…
In July 2022, a former Virginia state senator, Brandon Bell, and his wife, Deborah Bell, sent a letter on state Senate letterhead accusing a 15-year-old Cave Spring High School student of sexually assaulting their daughter. Three years later, a Roanoke County jury ruled that the Bells’ accusations were not only false but defamatory per se, and awarded the plaintiff, Jane Doe, $1 million in damages…
In a major victory for Devas investors, the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the Republic of India (India) and the Airports Authority of India’s (AAI) applications for leave to appeal from a landmark Québec Court of Appeal decision.
The case involved a complex interplay of legal issues, particularly the relationship between enforcing international arbitration awards and the doctrine of sover…
QSLWM shareholder Mark Scudder with the assistance of local counsel Randy Grambling and paralegal Patty Carrillo of Kemp Smith tried a weeklong case in El Paso County, Texas arising out of an accident between a tractor-trailer and a Nissan Altima. The QSLWM client stipulated to liability and vicarious liability, so the trial was only about Plaintiff’s damages. The parties and numerous experts test…
GPK Pegger Kofler & Partners is positioned as the market leader in western Austria in the current JUVE Handbook Austria 2025/2026 and once again stands out nationwide with a strong presence in the areas of Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).
Our law firm is therefore still one of the most prominent entities in the region and enjoys a high reputation throughout Austria for i…