Written by Firm | Jun 2, 2014 | News
A Fulton County Superior Court judge has ordered Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand (above) and County Commissioner Liz Hausmann, who filed a lawsuit accusing Ferdinand of abusing his authority, to try to mediate their dispute. A judge Monday said she was not inclined to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Fulton County Tax […]
Written by Firm | May 5, 2014 | Results
We represented the primary lender for a large real estate development in Florida. Plaintiffs, who are borrowers and guarantors of a subrogated lender, sued our client for fraud, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, conspiracy, and malicious procurement. The plaintiffs alleged that our client failed […]
Written by Firm | Apr 29, 2014 | Results
Our client, a high-profile commercial developer, was sued by a competitor on an alleged 7-figure “guaranty” that was never reduced to writing or signed. The competitor subpoenaed 30 of our client’s banking and local government contacts – none of which had any relationship to the guaranty claim. We immediately moved […]
Written by Firm | Apr 11, 2014 | News
A man whose attorney went to prison after admitting she stole almost $290,000 from him has sued the lawyer’s onetime employer, a certified public accountant who allegedly recommended that he park hundreds of thousands of dollars in the lawyer’s escrow account as a tax-shelter measure. The suit Andrew Clark filed […]
Written by Firm | Apr 10, 2014 | Results
We represented an out-of-state clothing company that focuses on selling custom apparel for college and university organizations’ events. Our client was sued in federal court by a competitor under the Lanham Act, alleging our client held out the competitor’s designs to be its own or “reverse passing off” its graphic […]
Written by Firm | Mar 26, 2014 | Results
Robbins Firm attorneys recently cleared the way for a longtime client, a large national luxury homebuilder, to proceed with a 125-home residential development in suburban Atlanta. The project was stalled when the former owner filed a quiet title action seeking to nullify the prior sale of the property to the […]
Written by Firm | Feb 24, 2014 | Results
We represented the Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection (“OCP”) in its investigation of Windstream Communications, Inc. (“Windstream”) over allegations of false advertising. OCP alleged that Windstream advertised that it would provide certain Internet speeds to its customers that it could not provide and/or guarantee, particularly for Georgia consumers whose network […]
