Representative Cases
These are cases and judgments represented by the experienced lawyers of Gaslowitz Frankel LLC:
Colonial Bank v. Boulder Bankcard Processing Co., 254 Ga. App. 686, 563 S.E.2d 492 (2002). The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a summary judgment and an award of attorneys’ fees in which our client, a credit card processing company, sued a bank for breach of a guarantee contract.
Information Systems Network Corp. v. City of Atlanta, 281 F.3d 1220 (11th Cir. 2002). Our client sued the City of Atlanta for breach of a Y2K consulting contract worth several millions of dollars. After a federal judge ruled in favor of the City, this firm was hired to handle the appeal. The federal appellate court reversed the trial court, enabling this firm to negotiate a favorable settlement.
Kievman v. Kievman, 260 Ga. 853, 400 S.E.2d 317 (1991). This firm defended an estate in which several children challenged the will of their father. The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a judgment in favor of the estate on undue influence, but also held that the issue of testamentary capacity was for a jury. At the subsequent jury trial, the jury ruled in favor of our client.
Softball Country Club-Atlanta v. Decatur Federal Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 121 F.3d 649 (11th Cir. 1997). Our client, the founders of Softball Country Club, sued the bank for fraud. The federal appellate court upheld a jury award to our clients for compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees and expenses.
Yeazel v. Burger King Corp., 241 Ga. App. 90, 526 S.E.2d 1112 (1999). We represented a franchisee in a breach of a franchise agreement against Burger King. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled in favor of our clients on all legal issues presented.
Significant Cases Not Reported
We represented a class of retired teachers who challenged the elimination of retirement benefits as unconstitutional, which resulted in a net payment to the retired teachers in excess of $57 million.
We represented Albert Gore, Jr. and Joseph Lieberman in the Florida election contest, focusing on Broward County issues and appellate issues.
We successfully defended a breach of contract lawsuit against a large telecommunications company seeking several million dollars of damages.
We prosecuted a lawsuit against a national accounting firm for breach of a consulting and licensing agreement, resulting in an award of the full damages requested plus attorneys’ fees and interest.
We defended a large wholesaler of automobiles in a lawsuit filed by a national bank for allegedly defrauding the bank out of $35 million.
We represented an inventor in a lawsuit against a national internet company for misappropriating his invention. The cases settled before trial for a substantial amount.
We have successfully represented numerous beneficiaries claiming that a trustee breached his fiduciary duties, resulting in awards or settlements in the millions of dollars.
We have successfully represented numerous family members who challenged a family member’s will, resulting in the will being set aside and restoring their inheritance.
We have successfully defended numerous claims by beneficiaries that our client, who served as a trustee, breached its fiduciary duties.
We have successfully defended numerous probate estates where a disgruntled family member claimed that the will was obtained through fraud or undue influence or where the plaintiff claimed the decedent lacked testamentary capacity.
Legal News & Firm Updates
Porter v. Houghton - Quiet title action
Posted: March 9th, 2009 by Gaslowitz Frankel LLC
A husband brought a declaratory judgment action against his wife’s siblings to establish that they had no interest in land owned by her at her death. The superior court entered a judgment for the husband, but the siblings, our clients, appealed on the grounds that a declaratory judgment action was not the proper action for this controversy. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled in favor of our clients and reversed the lower court, holding that a declaratory judgment action was not available to the husband to establish his claim. Instead, the husband should have filed a claim pursuant to the Quiet Title Act.
273 Ga. 407 (2001)
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