A Superior Court Judge dismissed the jury trial of an owner’s claim for drainage nuisance in excess of $400,000 against the homeowner’s association shortly following opening statements to the jury by Winter Capriola and Zenner’s litigation team. The owner claimed that the Association was responsible for not preventing the surrounding homeowners from creating a drainage … Read More
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I’ll See You In Court!
No matter how good you or your company is, occasionally jobs just go “South.” You may have an unreasonable owner or insurance adjuster; it may be because of industry shortages causing a delay. Regardless, you have tried to negotiate a settlement, but the other side remains unreasonably entrenched. You know you will win big time … Read More
Companies Can Answer Their Own Garnishments in Georgia
Ever since the Georgia Supreme Court approved the UPL Advisory Opinion No. 2010-1 on September 11, 2011, the law in Georgia required entities served with a garnishment to hire an attorney to sign and file the Answer to the garnishment otherwise the entity would be deemed to be engaged in the unlicensed practice of law. All … Read More
11-Lawyer Group Breaks Away from Weinstock & Scavo
A group of 11 lawyers and six paralegals has broken off from Weinstock & Scavo to start Winter Capriola Zenner, led by partners Stephen A. Winter, Steven M. Winter, Richard J. Capriola, Michael J. Zenner, and Marvin P. Pastell II. Read More from the Daily Report (PDF)
Upping your Odds on Getting Paid
Restoration season is upon us and many of us are already working the winter storm that hit after the Windstorm conference. As you gear up, let’s be sure you GET PAID for your work. Nothing is more financial draining on a company than to go unpaid on a project. Not only are the profits loss, … Read More
Schwarz v. Bluegreen
Winter Capriola Zenner’s commercial litigation attorneys, Richard J. Capriola and David B. Weinberg, secured a significant victory on behalf of long-time client, Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG) and its subsidiary Bluegreen Communities of Georgia, LLC. In a summary judgment issued September 2, 2011, U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood dismissed the plaintiffs’ putative class action … Read More