Recent News
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Joseph Giacalone Obtains Summary Disposition of 4 Counts of Negligence and Gross Negligence Against Clients of the Firm
Joseph Giacalone recently obtained summary disposition on 4 counts of negligence and gross negligence against clients of the firm, the...
Sajid Islam obtains summary disposition of 12 count complaint against a client of the firm
Sajid Islam successfully obtained summary disposition of a 12-count complaint against a client of the firm. The plaintiff alleged various...
Congratulations to our new Partner and Executive Partners!
The Shareholders of Vandeveer Garzia are pleased to announce the elevation of the following attorneys to Executive Partners of the firm:...
Meadowbrook Hall Staff Holiday Celebration
Vandeveer Garzia staff celebrated the holiday at a holiday walk and lunch at Meadowbrook Hall in Rochester, Michigan this past week. ...
Kenneth Allen v. Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
Rick Patterson and Sajid Islam prevailed in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals after Sajid Islam obtained summary judgment of a...
Robin London v Auto-Owners Insurance Company
Adam Gordon, Samantha Boyd, and Candice Cosby obtained summary disposition of Plaintiff’s and Cross-Plaintiff’s claims against their...
Detroit Mercy Law Review Student Note Forthcoming Publication
Cassidy Capoferri’s Law Review Note has been selected for publication by the University of Detroit Mercy Law Review. Cassidy’s student...
Farm Bureau v. Hanover Insurance Group et al.
Veronica Prange obtained summary disposition of Plaintiff’s claims against her client, Hanover Insurance Group, in a lawsuit in which...
Antishin v. Janiszewski
Veronica Prange successfully obtained summary disposition of a Plaintiff’s entire lawsuit against her client, the Estate of a deceased...
Rhonda Holland v National General Insurance Company
Adam Gordon and Candice Cosby obtained voluntary dismissal of Plaintiff’s uninsured and underinsured motorist benefits claim following...
Charlene Mitchell-Rodgers v National General Insurance Company
Adam Gordon and Candice Cosby obtained partial summary dismissal of Plaintiff’s claims for entitlement to first-party No-Fault benefits,...
Ellizhaj Simms, Physical Therapy Management and United Labs v Integon National Insurance Company
Adam Gordon, Samantha Boyd, and Candice Cosby were successful in obtaining Intervening Plaintiffs’ voluntarily dismissal of its suit...
Allen v Hanover Insurance Group, et al.
Sajid Islam successfully obtained summary judgment of the plaintiff’s claims for underinsured motorist benefits from a national insurance...
Fero v Franchetti
Sajid Islam obtained summary disposition in a third-party negligence lawsuit against his client alleging entitlement to damages as a result...
Residential Care (Griffin) v Progressive
Sajid M. Islam obtained partial summary disposition in a lawsuit, in which a provider of services claimed first-party No-Fault benefits from...
Appointment to State Bar Negligence Section
Stephanie Arndt was appointed to the State Bar of Michigan Negligence Section Council. As part of the 14-person Board, Ms. Arndt will assist...
Renee Sinnerty v. MIC General Insurance Corporation
Adam Gordon and Candice Cosby were successful in obtaining Plaintiff’s voluntarily dismissal of its suit following filing a motion for...
North West Labs (as Assignee of Qais Mansour) v Integon National Insurance
Company
Adam Gordon and Candice Cosby obtained partial summary disposition of Plaintiff’s claims for entitlement to first-party claims of medical...
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The Shareholders of Vandeveer Garzia are pleased to announce that Jim Thome, a former Shareholder of the firm and now “of counsel”, has...
Kirk, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company
Sajid Islam obtained a successful result in the Michigan Court of Appeals where the Court affirmed the trial court’s Order granting...
Shield Global Partners v Allstate Insurance Company, et al.
Donald Brownell and Sajid Islam successfully obtained an Order from the Court of Appeals affirming the trial court’s Order granting their...
Mashner v Allstate Insurance Company
Sajid Islam and Massimo Badalamenti obtained partial summary disposition of Plaintiff’s first-party claim for wage loss benefits against...
Allen v Hanover Insurance Group
Sajid Islam successfully obtained partial summary disposition of certain claims for first-party No-Fault benefits. Specifically, Plaintiff...
Swain v Mark Zarkin, et al.
Anthony Kostello and Melissa Mezin recently received a favorable ruling from the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court’s grant...
Saenz v Kimco Facility Services, LLC, et al.
Anthony Kostello and Melissa Mezin successfully obtained Summary Judgment in favor of their client, dismissing Plaintiff’s claims in their...
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Vandeveer Garzia congratulates seven of our attorneys who were recently selected as “Leading Lawyers” by Leading Lawyers Magazine. The...
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Roger Smith was recently the subject of a Netflix documentary series entitled “The Innocence Files.” Episode 9 focused on a case handled...
Dismissal of claims against our client
Diagnostic Solutions v Citizens Insurance Company Kristine Rizzo and Massimo Badalamenti successfully obtained a dismissal of Plaintiff’s...
Summary Disposition on behalf of our client
Zaiya v Encompass Indemnity Company Sajid Islam obtained summary disposition of Plaintiff’s claims for Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist...
Troy Nurse Returns Home After Treating Coronavirus Patients
Deborah Bricely, an attorney and registered nurse, has safely returned home after treating ill patients in Wuhan, China. Deborah Bricely...
Wesley-Anderson v Spectrum Industries, Inc., et al.
Anthony Kostello recently obtained summary disposition in favor of his client. The matter involved a wrongful death action arising out of...
American Center Pain Management v National General Insurance Company
Ashley Slaght was successful in obtaining Plaintiff’s voluntarily dismissal of its suit following filing a motion for summary disposition...
Summary Disposition granted in favor of our client
Desilva v Relerford, Lowe and Lowe Sajid Islam successfully obtained summary disposition of Plaintiff’s claim for third-party damages...
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Vandeveer Garzia is pleased to announce and congratulates the following Associate Attorneys who have been elevated to Partner: Brian V....
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In the spirit of giving, the attorneys and staff of Vandeveer Garzia celebrated the 2019 holiday season by electing to adopt two local...
Dismissal in favor of our client
Jarfar v Al-Hanoka Guy Silvasi recently obtained a dismissal with prejudice of a third party no-fault lawsuit filed in the Macomb County...
Summary Disposition granted in favor of our client
Gjok Pepaj v Allstate Insurance Company Guy Silvasi successfully briefed and argued a Motion for Summary Disposition in a second generation...
Mercyland (Markoz) v NGIC
Ashley Slaght was successful in obtaining the dismissal of Plaintiff service provider’s claims following the sole member and manager’s...
Vandeveer Garzia attorneys selected as 2019 Super Lawyers
Congratulations to Roger A. Smith (Civil Litigation – Defense), William L. Kiriazis (Construction Litigation) and David B. Timmis...
Summary Disposition granted in favor of our client
Kirk, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company Sajid Islam obtained summary disposition of Plaintiffs’ claims against his client, Allstate...
Summary Disposition granted in favor of our client
American Anesthesia Associates, LLC v Farmers Insurance Exchange Brian Boehne obtained summary disposition of Plaintiff’s claims against...
Costa v Auto-Owners Trial
Adam Gordon, Peter O’Toole and Ashley Slaght obtained a no-cause jury verdict in a Macomb County Circuit Court matter wherein Plaintiff...
Court dismisses $12 Million lawsuit against telecommunications client of the firm
Merit Network, Inc. v AMcomm Telecommunications, Inc. David Timmis and David Houbeck obtained summary disposition with prejudice on behalf...
Partial Motion for Summary Disposition granted by court
Star Pain Management v Encompass Sajid Islam and Kristine Rizzo obtained partial summary disposition in district court as it relates to a...
Rhonda Holland v NGIC
Ashley Slaght obtained voluntary dismissal of Plaintiff’s first-party No-Fault benefits claim following filing a Motion for Summary...
Motion for Summary Disposition Granted
Faller v. Yamato Corporation and Kroger Co. of Michigan Tim Connaughton and Armin Halilovic successfully defended a claim by plaintiff,...
Summary Disposition for our client
Lucas v Gillin Sarah Gordon, Brian Boehne, and Dena Auraha obtained summary disposition, with prejudice, on behalf of their client, a...
Summary Disposition obtained for client in premises liability action
Gray v GCA Services Group, Inc. Tina Battle, Adam Gordon, and Peter O’Toole obtained summary disposition, with prejudice, on behalf of...
Summary Disposition on behalf of client of the firm
Lucas and Natasha Coon, individually, and as Next Friend of Jacoby Coon, a minor v David Ryan and Pamela Ryan and Dakryn Properties LLC Matt...
Burnham v Home-Owners
Ashley Slaght obtained partial summary dismissal of Plaintiff’s claims for entitlement to first-party No-Fault benefits, significantly...
Vandeveer Garzia employees volunteer at Gleaners Community Food Bank
On Saturday, February 23, a group of Vandeveer Garzia employees and their families and friends once again volunteered at Gleaners Community...
Dismissal of claims against our client
Shield Global Partners v Allstate Insurance Company, et al. Donald Brownell and Sajid Islam successfully obtained summary disposition of...
Judge dismisses lawsuit on basis of “open and obvious”
Mary Lambert v Handelsman, Inc. d/b/a Better Health Market Samantha Boyd handled this case and before she went on maternity leave she...
Victory in the Court of Appeals
Gomez v Allstate Insurance Company, et al. Sajid Islam obtained a reversal of the trial court’s ruling on a Motion for Summary Disposition...
Nurse Attorney Served at California Wildfires
Attorney Deb Bricely was again deployed as part of the National Disaster Medical Assistance Team to Chico, California in response to the...
Dismissal granted on BI claim
Saar v. Johns April Malak was granted summary disposition in Oakland County Circuit Court on Plaintiff’s claim for damages stemming from...
Dismissal granted in favor of our client in fatal auto accident case
Estate of Dani Homrich v Selective Insurance Company et al Roger Smith and Beth Andrews succeeded in obtaining summary disposition in the...
Dismissal granted on underinsured motorist claim
Perkins v Encompass Indemnity Company Guy Silvasi obtained summary disposition in Montcalm County Circuit Court in a uninsured/underinsured...
Genesee County Trial Victory
Carol Masse, Personal Representative of the Estate of Deborah Klapp v Patsy Lou Chevrolet, Inc. Lead trial attorney Adam Gordon along with...
Hall v Fitness International and Osborne
Tina Battle and Brian Boehne obtained summary disposition, with prejudice, in the Wayne County Circuit Court, on Plaintiff’s claims for...
Kindermann v LTF Club Operations Company
Tony Kostello has had a grant of summary judgment by the United States District Court affirmed in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. The...
Vandeveer Garzia attorney obtains Partial Summary Disposition
Galloway v. Allstate Sajid Islam obtained a partial dismissal with prejudice of Plaintiff’s claim for attendant care benefits. Plaintiff...
Vandeveer Garzia attorneys prevail on a Motion for Summary Disposition
Holland v Citizens Sarah Gordon and Tina Battle obtained a dismissal, with prejudice, on behalf of their clients, Citizens Insurance Company...
Sajid Islam obtains a favorable result in a complex property dispute
Ikle v Fritts, et al Sajid Islam obtained a favorable result arguing against a plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction in a property...
Well-crafted Motion for Summary Disposition results in dismissal of lawsuit
Ames v Allstate Insurance Company Sajid Islam obtained a dismissal with prejudice of Allstate Insurance Company in a lawsuit for First-Party...
Adam Gordon and Samantha Boyd win a dismissal of lawsuit
Adam Gordon and Samantha Boyd obtained a dismissal of Plaintiff’s negligence claims against Defendant in the Jackson County Circuit Court....
Adam Gordon and Ashley Slaght prevail on Motion for Summary Disposition
Meghan Mair v Bristol West, et. al. Adam Gordon and Ashley Slaght successfully obtained a summary disposition in Oakland County Circuit...
Roger Smith and Ashley Slaght obtain Dismissal of PPI Benefits Suit
Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company v Frankenmuth Insurance Co., et. al. Roger Smith and Ashley Slaght successfully obtained a voluntary...
Vandeveer Garzia attorney receives prestigious Frances R. Avandenka Memorial Award from the Oakland County Bar Association
At the 84th Annual Oakland County Bar Association Meeting on June 4, 2018, attorney Deb Bricely received the Frances R. Avandenka Memorial...
Summary Disposition for Tim Connaughton and Matt Chapin
Morton v Theta Chis Fraternity Tim Connaughton and Matt Chapin successfully defended a wrongful death case by obtaining a summary...
Trial victory for Vandeveer Garzia attorneys
Deloney v Rishmawi Peter O’Toole and Samantha Boyd obtained a no cause of action in a jury trial seeking automobile negligence damages....
Vandeveer Garzia employees volunteer at Gleaners Community Food Bank
On Saturday, April 7, 2018, a group of Vandeveer Garzia employees and their family and friends volunteered for the afternoon at Gleaners...
William L. Kiriazis and Adam K. Gordon obtain summary disposition in $10 million construction case
Metro Hospital v Premier Caulking, Inc. Bill Kiriazis and Adam Gordon successfully defended a $10 million construction lawsuit by obtaining...
Adam Gordon and Ashley Slaght prevail in defending a civil complaint alleging assault and battery.
Muhammad v Moore. Adam Gordon and Ashley Slaght obtained a summary disposition on a wrongful death claim in Kent County Circuit Court in a...
Summary Disposition for Defendants
Fritz v Millennia Housing Management, Ltd. William Kiriazis received a summary disposition from Judge James Maceroni in a case pending in...
Dismissal of lawsuit by Plaintiff
Bell v Citizens Sarah Gordon recently filed a Motion for Summary Disposition on a case in which Plaintiff was claiming entitlement to...
Partial Summary Disposition for our client
Williams v Allstate Armin Halilovic and Matt Chapin successfully obtained a Partial Summary Disposition in Wayne County Circuit Court. In...
