Michael Ruppersburg's Legal Cases (26)

Insurance

Allstate v. Patrick Neal

Jun 01, 2010

OUTCOME: Won at Georgia Court of Appeals

Homeowner's insurance policies usually only cover accidents, not intentional acts. That was the issue in this case, where a homeowner intentionally shot and seriously injured another person. Allstate ... hired us to convince the trial court that its insurance policy did not cover the shooting. Although the trial court ruled against us, we convinced the Court of Appeals to immediately review the case and it ruled in our favor.

Criminal defense

Burgess v. State

Mar 04, 2008

OUTCOME: Won at Court of Appeals

A criminal defendant was convicted of manufacturing and trafficking in methamphetamine. He appealed his conviction, arguing that the police had illegally searched and arrested him. I represented the ... prosecution at the Court of Appeals, which ruled that the search and arrest were legal and affirmed the defendant's conviction.

Criminal defense

Bryant v. State

Nov 26, 2007

OUTCOME: Won at Court of Appeals

A criminal defendant led police on a high-speed chase and during the chase attempted to hit one of the police officers. A jury convicted him of aggravated battery, aggravated assault and serious injur ... y by vehicle and appealed his conviction. I represented the prosecution at the Court of Appeals, which upheld his conviction.

Criminal defense

Cortez v. State

Jun 26, 2007

OUTCOME: Won at Court of Appeals

A criminal defendant was convicted of child molestation and appealed his conviction. I represented the prosecution at the Court of Appeals, which affirmed all counts of the defendant's conviction.

Car accident

$150,000 For Shoulder Surgery From Tractor-Trailer Wreck

N/A

OUTCOME:

I represented a woman who hurt her shoulder in a tractor-trailer wreck and had to have surgery. We secured a settlement of $150,000, which was three times her medical bills.

Slip and fall accident

Sims v. Suburban Lanes

N/A

OUTCOME: Won at Trial Court

Represented a bowling alley in a lawsuit filed by a woman who slipped, fell and injured herself. The woman claimed the bowling alley did not properly maintain its facility. We introduced evidence sho ... wing that the bowling alley properly maintained its facility and complied with all industry regulations and the judge ruled in our favor.

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