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12.15.2025
Courie Recognized by SCBIZ on South Carolina 500 List Read »COLUMBIA, SC – MGC Founding Member Jay Courie has been chosen as a recipient of SCBIZ’s inaugural South Carolina 500 recognition.
12.15.2025
Wannamaker-Amos Highlights Importance of Employment Policies in Defending Personnel Actions Read »A recent Fourth Circuit decision highlights that inconsistent application of employment policies can expose employers to discrimination claims.
12.15.2025
Fourth Circuit Clarifies “Undue Hardship” Standard for Religious Accommodation under Title VII Read »A recent Fourth Circuit decision clarifies that, after the Supreme Court’s Groff ruling, employers may deny religious accommodations under Title VII if granting them would cause substantial increased costs or health and safety risks.
12.15.2025
2025 MGC Law Student Scholarship Recipient Series | Jalah Falcher Read »Meet Jalah Falcher, MGC Law Student Scholarship recipient and student at Georgia State University College of Law.
12.12.2025
Maryland Supreme Court: Anti-Assignment Clause Doesn’t Block Claim Transfer After Damage Read »The Maryland Supreme Court’s July 2025 decision in the Matter of the Petition of Featherfall Restoration significantly expands post-loss assignment rights.
12.12.2025
First Circuit Hands Policyholder a Significant Win in Lawsuit Seeking Multiple Damages for Alleged Unfair Settlement Practices Read »On July 29, 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a major win for policyholders in Appleton v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh P.A. and AIG Claims, Inc. The court vacated summary judgment for the insurers on the plaintiff’s unfair settlement practices claim, finding that damages from a severe auto accident were “reasonably clear” by early 2018—triggering the insurers’ duty to pursue good faith settlement efforts well before the $7.5 million jury verdict.