• In the Interest of K. G. V., a Child

    Publication Date: 2024-04-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darice Good, (Darice M. Good, LLC d.b.a Good Legal Firm, LLC), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Janelle Williams, (Georgia Wills and Trust), Atlanta, Karen Vandenberg, Lawrenceville, for appellee; LeAnne Hicks, (The Chancey Law Firm, PC), Braselton, Linda McKinley, (Attorney at Law), Winder for other party; James Outman, (Law Office of James B. Outman, LLC), Atlanta, for AM.

    Case Number: A23A1299

    Court vacates denial of maternal grandmother's petition for adoption and remands the case for reevaluation of the child's best interests in view of parental abandonment

  • McDaniel v. McDaniel et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-18
    Practice Area: Family Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Colvin, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Evans, Fisher Law, (Evans Law Firm), Cartersville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1310

    Court reinstates ex-wife's malicious prosecution claims against ex-husband and his family members, citing trial court's misapplication of interspousal tort immunity

  • Nayani v. Bhatia et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-18
    Practice Area: Cybersecurity | Privacy
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yasha Heidari, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Chenyu Li, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Zelonka, Jenna Fowler, Kelli Steele, (Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1716

    Court reverses summary judgment for defendants in a plaintiff's lawsuit for invasion of privacy and violations of computer systems protections in a case involving unauthorized access of medical records

  • Clark v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amara Montgomery, (Rockdale County Public Defenders Office), Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darius Pattillo, Sharon Hopkins, (Henry County Courthouse 2nd Floor), McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1690

    Court affirms denial of a motion for early probation termination under OCGA § 17-10-1 (a) (1) (B), citing statute's directory nature and deference to trial court's judicial discretion

  • Ameriprise Holdings, Inc. v. Kathy McCampbell, as Surviving Child of Etta McCampbell, et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Byrne, Stacey Mohr, Samantha Darnell, (Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Evans, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Kevin Quirk, (Quirk & Quirk, LLC), Atlanta, for Other Party.

    Case Number: A23A1736

    Court reverses denial of a motion to set aside a default judgment in a garnishment case due to use of an incorrect garnishment form

  • Yntema v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2024-04-15
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Franklin, (Franklin Family Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lynne Bradley, (Dawn H. Taylor, Attorney at Law), Suwanee, for appellee; Ulice Sauls, (Attorney at Law), Peachtree Corners, Nicholas Martin, (Martin DeMelfi, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A1562

    In a complex dispute over a petition for child custody modification, court modifies speech restrictions and vacates order sealing certain case records

  • Green v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen Anderson, (Attorney at Law), Winder, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Smith, (District Attorney), Jefferson, Andrew Brill, (Barrow County District Attorney’s Office), Winder, Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1683

    Court affirms defendant's conviction for attempted kidnapping but reverses convictions for attempt to entice a child and simple assault due to insufficient evidence

  • Logan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Withers, (Withers Law Firm PC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Breedon, Daphne Totten, (Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Springfield, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1661

    Court affirms re-indictment of pharmacist on drug charges, denying his challenges based on double jeopardy and statute of limitations, and rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct

  • In the Interest of H. D. G. H., a Child

    Publication Date: 2024-04-15
    Practice Area: Family Law | Immigration Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake Evans, (The Blake Evans Law Firm), Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Shalen Nelson, Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Cathy Lerow, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A1659

    Court vacates juvenile court's conclusion that it lacked jurisdiction in a dependency and Special Immigrant Juvenile status case and remands for court to make critical findings for minor's status

  • Wal-Mart Stores East, LP v. Howell et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Damages | Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ernest Beaton, (McLain & Merritt PC), Atlanta, Mark Pickett, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, Jack Reiter, Sydney Feldman, Jack Reiter, (Gray Robinson, P.A.), Miami, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Sexton, Jacob Weldon, (Sexton Law Firm, LLP), McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1198

    Court affirms trial decision allowing plaintiffs to seek damages beyond initial limitation in slip-and-fall case against Wal-Mart, finding that changed circumstances justified larger damages