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  • Kelley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Chappell, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, (District Attorney), Rome, Leah Mayo, (Rome District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0950

    Court affirms animal cruelty convictions and rejects defendant's arguments on insufficient evidence, failure to merge counts, and failure to apply rule of lenity

  • Clay et al v. Morgan County et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-29
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Manufacturing | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Christy, Scott Peters, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrea Gray, (Andrea P. Gray, LLC), Monroe, Kirk Fjelstul, Kathryn Zickert, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLC), Atlanta, Harold Melton, Charles Palmer, Charles Peeler, Elizabeth Waldbeser, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Mills, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1013

    Court dismisses suit challenging Rivian project, finding it duplicative under Public Lawsuits Act

  • Warren v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP (Delaware)

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Greason, (Attorney at Law), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Garret Meader, (Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP), St. Simons Island, Lauren Smith, St. Simons Island, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0815

    Court affirms dismissal of premises liability suit due to plaintiff's failure to timely participate and respond to discovery

  • The State v. Haynes

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David White, (District Attorney), Hartwell, Jeffrey Lee, (Elbert County District Attorney's Office), Elberton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Rothman, (Daniels & Rothman, P.C.), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0923

    Court reverses exclusion of blood-test evidence in vehicular homicide case, finding that a warrant for the evidence was supported by probable cause

  • Turney v. Turney

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicole Turney, Murrayville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Aron Turney, Dawsonville, for appellee; M. Young, (Attorney t Law), Gainesville, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0932

    Court vacates child support and attorney fees awards in child custody case due to incorrect child support calculations and lack of notice of attorney fee award

  • In the Interest of M. R. S., a Child (Mother)

    Publication Date: 2024-10-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Forrest Shealy, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Sanders Deen, Bryan Webb, (Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee; Cathy Lerow, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0990

    Court affirms denial of mother's motion to set aside termination of parental rights

  • The West Firm, P. C. v. Central United Methodist Church of Atlanta, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-25
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven West, (Days & West, P. C.), Atlanta, Lisa West, (The West Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Freeman, Chelsea Freeman Dease, (Johnson & Freeman, LLC), Union City, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0750

    Court partially reverses summary judgment in a contract payment dispute due to issues of material fact as to date or tendered payment, but affirms judgment on interference and conspiracy

  • Couch v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Nestrud, (Coweta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Franklin, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1034

    Court affirms denial of motion drug suppress evidence found in a hotel room because hotel guest lost a right to privacy after scheduled checkout time

  • Cupp et al. v. Archer et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Albert Myers, (AL Myers Law, LLC), Decatur, Richard Evins, (The Evins Law Firm LLC), Greenville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tammy Archer, Michael Cupp, Griffin, C. Fallon, (Fallon Law PC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0983

    Court vacates default judgment in a residential construction dispute due to invalid service by publication

  • McQueen v. Long

    Publication Date: 2024-10-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jackie Patterson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clarence Long, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Reginald Winfrey, (The Criminal Defense Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1165

    Court vacates dismissal of lawsuit against former counsel, citing disqualification of defendant's counsel over conflict of interest