• In re Charity Muse, LPC, BCC

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A24A0647

    Court affirms denial of motion to quash a subpoena for victim's mental health records in a child molestation case

  • Reddy v. Belton et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A24A0816

    Court reverses partial summary judgment on the issues of duty and breach in a medical malpractice case because those issues were not properly raised or litigated in the motion

  • The State v. Phipps

    Publication Date: 2024-09-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A24A0686

    Court of reverses dismissal of DUI charge due to miscalculation of COVID-19 tolling period, which had extended the statute of limitations for more time than calculated by the trial court

  • Chavez et al. v. Hill

    Publication Date: 2024-09-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Craig, John Schultz, (Wood Craig Miller, LLC), Atlanta, Craig Jones, (Craig T. Jones, PC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jack Hancock, Wesley Jackson, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Jade Ingram, (Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP), Peachtree Corners for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0739

    Court reverses dismissal of injury claim against Clayton County Sheriff, ruling that Plaintiffs had given a proper ante litem notice and met the presentment requirement under OCGA § 36-11-1

  • Kidd et al. v. Metro Brokers, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-12
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Brokerage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Bell, (Bell Law Firm), Atlanta, Bruce Berger, (Berger Law Firm), Atlanta, Shuli Green, (Shuli L. Green, P.C.), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ned Blumenthal, Seth Weissman, (Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee; Seth Weissman, (Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: A24A1072

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of real estate brokers and agents, who were found not to be liable for fatal injuries to a visitor at a property shown for sale

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  • Kathy Boone et al v. Vascular Surgical Associates, P.C., et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-04
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristopher Alderman, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Daniel Moriarty, (Green Sapp & Moriarty, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: C. Childers, (Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC), Atlanta, Anna Fretwell, Mikell Reynolds, (Huff Powell Bailey), Atlanta, Robert Monyak, (Peters & Monyak, LLP), Atlanta, Neil Edwards, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Max Wallace, (Conway Eader LLLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0749

    Court affirms verdict in favor of medical professionals in a medical malpractice suit, upholding the validity of expert testimony and jury instructions

  • Tatum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-09-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John McArthur, (McArthur, McArthur & Overend LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, (District Attorney), Hartwell, Michael Coveney, (District Attorney’s Office of the Northern Judicial Circuit), Danielsville, Jeffrey Lee, (Elbert County District Attorney’s Office), Elberton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0526

    Court vacates its prior opinion over suppression of evidence and remands for determination of whether the independent source doctrine applies in a case involving a warrantless search

  • Bromaghim v. Ligon et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Leibel, (Steven Leibel, PC), Dahlonega, Paul Menair, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Olson, (Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.), Atlanta, Jessica Sanford, (Fain, Major & Brennan, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0650

    Court reverses order assessing juror and bailiff costs against a plaintiff who voluntarily dismissed her personal injury case without prejudice, finding no statutory basis for cost assessment

  • Kseniya Parfenova v. Hedington Square Homeowners' Association, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-30
    Practice Area: Discovery | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geoffrey Dureska, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Pollock, Joanna Eljazzar, (Lazega & Johanson), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0854

    Court reverses sanctions against homeowner in a homeowners' association dispute and remands for hearing on discovery compliance

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Morgan, (Attorney at Law), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Elisabeth Giuliani, (Floyd County District Attorney’s Office), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0849

    Court affirms conditions of probation for driver convicted of homicide by vehicle under First Offender Act