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  • Blount v. Blount

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia Shewmaker, (Shewmaker & Lewis, LLC), Peachtree Corners, for appellant.
    for defendant: Vic Hill, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Andrea Hastings, (Waggoner Hastings, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0779

    Court affirms asset division and payment of lump sum to husband in a divorce proceeding but reverses discovery ruling and vacates award of attorney fees

  • YKH Realty, LLC et al. v. Georgia Department of Transportation

    Publication Date: 2024-11-07
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren Coppedge, (Coppedge & Associates, P.C.), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Frances Mulderig, (Georgia Attorney General’s Office), Atlanta, Henry Tharpe, (Tharpe Law Firm, LLC), Dalton, Anne Sapp, (Anne W. Sapp, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0888

    Court reverses dismissal of notices of appeal and part of a summary judgment grant that had been in favor of Department of Transportation in a condemnation compensation dispute

  • Rakestraw v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Whitman, (Guardian Ad Litem/Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Clifford Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0929

    Court affirms convictions for home invasion and other crimes, rejecting defendant's multiple contention of ineffective assistance of counsel claims

  • Williams v. Regency Hospital Company, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hill, (Mayo Hill), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Sharonda Boyce, (Huff Powell Bailey LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1035

    Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of medical malpractice claim, affirming constitutionality of statute limiting tolling for mentally incompetent plaintiffs

  • Simmons et al. v. Solo Cup Operating Corporation

    Publication Date: 2024-11-06
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Beer, (SSMK Legal, LLC), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Joseph Minock, Nicole Bigman, (Sinton Scott Minock & Kerew), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carrie Christie, Carrie Christie, (Rutherford & Christie LLP), Atlanta, Mari Agasarkisian, Atlanta, for appellee; Frederick Ferrand, Lauren Meadows, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0623

    Court reverses dismissal in wrongful death lawsuit against a manufacturer, finding that the Workers' Comp Act did not apply because the decedent's injuries were not incidental to employment

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  • Boley v. A-1 Horton's Moving Service, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-06
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Fleischman, (Sessions & Fleischman), Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bryan Hilton, (Bryan P. Hilton, PC), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0733

    Court affirms denial of a defendant's motion to strike certain claims in defamation case involving defendant's negative online comments about a moving company

  • Harvey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shalena Jones, Katherine Bird, (Office of the District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1058

    Court affirms aggravated assault and tampering convictions over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and contentions regarding jury instructions and a call during sentencing

  • Hawbaker v. Brittingham

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Hawbaker, Midlothian, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sammie Mitchell, (law Office of S. Mark Mitchell, LLC), Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0611

    Court reverses contempt ruling in a divorce settlement dispute over missed deadlines, finding that one spouse had not met conditions precedent that required the other spouse to take action

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville, Aimee Sobhani, (DeKalb County Government-Law Department), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0660

    Court affirms aggravated assault and simple battery convictions, rejecting defendant's challenge to other acts evidence and his speedy trial and ineffective counsel claims

  • Hooks v. Rockdale County et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristie Hornsby, (The Hornsby Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Waymire, (Attorney at Law), Buford, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1014

    Court affirms dismissal of false arrest and imprisonment claims, finding that a County had not waived sovereign immunity