• Morrell v. Wellstar Health Sys. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2006-07-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bryan A. Vroon, John W. Crongeyer Vroon & Crongeyer LLP, Atlanta, Dennis T. Cathey, Edward E. Strain III and David A. Sleppy Cathey & Strain, Cornelia, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John H. Parker Jr., Leo E. Reichert, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, Nisbet S. Kendrick III Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, Atlanta, and Kenneth R. Bernard Jr., Douglasville, for appellees.

    Case Number: A06A0394

    The fact that the defendants charged the plaintiffs higher rates than they charged for medical care covered by insurance and Medicare/Medicaid benefits did not establish a violation of Uniform Decep

  • Cox v. Athens Reg'l Med. Ctr. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2006-06-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dennis T .Cathy, Edward E. Strain III, David A. Sleppy Cathey & Strain, Cornelia, Bryan A. Vroon and John W. Crongeyer Vroon & Crongeyer LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . J. Edward Allen Jr. Fortson, Bentley & Griffin PA, Athens, Emmet J. Bondurant, Michael B. Terry Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Atlanta, and Edward D. Robertson Jr. Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Obetz PC, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A0341

    The plaintiffs were not entitled to declaratory relief, since all possible rights between the parties had accrued and all possible obligations had att

  • McLain v. Mariner Health Care Inc.

    Publication Date: 2006-06-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven W. Saccoccia and Charles R. Bridgers Delong, Caldwell & Bridgers LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard N. Sheinis and William F. Holbert Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A0923

    The trial court's construction of the plaintiff's complaint as alleging private causes of action under the Medicaid and Medicare statutes and the grant of the defendant's motion to dismiss on that g

  • In the Interest of T. L.

    Publication Date: 2006-05-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Curtis A. Kleem, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: in A06A0379. Bentley C. Adams III Public Defender's Office and Meron Dagnew, Dalton, for appellant in A03A0380. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Bruce A. King, Dalton, for appellee. Other party representation: Phillip F. Woodward and Joshua J. Smith, Dalton.

    Case Number: A06A0379; A06A0380

    The mother's continual drug abuse and the father's alcohol abuse and failure to support his child supported the termination of their parental r

  • Peacock v. Spivey

    Publication Date: 2006-04-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William F. Rucker, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Theresa K. Read LaMalva, Read & Oeland, Conyers, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Deputy Attorney General, John E. Hennelly, James D. Coots, Cynthia A. Presto, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, and Brandon A. Oren Jones, Cork & Miller, Macon, for appellees.

    Case Number: A05A1823

    The trial court properly dismissed the plaintiff's suit alleging that asphalt company employees spilled diesel fuel, causing damage and contamination to his property, since the plaintiff agreed to v

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  • In the Interest of A. H.

    Publication Date: 2006-03-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James J. Anagnostakis, Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and T. Michael Flinn, Carrollton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A2170

    The mother could not complain about being unable to work toward her plan when she refused to cooperate with

  • Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Gault

    Publication Date: 2006-03-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dorian N. Daggs Balch & Bingham LLP, William R. Bassett Jr., William E. Hoffmann Jr., Eric M. Wachter, Richard A. Schneider and Gordon A. Smith King & Spaulding LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ralph I. Knowles Jr., Robert E. Shields, Leslie J. Bryan Doffermyre, Shields, Canfield, Knowles & Devine, Atlanta, and Clifford E. Douglas Tobacco Control Law & Policy Consulting, Ann Arbor, Mich., for appellees. Other party representation: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Deputy Attorney General, and Sidney R. Barrett Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta.

    Case Number: S05Q1465

    The state's product liability suit against the defendant, arising out of the manufacture or use of tobacco products, was a binding judgment, which unambiguously released and resolved the state's pun

  • Davenport v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dwight L. Thomas, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Bruce P. Dutcher and Raymond C. Mayer, Assistant District Attorneys, Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A1728

    In light of the overwhelming evidence against the defendant, it is unlikely that the state's expert witnesses' testimony, which may have bolstered the rape and child molestation victim's credibility

  • Davenport v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-03-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dwight L. Thomas, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Bruce P. Dutcher and Raymond C. Mayer, Assistant District Attorneys, Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A1728

    In light of the overwhelming evidence against the defendant, it is unlikely that the state's expert witnesses' testimony, which may have bolstered the rape and child molestation victim's credibility

  • Mowell v. Marks

    Publication Date: 2006-02-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig M. Frankel and Tamisa N. Wertz Gaslowitz Frankel LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William H. Major III Hawkins & Parnell, Lloyd B. Hedrick Jr. Gray, Hedrick & Edenfield LLP, Atlanta, and Nathan T. Lee Glover & Davis, Newnan, for appellees.

    Case Number: A05A2168

    A question remained as to whether the defendants furnished alcohol to the plaintiff's deceased minor child within the meaning of O.C.G.A. § 51-1-18 a-which grants custodial parents a right of action