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  • City of Alpharetta v. Francis et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-17
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Cowan, Dana Maine, Marrissa Dunn, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Mirabella, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Marietta, Mark Weinstein, Camesha Mitchell, (Law Offices of Mark Weinstein P.C.), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1533

    Court reverses denial of a municipality's motion to dismiss a claim where the claimant's ante litem notice included a range but not a specific damages amount

  • Empire South Realty Advisors, LLC et al. v. Younan

    Publication Date: 2023-02-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darrell Thaw, Andrew Ruberti, (Connell, Thaw & Ruberti, LLC), St. Simons Island, for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Craft, (McGee & Craft PC), Waycross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1256

    Court affirms dismissal of libel claim, which was an unactionable statement of opinion, but reverses dismissal of claims for slander, emotional distress, and defamation

  • In the Matter of Chandra McNeil Norton.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-16
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randy Scott Chartash, (Chartash Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Charles David Jones, (Taylor Tucker & Jones LLC), Peachtree City for other party.
    Case Number: S23Y0306

    Court orders disbarment as a sanction against a lawyer who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and who failed to report conviction for more than a year

  • Perrie v. Sticher

    Publication Date: 2023-02-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathy Portnoy, (Portnoy, Garner & Nail, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Greenfield, (Jack F. Witcher), Bremen, Kathleen Connell, (Connell Cummings, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1429

    Family Law Court Erred In Issuing Modified Custody Order Without Providing Prior Notice of Issues To Be Tried

  • Davis et al. v. Greensboro Estates, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-01
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Kopp, (Attorney at Law), Greensboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Neary, David Williamson, (Webb Zchunke Neary & Dikeman LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1166

    Court reverses summary judgment for mobile home park owner on negligence claims because evidence created an issue of fact as to owner's knowledge of a hazard

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  • Guven v. Guven

    Publication Date: 2023-01-27
    Practice Area: Family Law | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Cooper, (David F. Cooper, P.C.), Marietta, Shiel Edlin, (Stern & Edlin Family Law, P.C.), Atlanta, Christopher Hoffman, (Kitchens Kelley Gaynes, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Simon Bloom, Shannan Oliver, Sean Ryan, (Bloom Parham, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Matthew Thiry, (Matt Thiry Law, LLC), Peachtree Corners, Jon Gottlieb, (Flynn & Gottlieb, P.A.), Atlanta, for other party; Jon Gottlieb, (Flynn & Gottlieb, P.A.), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A22A1442

    Court affirms order extending an ex-husband's right of first refusal after he filed a contempt motion to his ex-wife's proposed sale of a marital property

  • Schroeder Holdings, LLC et al. v. Gwinnett County

    Publication Date: 2023-01-26
    Practice Area: Government | Land Use and Planning | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Reeves, Jaletta Smith, (Andersen Tate & Carr), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frank Jenkins, Erik Pirozzi, (Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C.), Cartersville, Michael Ludwiczak, Melanie Wilson, (Gwinnett County Department of Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee; Meredith Germain, Valerie Ross, (Turner Ross Germain, LLC), Marietta, for AM.
    Case Number: A22A1585

    County's Denial of Rezoning Request Was Not Quasi-Judicial Decision Requiring Challenge By Way of Writ of Certiorari

  • Goldoller Management Services, LLC et al. v. Kristian Smith

    Publication Date: 2023-01-23
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roger Sumrall, Paige Cobbs, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Glass, James Robson, (Glass & Robson, LLC), Atlanta, Kurt Kastorf, (Kastorf Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Charles Hall, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1567

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment for defendant in a premises liability action, finding that injured party had greater knowledge of the threat than defendant

  • Barnhill et al. v. Alford

    Publication Date: 2023-01-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Neil Marple, (Marple Rubin Family Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Melissa Davis Strickland, Malone Williams Allen, (Buckhead Family Law), Atlanta, Barry Phillip Schwarz, (Barry Phillip Schwarz, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A1075

    Court affirms grandmother's standing to file a petition for visitation rights with a grandchild and agrees that grandparent visitation statute is constitutional

  • White Properties Investments, LLC v. Dip Lending I, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-12-22
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amelia Phillips, (Phillips Law, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jimmy Luke, (Martin Bagwell Luke, P.C.), Atlanta, William Sams, (W. Shannon Sams Law, P.C.), Atlanta, Kevin Maxim, (The Maxim Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, John Ramsey, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Eugene Smith, Thomas Whitley, (Fulton County Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1197

    In a dispute over quieting title, court concludes that shorter 7-year reversion applies over 20-year statute of limitations and rules in favor of redemption party