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  • In the Matter of Willie George Davis, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-29
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Delia T. Crouch, (Law Office of Delia T. Crouch), Newnan, for other party.
    Case Number: S21Y0378

    Indefinitely Long Suspension From Practice Not Allowable And Would Not Serve Disciplinary Purposes

  • Houston et al. v. James

    Publication Date: 2021-03-25
    Practice Area: Real Estate | Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julie Liberman, (Julie A. Liberman, LLC), Decatur, James Tramel, Elaine Nietmann, (Attorney at Law), Lilburn, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Cummings, (Michael H. Cummings II, LLC), Clayton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1689

    Court reverses summary judgment order, finding that questions of fact existed as to whether a son had prescriptive title to a deceased father's property

  • Woodstone Townhouses, LLC v. Southern Fiber Worx, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-25
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kermit Dorough, (Kermit S. Dorough, Jr., LLC), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas Dean, (Lawson & Reid), Cordele, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1857

    Court variously affirms and denies multiple summary judgment orders in a dispute over property rights, easements, and trespass by contractor at an apartment complex

  • Corevest American Finance Lender LLC v. Stewart Title Guaranty Company et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A20A1785

    Court reverses an order for judgment on the pleadings because lender sufficiently alleged facts regarding potential fraud in a real estate transaction

  • Fassnacht v. Moler

    Publication Date: 2021-03-22
    Practice Area: Damages | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Sager, Gary Toman, Jason Vuchinich, (Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert James, (Daniels & James LLC), Atlanta, Daniel Shim, (Morriss, Shim, James), Atlanta, Jordan Davis, (Adamson & Cleveland, LLC), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1583

    Court affirms $30,000 compensatory damages and $375,000 punitive damages award in father's assault and battery lawsuit against his son

  • In the Matter of David R. Sicay-Perrow.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-11
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David R. Sicay-Perrow, (Sicay-Perrow & Knighten PC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21Y0158

    Attorney's Misappropriation of Trust Funds And General Pattern of Dishonest Conduct Warranted Disbarment

  • Cabrera v. Ellis et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cheryl Treadwell, (KaneTreadwell Law LLC), Atlanta, Caleb Walker, (Katherine L. McArthur, LLC), Macon, Katherine McArthur, (McaArthur Law Firm), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Malissa Kaufold-Wiggins, Hugh McNatt, Hugh Peterson, Tyler Bishop, (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1674

    Premises Liability Principles Not Applicable to Fall on Stairway Resulting From Individual Tortfeasor's Failure to Exercise Due Care

  • Bass v. Medy

    Publication Date: 2021-03-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yolvondra Martin-Brown, (The Martin Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Celeste Brewer, (Bell & Washington LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sean Whitworth, (Law Offices of Sean R. Whitworth LLC), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2120

    Family Law Court Erred by Modifying Custody and Child Support Without Notice

  • Caroline Maki et al. v. Real Estate Expert Advisors Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-05
    Practice Area: Trademarks
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marc Hershovitz, (Marc B. Herhsovitz, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mr. Jeffrey Barnes, (Barnes Firm LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2121

    Trial Court Neglected to Provide Jury With 'Likelihood-of-Confusion' Analysis Necessary to Reach Verdict in Trade Name Case

  • North Walhalla Properties, LLC v. Kennestone Gates Condominium Association, Inc et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ira McKee, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Drube, (Weissman Nowack Curry & Wilco PC), Atlanta, Sean Keenan, Sunshine Nasworthy, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet LLP), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1838

    Court affirms summary judgment for condominium complex operator based on owner's lack of standing and remands case for dismissal of owner's complaint