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  • Valdosta State University, et al. v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2020-09-16
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, Kathleen Pacious, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Welsh, (Buzzell, Welsh & Hill, LLP), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1036

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment for a property owner where the plaintiff had equal knowledge of an open and obvious hazard that led to her injuries

  • Outfront Media, LLC v. City of Sandy Springs

    Publication Date: 2020-09-16
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Peters, Sarah Smith, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Lee, (Attorney for the City of Sandy Springs), Sandy Springs, Matthew Weiss, (Freeman Mathis & Gary), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1269

    Trial Court Erred in Finding That Tenant Was Precluded From Pursuing Inverse Condemnation Counterclaim Against City for the Taking of Its Remaining Interests in Property

  • Stern et al. v. Pettis et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-14
    Practice Area: Evidence | Expert Witnesses | Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David McCain, Hannah Gabriel, (Childers & McCain LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carrie Christie, Courtney Norton, (Rutherford & Christie LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1261

    Trial Court Properly Disallowed Proffered Expert's Speculative Causation Opinions

  • Saks Management And Associates, LLC. v. Sung General Contracting, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-11
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Cooper, Christopher Hoffman, Taylor Owens, (Kitchens Kelley Gaynes, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Walker, (Walker Law Firm), Stone Mtn, George Kimel, (Attorney at Law), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1085

    Unlicensed Contractor Could Not Rely on Repair Rule Exemption to Statutory Rule Rendering Construction Contract Unenforceable

  • Walia v. Walia

    Publication Date: 2020-08-26
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (Miller & Key PA) McDonough, Larry Overman, Jonathan Overman, Emily Long, (Overman & Overman LLC), Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Howard Slomka, (Busch Slipakoff Mills & Slomka LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1305

    Court affirms summary judgment on a father's breach of contract action for nonpayment of a loan against his son, but reverses punitive damages award

  • Allen v. ABM Aviation, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-25
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Foster, (The Foster Firm LLC), Atlanta, Ralph Goldberg, (Goldberg & Cuvillier, P.C.), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yamisi James, Roger Harris, (Swift, Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Angela Tartline, (Bovis Kyle Burch & Medlin LLC), Atlanta, Grant Tall, (Bader Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0903

    Court affirms summary judgment for defendant in a slip and fall case where all evidence pointed to plaintiff's equal knowledge of the hazard

  • Holman et al. v. Glen Abbey Homeowners Association, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-20
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason LoMonaco, (NowackHoward, LLC), Atlanta, Martin Shelton, (Lewis Brisbois), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason LoMonaco, (NowackHoward, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0895

    Attempt by a subgroup of owners of lakeside lots in an Association to pass lake repair costs to all members was declared invalid

  • McCalla Raymer, LLC v. Foxfire Acres, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-19
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan Snipes, (Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, PC), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Patrick, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee. Monica Gilroy, (The Gilroy Firm), Alpharetta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0159

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment on fraud and other causes but affirms denial on breach of contract in a title dispute over foreclosure auction property purchase

  • In Re Estate of Butler

    Publication Date: 2020-08-17
    Practice Area: Damages | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Gnann, (Gannam, Gnann & Steinmetz LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roy Paul, (Bart, Meyer & Company, LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1272

    Probate Court Erred in Imposing Over $19,000 in Damages for Civil Contempt on Will Executor

  • Saik et al. v. Brown et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-05
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Tallant, Jonah Howell, (Miles Patterson Hansford Tallant, LLC), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Teague, (Attorney at Law), Cumming, Keisha Martin Chambless, (Teague & Chambless), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0777

    Court affirms summary judgment for land owners seeking to subdivide a plot of land and against owner of adjacent land, who did not exhaust their administrative remedy