Filter This View

  • Brantley v. Dubois

    Publication Date: 2014-04-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Dorminy, Norman Lovein, and William Mann Hall Booth Smith PC, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Brent Savage and Kathryn Pinckney Savage & Turner PC, Savannah, for appellees.
    Case Number: A13A2175

    The trial court abused its discretion in denying the medical malpractice defendants' motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment, as the plaintiffs' expert affidavit did not comp

  • Payton v. Jackson

    Publication Date: 2014-04-01
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derek Jones, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Terry Grandison Fulton Cnty. Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A1974

    The superior court's order vacating an arbitration award could not be affirmed because it failed to specifically set out the grounds supporting the vacatur and the reasoning behi

  • Bennett v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-03-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny Carver Carver & DeBord PC, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shannon Wallace, District Attorney, and Cliff Head, Assistant District Attorney, Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A2163

    The officer impermissibly prolonged the traffic stop that he initiated based on his observation that the truck in which the defendant was riding did not have a rear bumper, thus the trial court shou

  • Armstrong v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-02-13
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Partain and Breeman Ainsworth Ainsworth & Winfrey LLC, Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Jennifer Gower District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A2451

    Evidence showed that the impoundment of the defendant's car was lawful and the search, during which officers found a backpack containing controlled substances, was conducted in good faith pursuant t

  • MCG Health Inc. v. Kight

    Publication Date: 2013-12-18
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Hudson Hull Barrett PC, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sam Nicholson and Harry Revell Nicholson Revell LLP, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A1149

    The absence of a debt owed to the hospital under a contract with the patient's insurer could not be construed as a waiver or preclusion of the hospital's lien r

  • Dodd v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-12-09
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Barrow, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Langley, District Attorney, and Cathy Cox-Brakefield, Assistant District Attorney, Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A1254

    The trial court's jury charge on similar transaction evidence constituted reversible error because it improperly expanded the scope for which such might be considered to include "the crimes charged

  • Nebo Ventures LLC v. NovaPro Risk Solutions LP

    Publication Date: 2013-12-04
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Martin McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, and Bruce Brown, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Standard Hall Booth Smith PC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A1324

    The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the defendant on the plaintiff's fraud claim arising from the parties' contract, as issues of remained for the trier of

  • Inkaholiks Luxury Tattoos Georgia LLC v. Parton

    Publication Date: 2013-11-26
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Mihill and Cynthia Gunnemann Cannon, Mihill & Winkles LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Daniel Parr Weaver Law Firm, Gainesville, for appellees.
    Case Number: A13A1528

    The trial court abused its discretion to the extent its interlocutory injunction protecting the plaintiffs' trade name extended beyond the metropolitan area in which the plaintiffs established that

  • Lapolla Indus. Inc. v. Hess

    Publication Date: 2013-11-25
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heather Sharp Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Collin Freer, Neal Weinrich, Benjamin Fink, and Kristin Zielmanski Berman Fink Van Horn PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A13A1097

    Covenants in employment agreements restricting solicitation and hiring of the defendant's current employees and restricting disclosure of the defendant's trade secrets and confidential information w

  • Shaw v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-11-21
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia Provost Public Defender's Office, Royston, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, District Attorney, Hartwell, Robert Lavender, District Attorney, and Leon Jourolmon, Assistant District Attorney, Elberton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A1332

    The State failed to establish that the impoundment of the defendant's vehicle was valid and that the inevitable discovery rule was applicable to the denial of his motion to sup