• Frady v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A24A1011

    Court reverses convictions for burglary and other crimes due to trial court's improper admission of "other acts" evidence regarding defendant's character

  • Liggins et al. v. Parkwood Living, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-25
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Catherine Gibson, (The Gibson Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Clark, (Clark Caskey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A1534

    Court reverses summary judgment and damages award that had been in favor of a purchaser in a property sale contract dispute, and dismisses purchaser's cross-appeal for attorney fees

  • Dixie Amusement, LLC v. Primero Games, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Kushner, Ethan Knott, (Fellows LaBriola LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Franklin Brannen, (Tesla, Inc.), Washington, Elizabeth Scherer, (Fox Rothschild LLP), Raleigh, Keith Kodosky, Ronald Masterson, Cameron Mobley, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A1103

    Court vacates ruling in a breach of contract business dispute over contract terms of sale and whether those terms materially altered a contract under UCC Section 2-207

  • Brighter Capital Management, LLC et al. v. BCF-EF, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kennon Peebles, (Attorney at Law), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Watkins, Michael Freeman, Dylan Magruder, (Hall Booth Smith P.C.), Alpharetta, Allen Orr, (Huff Powell Bailey), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0257

    Court affirms contempt order and dismissal of an individual's complaint as a sanction for discovery non-compliance, but reverses dismissal of corporate entity's complaint in a business dispute

  • Adams v. Lee et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-11
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kwame Townes, (Townes, Davis & Associates, LLC), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Maren Cave, Kathryn Robertson, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A1345

    Court reverses grant of summary judgment in a slip-and-fall case because injured party was an invitee and not a licensee, which raised a genuine issue of material fact as to duty of care

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  • Mims et al. v. Exclusive Association Management, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-11
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Damages
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Desiree Duke, Timothy Heath, (The Duke Law Firm, LLC.), Carrollton, Daniel Williams, (Coweta Circuit Superior Court), Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Carlton, (Carlton Law, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0938

    Court affirms liability for conversion against former employee for conversion but reverses summary judgment against her husband due to lack of evidence to implicate husband in thefts

  • The State v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2024-09-23
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca Jackson, Robert Hunnicutt, (Carroll County Solicitor's Office), Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Preston Haliburton, (Haliburton Law Firm), Atlanta, Jeffery Dickerson, (Attorney at Law), Kennesaw, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A1042

    Court reverses trial court's order granting defendant's plea in bar to DUI charges, finding that payment of fines did not raise double jeopardy issues

  • Long v. City of Madison

    Publication Date: 2024-09-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A24A0985

    Court reverses superior court decision that had denied an appeal to a probate court order and remands with directions to dismiss the appeal due to jurisdictional Issues

  • Freeman v. Freeman

    Publication Date: 2024-09-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A24A0805

    Court vacates an attorney fees award in a divorce case and remands for proper consideration of the parties' financial circumstances under OCGA § 19-6-2

  • Board of Commissioners of Brantley County v. Brantley County Development Partners, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-17
    Practice Area: Environmental Law | Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A24A0612

    Court affirms issuance of a permit to build a solid waste landfill in Brantley County Landfill, and further affirms limits on Environmental Protection Division's investigative duties