• McClendon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Seares, (Office of the Public Defender, Atlanta Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, Marc Mallon, (Senior Assistant District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1408

    Following Trial Court Errors, Defendants Are Entitled to a New Trial

  • Whitaker Farms, LLC v. Fitzgerald Fruit Farms, LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-10-12
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Christy, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint), Atlanta, George Rosenzweig, (Rosenzweig, Jones Horne & Griffis, PC.), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nowell Berreth, Max Marks, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1420

    Court Affirms Verdict in Favor of Leaseholder That Was Denied Entry to Harvest Peaches and Reverses Trial Court's Refusal to Allow for Award of Punitive Damages

  • The State v. Wilkerson

    Publication Date: 2018-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Bishop, Thomas Earnest, (District Attorney's Office Pataula Judicial Circuit), Cuthbert, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Parker, (Assistant Public Defender), Bainbridge; Christina Cribbs (Georgia Public Defender Council), Augusta, for appellee. 

    Case Number: A18A1253

    Evidence That Defendant Pointed Gun In Direction of Car Supported Finding He Pointed At Car's Occupants

  • Huff v. Vallejo

    Publication Date: 2018-08-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Carson, (Phillips Carson & Phillips), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: A. J. Balbo, (Balbo & Gregg, Attorneys At Law, PC.), Richmond Hill, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1002

    Pending Misdemeanor And Pending Immigration Enforcement Actions Did Not Preclude Expanding Parent's Visitation Rights

  • Wellman v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Don Wellman, Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Pernini, (Wargo & French LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. John Weitz, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta,for other party.

    Case Number: 18A1208

    Trial Court Erred in Dismissing With Prejudice Where Dismissal Was Based on Insufficient Service of Process and Lack of Jurisdiction

  • The Turfgrass Group, Inc. v. Georgia Cold Storage Co.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Commercial Law | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Deal, (Gibson Deal & Fletcher PC), Peachtree Corners, John Gibson (Gibson Deal & Fletcher PC), Norcross; Paula Hanington (Attorney at Law), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Johnson, Scott McMickle (McMickle Kurey & Branch LLP), Alpharetta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0649

    Triable Issue As To Whether Storage Customer Assented to Terms and Conditions Stated on Warehouse Receipts

  • Pascarelli et al. v. Koehler

    Publication Date: 2018-08-03
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Toxic Torts
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justyn Alioto (Mills & Hoopes LLC), Atlanta; Timothy Walls (Mills & Hoopes LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: James McLaughlin (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; Stevan Miller, Gwendolyn Havlik (Drew ECKL & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0198

    Online Reservation Capability Does Not Satisfy Minimum Contacts Requirement Where Conduct Occurred Outside Forum

  • BPP069, LLC v. Lindfield Holdings, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-03
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Linwood Lovett, Matthew Myers (Lovett & Myers LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nathan Lee (Glover & Davis PA), Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0072

    Triable Issues of Fact As To Whether Buyer Could Have Discovered Property Was Subject to Demolition Order

  • Bush v. AG South Farm Credit et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-02
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Contractual Disputes | Insurance Law
    Industry: Agriculture | Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Vaughn (Vaughn Wright & Boyer LLP), Forsyth; Allen Olson (Allen H. Olson PC), Albany; Benjamin Vaughn (Dillon and Vaughn PC), Forsyth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Duke Groover, William Horkan (James Bates Brannan Groover LLP), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0339

    Insurance Broker May Have Violated Fiduciary Duty By Failing to Apprise Client of Crop Insurance Documentation Requirements

  • Woods v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-19
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A18A0667

    Confidential Informant's General Description of Drug Buy Was Sufficient to Support Issuance of Search Warrant