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  • Brock v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-01-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A1631

    Court Affirms Child Molestation Convictions but Vacates Denial of New Trial Motion and Remands for Review of Motion Under the Correct Standard

  • In the Interest of L. A. D. H., a Child (Mother).

    Publication Date: 2025-01-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A1232

    Court Reverses and Remands Juvenile Court Decision that Terminated Parental Rights Because That Court Failed to Hold Hearing on Motions for New Trial

  • Albright et al. v. Terminal Investment Corporation

    Publication Date: 2024-12-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brent Savage, Zachary Sprouse, (Savage Turner Durham Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Roberts, (Oliver Maner), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1191

    Court reverses summary judgment in favor of defendant in a negligence case, finding fact issues regarding causation that are for resolution by the jury

  • Bucher v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2024-12-27
    Practice Area: Family Law | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin O'Sullivan, (Cohen Pollock Merlin Turner P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Foust, (Parks, Chesin & Walbert P. C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1457

    Court reverses summary judgment that had been in favor of an estate executor on enforcement of divorce decree, citing incorrect statute of limitations and laches application

  • The State v. Simpson

    Publication Date: 2024-12-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Marietta, Cliff Head, Joseph Smothers, (Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jackie Patterson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1468

    Court reverses quashing of accusation for fleeing and eluding, finding that the language in the charge sufficiently tracked the statute to withstand a general demurrer

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  • Au Medical Center, Inc. v. Dorothy Dale

    Publication Date: 2024-12-17
    Practice Area: Damages | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Brewton, Robert Marcovitch, Jena Lombard, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Watson, (Watson Law Firm), Smyrna, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, William Smith, (W. Calvin Smith, II, P.C.), Atlanta, Minerva Steele, (Steele Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, Jason Branch, (Philips Branch & Hodges), Columbus, Trent Speckhals, (Speckhals Law, P. C.), Atlanta, Jason Bring, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, Lisa Churvis, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Heistand & Prout), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A1027

    Court Affirms Denial of Apportionment of Damages in Medical Malpractice Case to Non-Parties That Were Originally Named But Were Subsequently Dismissed from the Case

  • First Communities Management, Inc. v. Tearria Byrd

    Publication Date: 2024-12-10
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sara Galloway, Ronald Masterson, Michael DiOrio, Brittany DeDiego, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Rafi, Alan Stagmeier, Alexander Brown, (Rafi Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Austin Atkinson, Pearson Cunningham, (Hall Booth Smith), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A0937

    Court affirms that exculpatory clauses in leases purporting to waive landlord liability for third party criminal acts are void and unenforceable as against public policy

  • Gordon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan Malone, (Appellate Division, Georgia Pubic Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stacey Jackson, Frederick Lewis, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0926

    Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and related Crimes, rejecting defendant's challenges to sufficiency and admissibility of evidence, jury selection, and effectiveness of counsel

  • McCauley v. Powell et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mari Myer, (The Myer Law Firm), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Laura Bailey, (The Mabra Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1102

    Court partially affirms and partially vacates summary judgment in a defamation and civil RICO case and remands for further proceedings on the RICO claim

  • Harris et al. v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2024-11-27
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Welborn, (Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bryce Durham, Anthony Jones, (Durham Law Group, PC), Atlanta, for appellee; Erick Bacon, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0758

    Court reverses dog attack lability verdict due to insufficient evidence of owner's knowledge over whether the dog had previously attacked someone