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  • Suddarth et al. v. Lounsbrough

    Publication Date: 2023-10-03
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Purvis, Lance Stephens, (Young Thagard Hoffman Smith Lawrence & Shenton), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cotton, (Cotton Law Firm, P.C.), Cordele, Saleem Dennis, (Sam D. Dennis, P.C.), Valdosta, Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (J. Scott Key, LLC), Madison, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1122

    Court reverses denial of property owner's summary judgment motion in a slip and fall case where injured party had equal or superior knowledge of hazard

  • Blazek v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Thomas, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lisamarie Bristol, Joseph Morales, (Gwinnett County Solicitor General), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0949

    Court affirms trial court ruling to admit results if a breath test in a DUI case over defendant's objection that he had not freely and voluntarily consented to the test.

  • Schatte v. McGee

    Publication Date: 2023-08-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Calina Plotky, (KF Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: T Sams, (The Trammell Firm, LLC), Luthersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0831

    Evidence Supported Finding Father Did Not Abandon Opportunity Interest Before Petitioning to Legitimate His Child

  • City of Brookhaven v. Multiplex, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-08-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Government
    Industry: Construction | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Balch, (Balch Law Group), Atlanta, William Downs, Benjamin Baker, (Downs Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Thomas, Jaletta Smith, Dana Lohrberg, (Andersen, Tate & Car, P.C.), Duluth, Alexander Caskey, (Elekta, Inc.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0843

    "Delay" Clause in Construction Contract Not Enforceable Liquidated Damages Provision

  • Nanoventions, LLC v. Daniels

    Publication Date: 2023-08-22
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart Mones, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Daniels, (Montgomery State Prison), Mt. Vernon, Bonnie Hutchinson, Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0295

    Court reverses order denying damages against a defendant in a RICO case against whom a default judgment was entered, and reverses and remands on an attorney fee issue

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  • Garrison v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel Sliger, (McDonald & Cody, LLC), Cornelia, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Langley, Daniel Garrett, (Enotah District Attorney’s Office), Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1032

    Time For Filing Amended Accusation Was Tolled by COVID-19 Judicial Emergency Orders

  • Burns v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Voyles, Alex Devilliers, (Voyles Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, (District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0577

    Court affirms convictions for crimes relating to defendant's choking of his girlfriend over his Sixth Amendment-based challenges and contentions of evidentiary error

  • Smartt v. Eldridge

    Publication Date: 2023-07-18
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Michmerhuizen, Warren Coppedge, (Coppedge and Associates, P.C.), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Lockhart, (Bradford & Lockhart, P.C.), LaFayette, Benjamin Bradford, (Benjamin T. Bradford, P.C.), LaFayette, for appellee; Christopher Carr, Keilani Parker, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Ryan Marks, Madison, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0628

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of acquirer of fee simple title in surplus property over adjacent property owner's claim that he should have received notice of sale

  • State v. Sapp

    Publication Date: 2023-07-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christine Barker, (Christine Barker), Savannah, Daphne Totten, (Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Ogeechee Judicial Circuit), Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Phillips, (Phillips & Carson), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0139

    Court grants a defendant's motion to dismiss the State's appeal of a trial court's order granting a motion in limine to exclude certain prior acts evidence

  • Lester v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Arndt, (Assistant Public Defender), Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randal McGinley, Cherie Sebro, (Newton County District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0599

    Sex Offender Violated Registration Requirement By Failing to Provide New Sleeping Location After He Became Homeless