• Simon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-09-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A24A1026

    Court affirms convictions in elder exploitation case, and affirms use of digital forensics and Cellhawk software evidence that mapped defendant's location

  • Coffman et al v. Barnsley Consulting Group et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-28
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Consulting
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Newton, (Steven N. Newton, LLC), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Debra Chambers, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Maya Marshall, Brookhaven, Sarah Snipes, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Amy Urban, (Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A0740

    Court affirms dismissal of appeal in a Workers' Compensation death benefit matter because appeal was filed more than 20 days after applicant received electronic notice of denial of benefits

  • City of Atlanta v. MLK Properties, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-08-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Steinberg, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Tracey Hackett, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrea Pawlak, (Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0416

    Court affirms in part, reverses in part, and remands a dismissal of the City of Atlanta's motion to dismiss a lawsuit in a property demolition case over a defective ante litem notice and immunity

  • Page v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (J. Scott Key, LLC), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville, Aimee Sobhani, (DeKalb County Government-Law Department), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0427

    Court affirms convictions for rape and other crimes over defendant's claims of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel