• Wellstar Health Systems, Inc. et al. v. Alfaro

    Publication Date: 2021-08-13
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Conley, Jeffrey Daxe, Robert Ingram, (Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Cauthorn, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, David Cohen, (Complex Law Group, LLC), Marietta, J. Cauthorn, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for Appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0127

    Court vacates denial of hospital's motion to dismiss patient's claims where patient alleged that hospital lien was improperly based on chargemaster rates

  • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Tyler

    Publication Date: 2021-08-13
    Practice Area: Evidence | Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Daniel, Robert Highsmith, Matthew Friedlander, Jonathan Spital, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Melanie Eyre, (Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Goldberg, (Fried Rogers Goldberg LLC), Atlanta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Donald Singleton, (Singleton Law Firm LLC), Alpharetta, for Appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0626

    Court reverses jury verdict in a personal injury case because trial court issued an erroneous jury charge on spoliation of evidence

  • Cross et al. v. Wilmington Trust, National Association, solely as trustee for Mfra Trust 2014-2

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Key, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tania Tuttle, Sarah Monico, (McLain & Merritt PC), Alpharetta for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0545

    Issues of Fact Exist as to Whether Parties Intended That Entire Property Serve as Collateral for Purchase Money Loan

  • Lockhart v. Bloom et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence Schlachter, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Maxwell Thelen, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Daniel Holloway, Lloyd Bell, (Bell Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Banks, Paul Weathington, David Hanson, (Weathington McGrew LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0412

    In Medical Malpractice Case, Trial Court Erred in Directing a Verdict in Appellees' Favor; Court Entirely Dismissed Medical Expert's Testimony

  • Stephanie Orr et al. v. SSC Atlanta Operating Company d/b/a Northeast Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation Center

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lyle Warshauer, Michael Perez, (Warshauer Law Group, P.C.), Atlanta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Craig Brookes, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Karen Smiley, Karen Smiley, (Hanks Brookes LLC), Atlanta, Randolph Powell, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, Registered Agent Operating, LLC The Corporation Company, Cumming, for Appellee; Caleb Walker, (Katherine L. McArthur, LLC), Macon, for AM.

    Case Number: A21A0578

    Proffered Medical Malpractice Experts Lacked Knowledge and Experience in Relevant Practice Area

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  • Gastel v. Dekalb County et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-11
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Butler, (Attorney at Law), Dahlonega, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bennett Bryan, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, John Jones, (Assistant County Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0032

    Trial Court Erred in Characterizing Lawsuit Challenging Denial of Zoning Variance Request as Mandamus Action

  • Soles v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-04
    Practice Area: Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Cabe, (Mayo | Hill), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Grist, (Solicitor General), Macon, Kristen Murphy, (Bibb County Soliciotr Generals Office), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0580

    Evidence Was Sufficient to Support Conviction for DUI/Less Safe to Drive; Offense Does Not Require Evidence of Chemical Analysis of Bodily Substances

  • Anderson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joyette Holmes, Marietta, John Edwards, Flynn Broady, John Melvin, (District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0452

    Court affirms convictions for vehicular homicide, serious injury by vehicle, and aggressive driving over defendant's multiple contentions of trial court evidentiary error

  • Jefferson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-07-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Anderson, (Atlanta Judicial Circuit Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Arnt, Herbert Franklin, (District Attorney), Lafayette, Michael Moeller, (LMJC District Attorney's Office), Summerville, Alan Smith, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lafayette, for Appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0161

    Court affirms armed robbery conviction over defendant's objection to jury instruction, but vacates aggravated assault conviction and sentence due to merger error

  • Grace et al. v. Lowery et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-16
    Practice Area: Privacy
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Johnny Foster, Morton Forbes, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Savannah, Robert Marcovitch, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Nash, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Turner, (Savage, Turner, Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, Jeffrey Vaughan, (J. Scott Vaughan, P.C.), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0422

    Court reverses general jury verdict and award for defamation, negligent hiring, and invasion of privacy where plaintiffs failed to identify specific defamatory statement