• Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Richard Caplan, (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0463

    Court affirms in part convictions for rape and aggravated assault but remands for findings on admissibility of defendant's prior felony convictions

  • American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. v. Zeh

    Publication Date: 2022-06-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Batson, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, Leslie Eason, Tiffany Taylor, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP), Atlanta, Sean Young, Brian Hauss, (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia, Inc), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brent Savage, Robert Tanner, (Savage, Turner, Durham, Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, for appellee; David Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A0251

    Remand to Trial Court Necessary, in Accordance With Supreme Court's Remand Order

  • Larkin v. Madison County School District

    Publication Date: 2022-06-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Autry, Blaine Norris, (Blaine A. Norris, PC d/b/a Norris Law), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Cain, (Law Offices of Adam M. Cain LLC), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0209

    Court reverses denial of motion to enjoin a school district from attempting to collect on a non-final judgment against a contractor

  • Southern Star Enterprise Corporation v. McDonald Windward Partners, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-27
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Landlord Tenant Law | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Perry Phillips, (Perry A. Phillips, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Daughdrill, Mary Giacoma, (Giacoma, Roberts & Daughdrill, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0480

    Commercial Landlord Entitled to Damages Stemming From Repairs to Premises

  • Penciel v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall Sharp, (Sharp Georgia Law Firm), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Richard Caplan, (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0221

    Court affirms convictions for kidnapping and other crimes over defendant's claims of insufficient evidence and a Confrontation Clause violations

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  • Wise Business Forms Inc. v. Forsyth County et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-15
    Practice Area: Damages | Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Butler, (Attorney at Law), Dahlonega, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Hamilton, Gregory Meyer, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, Julie Jacobs, Christopher Carr, Keilani Parker, Mary Volkert, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Luther Beck, John Zwald, (Bekc Zwald & Associates, LLC), Buford, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1459

    Court affirms dismissal of claims for per se taking and inverse condemnation as being barred by the statute of limitations

  • Villages of Cascade Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Edwards

    Publication Date: 2022-04-15
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob Daly, (Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Smith, (Law Offices of Michael Smith, LLC), Decatur, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1336

    Court reverses denial of Homeowners Association's motion for summary judgment on injured resident's claims for premises liability, nuisance, and punitive damages

  • Windward Campus Owner, LLC v. Good Night Medical of Ohio, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-07
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Dolinsky, (Law Offices of David R. Dolinsky), Atlanta, Michael Weinstein, (MBW Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Boyle, John Richard, (Continuum Legal Group LLP), Atlanta, G. Nason, (Lamberth Cifelli Ellis & Nason PA), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1192

    Court affirms summary judgment order concluding that a voidable transaction did not occur and purchaser of commercial tenant's assets was not liable for rent payments

  • Burbach v. Motorsports of Conyers, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-07
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: K. Reddy, (Reddy Law Firm, PC.), Suwanee, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Maguire, (Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C.), Atlanta, Kevin Maxim, (The Maxim Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1420

    Court reverses an injunction to enforce a restrictive covenant against a former employee because trial court erroneously applied Florida rather than Georgia law

  • High Tech Rail And Fence, LLC v. Cambridge Swinerton Builders, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Christy, Mary Ellen Lighthiser, (Schreeder Wheeler & Flint LLP), Atlanta, Gerald Davidson, Andrew Stancil, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jennifer Fletcher, Benjamin Reed, (Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP), Atlanta, Margaret Flatt Obrien, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1566

    Contractor's Termination of Subcontractor Was Done in Good Faith in Accordance With Subcontract Agreement