• The State v. Arroyo

    Publication Date: 2023-06-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fani Willis, Juliana Sleeper, Dustin Lee, (Fulton County Office of the District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lauren Shubow, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Steven Phillips, (Public Defender), Atlanta, Kerrel McCrimons, (Fulton County Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1358

    On remand, the court vacates its prior judgment that affirmed an order suppressing evidence because it had no jurisdiction to hear the State's appeal of that order

  • Worth et al. v. First Key Homes, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derric Crowther, (Crowther Law Firm, PC), Atlanta, Ivan Gustafson, (Law Office of Ivan Gustafson), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Schroder, Nelofar Agharahimi, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0287

    Genuine Issue of Material Fact as to Whether Fence Installer Assumed Risk of Working Near Dead Tree

  • Titshaw et al. v. Geer et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Peacock, (Michael Peacock), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Lauren Dick, (Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP), Atlanta, Donald Brown, William Story, Thomas Haswell, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0410

    Continuous Relationship Rule Did Not Apply to Toll Statute of Limitations Period on Legal Malpractice Claim

  • Brown v. Sapp

    Publication Date: 2023-06-09
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: GARY LAMAR, (Lamar at Law), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: W. Meeks, (Attorney at Law), Leesburg, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0505

    Court affirms rulings that the beneficiary of an easement is not entitled to damages, and injunction, and fees, and that a property owner did not abandon that easement

  • Garcia-Diaz v. Women's Specialists of North Georgia, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dane Steffenson, (Dane Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Sanders, Jeffrey Mustari, Chase Babineaux, Stephen Shows, (Southern Health Lawyers, LLC (a Sanders & Mustari Law Firm)), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0224

    Court reverses order denying a motion to correct an error, which denial resulted in plaintiff's not receiving timely notice to file an appeal to dismissal of her lawsuit

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  • The Bondsman, Inc. et al. v. Keybo Taylor, Sheriff of Gwinnett County

    Publication Date: 2023-04-04
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bowers, Jeremy Akin, Lucas Boggs, (Johnson Marlowe LLP), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sun Choy, Jacob Daly, (Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Robert Marcovitch, (Sinton Scott Minock & Kerew), Atlanta, Tuwanda Williams, (Gwinnett County Law Dept.), Lawrenceville, Preston Ehlers, Atlanta, for appellee; Kellye Moore, (Attorney at Law), Perry, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1370

    Court vacates summary judgment order and remands for determination of whether a bondsperson did not meet financial obligations required for renewal of a license.

  • In the Interest of N. E. K., a child.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carlton Nelson, (Attorney at Law), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jennifer McComas, (Jennifer T. McComas, P.C.), Vidalia, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1471

    Court reverses termination of parental rights of both a father and a mother as to their child because the record showed no intent to abandon, or specific harm to the child

  • Zeh et al. v. Maso et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-24
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randolph Powell, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wendy Huray, David Krugler, Andrew Cash, Laura Voght, (Cash Krugler & Fredericks, LLC), Atlanta, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1289

    Court concludes that a physician is not vicariously liable under OCGA §43-34-100, and holds that certain expert testimony is not admissible in a medical malpractice case

  • Smith et al. v. State of Georgia

    Publication Date: 2023-03-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Anulewicz, Patrick Silloway, (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, Douglas McMillan, (Shingler & McMillan LLC), Donalsonville, Eric Gay, (Law Office of Eric L. Gay, LLC), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Forehand, (Davis & Forehand), Cordele, Joseph Mulholland, Moruf Oseni, (Office of the District Attorney, South Georgia Circuit), Bainbridge, Douglas Dean, (Lawson & Reid), Cordele, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1455

    Court affirms order denying a motion to dismiss an asset forfeiture case because underlying complaint met all pleading requirements

  • Mejia v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Humberto Mejia, (Jenkins Correctional Facility), Millen, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Elizabeth York, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1711

    Pronounced Sentence of "life to serve 20 years" For Sex Crime Convictions Was Not Unlawfully-Probated Life Sentence