• Maynard et al. v. Snapchat, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-09
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd Henningsen, Michael Neff, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Darryl Adams, (Law Offices of Michael L. Neff), Atlanta, Susan Cremer, (Neff Law), Atlanta, Timothy Peagler, (Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff, P.C.), Atlanta, Michael Terry, Amanda Seals, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori Cohen, Sean Jessee, Andrew Smith, (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan Blavin, (Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP), San Francisco, Anne Conley, John Major, (Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP), Los Angeles, for appellee. Robert Johnson, (Johnson & Alday LLC), Marietta, Anne Gower, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A1218

    Manufacturer's Duty of Care to Make Products Safe Does Not Extend to Intentional Misuse by Third Parties

  • Junior v. Graham

    Publication Date: 2020-12-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, John Nichols, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, Darrell Hinson, (Shiver Hamilton, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Cruser, Raymond Grant, (Cruser & Mitchell, L.L.P.), Norcross, Laurie Daniel, Matthew Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1188

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Denying Personal Injury Plaintiff's Motion for Attorneys' Fees Which, if Awarded, Would Constitute an Impermissible Double Recovery

  • Doe v. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-03
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A20A0784

    Court affirms dismissal of action against the Church as having been time-barred, stating that the statute of limitations began to run on plaintiff's 18th birthday

  • In the Interest of J. A., a child.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Ryczek, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Nhan-Ai Simms, samuel D'entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1193

    Juvenile Had no Right to Direct Appeal From Superior Court's Denial of Juvenile's Motion to Transfer to Juvenile Court

  • Jane Doe v. Vaughn

    Publication Date: 2020-12-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alfred Adams, Atlanta, Jared Miller, (Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, Catherine Scott, (Georgia Justice Project), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Vaughn, Keely Pitts, (Oconee Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eastman, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1431

    Superior Court Erred by Dismissing Petition to Modify Sentence; Court Had Authority to Consider the Relief Sought

  • Landell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-11-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, Christopher Carr, Paula Smith, Alex Bernick, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Daniel Porter, Lee Tittsworth, Samuel d'Eentremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0874

    Evidence That Defendant Relied on Prayer Instead of Seeking Medical Care for His Child Authorized Jury to Find He Unreasonably Disregarded Risk to Child's Health

  • Arnold v. Turbow et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-29
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Louie Hendricks, (L. Barrington Hendricks, P.C.), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Tompkins, Gerond Lawrence, Marriah Paige, Derron Bowles, (Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins), Atlanta, Dana King, (Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1233

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of doctors and a hospital in a wrongful death case due to lack of probable cause

  • Dessalines v. Department of Human Services

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Jaffe, Ryan Castellon, (Jaffe Family Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Laurie Brown, (McCallum & Associates LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1006

    Court reverses dismissal of petition challenging inclusion of defendant's name on child abuse registry, finding that she effected proper service of her petition

  • Massengille v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Schneider, (Alcovy Circuit Public Defender), Monroe, Jeffrey Jackson, (Walton County Public Defender), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, (District Attorney), Covington, Tara Latimer, (Walton County DA's Office), Monroe, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1161

    Court rejects defendant's double jeopardy contention because he was unable to show the extent of a prosecutor's knowledge in the first proceeding

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-19
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Donnelly, (Western Circuit Public Defender's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Kwiatkowski, Kenneth Mauldin, (Office of the District Attorney Western Judicial Circuit), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1536

    Revoking First Offender Status and Adjudicating Guilt Based on New Offenses Did Not Violate Double Jeopardy