• Amazing Amusements Group, Inc. v. Wilson et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Hoopes, Timothy Walls, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Lawrenceville, Justyn Alioto, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julie Jacobs, William Banks, Christopher Carr, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Brooke Heinz, Sarah McBrayer, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0991

    Court affirms dismissal of a petition for judicial review or license revocation because affected party did not exhaust its administrative remedy

  • Lane v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-12-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyrus Lane, (Coffee Correctional Facility), Nicholls, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Destiny Bryant, (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1110

    Defendant Gets a New Chance to Appeal When Counsel's Deficient Performance Forfeits an Appeal Defendant Otherwise Would Have Taken

  • B.C. Grand, LLC v. FIG, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-10
    Practice Area: Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mario Williams, (Nexus Derechos Humanos Attorneys, Inc.), Atlanta, Julie Oinonen, (Williams Oinonen, LLC), Atlanta, David Betts, (Betts and Associates), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Beach, Lawrence Bracken, Daniel Millman, (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP), Atlanta, Alice McQuade, Gala Villhoz, (The McDeer Firm), Atlanta, John Ramsey, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1297

    Property owner's complaint was dismissed because it failed to plead as a matter of law that certain tax executions were not validly issued or cancelled by tax commissioner.

  • Bradshaw v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bentley Adams, (Attorney at Law), Lihue, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Bowden, Jennifer Hart, (Assistant District Attorney), Tifton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0983

    Court vacates criminal defendant's sentence due to ineffective assistance of counsel on issue of failing to develop a record on eavesdropping.

  • McIver v. Oliver

    Publication Date: 2019-11-22
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dawn Pettigrew, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, James Scarbrough, Rachel Reed, (Mabry & McClelland, LLP), Atlanta, Keith Romich, (Romich & Associates, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robin Clark, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee. C. Davis, (Lee Davis Law, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Harrison, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, James Merritt, Matthew Moffett, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1230

    Husband Who Shot His Wife Lacked Standing to Sue Under Wrongful Death Statute

  • Timmons et al. v. Suntrust Bank

    Publication Date: 2019-11-08
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Hall, Jordan Bell, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1262

    Bank was not entitled to summary judgment because it was not entitled to holder in due course status under a vehicle sales contract

  • The State v. O'Neal

    Publication Date: 2019-11-06
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Faircloth, Louie Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Dixon, (Nelson & Dixon, LLC), Dublin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1464

    Court Had No Basis to Conclude That Corrections Officer 'Was in the Performance of His Duties' When He Committed Certain Alleged Criminal Acts

  • John C. Wilson Company, Inc. et al. v. Regions Bank

    Publication Date: 2019-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jesse Stone, (Attorney at Law), Swainsboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeremy Ross, (Thompson, O'brien, Kemp & Nasuti, P.C.), Norcross, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0912

    Company's Administrative Dissolution Did Not Terminate the Authority of its Registered Agent; Company Was Properly Served

  • Rautenberg v. Pope et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A19A0723

    Evidence of Property Owner's Knowledge of Prior Criminal Activity Precluded Summary Judgment Based on Intervening Act

  • Holzheuser v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A19A0757

    Court Affirms Convictions for Molestation by Servicemember Over Challenge to Admission of Inculpatory Interview, Rejecting Contention That Military Commander's Expectation Compelled Convict's Participation in the Interview