• Hunter et al. v. Progressive Mountain Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2020-02-05
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joyce Bergman, (Attorney at Law, P.C.), Fairburn, appellant.
    for defendant: Alina Krivitsky, Trevor Hiestand, Luciana Aquino, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout), Atlanta, Frederick Valz, Brittany DeDiego, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2074

    Insurer Was Not Required to Offer Insureds an Increase in UM Coverage When They Also Requested Increase in Standard Auto Coverage

  • Denson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-02-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Hildebrand, (Hildebrand Law Office, P.C.), Lafayette, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, Bruce Roberts, (Assistant District Attorney), LaFayette, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2307

    No Evidence That Defendant Was More Than Mere Bystander at Scene of Drug Trafficking

  • Warner v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-01-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon Warner, (Calhoun State Prison), Morgan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, (District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2329

    Trial Court Erred in Denying Defendant's Motion for Out-of-Time Appeal

  • Jung v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-01-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: T Mooney, (Stein & Ward), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rosanna Szabo, (Solicitor-General), Lawrenceville, Christopher DeNeve, Brian Whiteside, (Gwinnett County Solicitor-General's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2411

    Trial Court Properly Applied Four-Factor Balancing Test Applicable to Speedy-Trial Claims

  • Troup County, Georgia v. Mako Development, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-11-13
    Practice Area: Damages | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Fitzgerald, (Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Grant McBride, William White, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White), McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1497

    Claimed Easement of Airspace, Combined With Access Rights Over All Property, Yields No 'Remainder' of Property to Warrant Consequential Damages

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  • Chitwood v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Sheppard, (Attorney at Law), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Arnt, Herbert Franklin, (Assistant District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1247

    Evidence Was Insufficient to Sustain Two of Three Child Molestation Convictions, But Sufficient to Support Convictions for Aggravated Sexual Battery

  • Klingensmith et al. v. Long County, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2019-10-29
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brent Savage, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Blackerby, Richard Strickland, (Brown, Readdick, Bumgartner), Brunswick, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1295

    Negligence Claims Brought by Residents Against County for Flooding of Subdivision Are Barred by Sovereign Immunity

  • Wilkinson et al. v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2019-10-15
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joyce Bergman, (Attorney at Law, P.C.), Fairburn, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Gillis, (James-Bates-Brannan-Groover-LLP), Macon, for appellee. Paul Buchanan, Ellenwood, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1447

    Court reverses summary judgment order and determines that coverage for injuries was not excluded by language in a homeowner's insurance policy.

  • Clouthier v. The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Gower, Charles Gower, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, Miranda Brash, Shaun O'Hara, (Charles A. Gower PC), Columbus, William Noland, (Noland Law Firm, LLC), Macon, Michael Terry, Michael Baumrind, Frank Lowrey, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roy Meeks, Amanda Speier, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Jason Bring, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, for AM.

    Case Number: A19A0848

    Court reverses dismissal of complaint for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and RICO Act violations relating to a hospital lien

  • Gay v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lenny Krick, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1127

    Sufficient Evidence Corroborated Accomplice's Statements Implicating Defendant in Commission of Crimes