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  • Mercer University v. Stofer et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-31
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan J. Payne, Brian David Trulock, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ranse Murphy Partin, Davis Shirley Popper, (Conley Griggs Partin LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Mathew G. Nasrallah, (Robertson, Bodoh & Nasrallah, LLP), Marietta, Allison Elmore Thornton, (Georgia Trial Lawyers Association), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18G1022

    Court reviews landowner's right to claim immunity under Recreational Parks Act

  • Jones Lang Lasalle Operations, LLC et al. v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2019-07-23
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Goss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neal Scott, (Law Office of Terry-Dawn Thomas), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: W. Briggs, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0084

    Court affirms denial of a property owner's summary judgment motion in a slip and fall case

  • Simon v. Murphy et al

    Publication Date: 2019-06-28
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Lynch, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Joseph Weeks, (McNally Weeks), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn Smith, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, Matthew Moffett, (Gray, Rust, St. Armand Moffett & Brieske), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0418

    Court reverses summary judgment order in a slip-and-fall lawsuit due to outstanding issues of material fact

  • Brown v. Dickerson

    Publication Date: 2019-06-07
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Scarbrough, Rachel Reed, (Mabry & McClelland, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Rice, Andrew Brandt, (James A. Rice, Jr., P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1016

    Court grants summary judgment in property owner's favor and against a licensee who was injured on his property

  • Hillman v. ALDI, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-10
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gilbert Taylor, (Attorney at Law), Norcross, For Appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Henry, Dorothy Cornwell, (Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP), Atlanta, For Appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1672

    Court affirms rejection of negligence claims against premises owner

  • Simmons et al. v. Universal Protection Services, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-02
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce Millar, James Sullivan, (The Millar Law Firm), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Glenn Bass, Molly Moyer, (Scrudder Bass Quillian Horlock Taylor & Lazarus LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Sharon Andrews, (Law Offices of Tavis L. Knighten), Atlanta, for other Party.
    Case Number: A18A1702

    Independent contractor not liable for trip-and-fall injuries where contractor had no ownership interest in the premises

  • Parke Towne North Apartments, LLC et al. v. Castro et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-17
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Glenn Bass, Trisha Godsey, (Scrudder Bass Quillian Horlock Taylor & Lazarus), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Rogers, Michael Goldberg, Nathan Gaffney, (Fried Rogers Goldberg LLC), Atlanta, Steven Litner, (Litner + Deganian PC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1985

    Court Affirms Order Denying Summary Judgment Where Partner of Plaintiff Fell to Death from Balcony with Guardrails That Did Not Meet Building Code and Defendant Claimed Non-Compliant Guardrails Were Grandfathered In

  • Hall et al. v. Noble-Interstate Management Group, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-09
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Goss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sherard Dixon, (The Dixon Firm PC), Atlanta, Troy Kiber, (Michael A. Mills, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stevan Miller, Gwendolyn Havlik, (Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Robert Casey, (Casey Gilson P.C.), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A1719

    Court Reverses Trial Court Order Granting Summary Judgment to Hotel Where Patron Claimed Premises Liability Arising from Slick Shower Floor After Suffering Brain Injuries from Slip and Fall

  • Freeman Lomax et al. v. The Kroger Company

    Publication Date: 2019-03-20
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate | Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Baskin, (The Baskin Law Group, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas Wilde, (Attorney at Law), Tyrone, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1491

    Evidence Could Support Jury Conclusion That Owner Had Constructive Knowledge of Slip-And-Fall Hazard

  • JCG Farms of Alabama, LLC v. Morgan

    Publication Date: 2019-03-07
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Goss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Marcovitch, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Vincent Toreno, Nathaniel Hofman, (Ken David & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Chance, Lance Lourie, (Watkins, Lourie, Roll & Chance, PC.), Atlanta, Angela Fox, Anna Cross, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, William Lundy, Charles Morris, (Parker & Lundy), Cedartown, for appellee. Robert Luskin, (Goodman, Mcguffey, Lindsey & Johnson LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Brennan, W. Pettus, (Fain, Major, & Brennan, PC.), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: A18A1879

    Court Affirms Grant of Partial Summary Judgment of Employee of Subsidiary Who Was Injured at Different Subsidiary and Sought Finding That He Was Not Employee of Subsidiary at Which He Was Injured by Nature of Shared Parent Such That He Could Seek Relief Outside Workers' Compensation Act