• The State v. Santiago

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Theo Sereebutra, (H & S Law, LLC), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0232

    Court reverses suppression of evidence in child molestation case, affirming that a search warrant was based on probable cause, its information was not stale, and it was not general

  • Barrett, as Administrator of the Estate of Lizzie Curry v. Farrior et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Dozier, James Tuggle, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Masterson, Candis Jones, Kyrie Chandler, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Candis Jones, Kyrie Chandler, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0222

    Court reverses summary judgment in vehicle collision case, allowing claims against driver and insurer to proceed due to factual disputes over negligence and right of way

  • Goodwin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hawkins, (The Hawkins Law Firm), Atlanta, Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carlton Hayes, David McElyea, (Cherokee County Solicitor-General’s Office), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0006

    Court affirms conviction for second-degree homicide by vessel, rejecting defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Milliken v. C. Merrill Construction, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-05
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Enoch, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, Edward Tarver, (Enoch Tarver PC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Colson, (Broucek & Colson, LLC), Statesboro, Samuel Broucek, (Attorney at Law), Statesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0348

    In a construction contract dispute, court affirms denial of motion to dismiss, reverses denial of motion to compel arbitration, vacates discovery orders, and remands with direction

  • Ajigbolamu v. Milne

    Publication Date: 2024-07-05
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ayodele Ajigbolamu, Grayson, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Cannella, (Downey & Cleveland), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0171

    Court affirms in part and reverses in part summary judgment for a contractor in a breach of contract case involving construction services, and remands for proceedings on general damages

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  • Yntema v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2024-07-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ulice Sauls, (Attorney at Law), Peachtree Corners, Nicholas Martin, (Martin DeMelfi, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dawn Taylor, Lynne Bradley, (Dawn H. Taylor, Attorney at Law), Suwanee, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0478

    In a custody modification dispute, court affirms partial child support modifications, and vacates and remands for additional findings on back support, child support for adult child, and attorney fees

  • Meadows v. Dollar General Store

    Publication Date: 2024-07-04
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Erica Morton, Jordan Mahoney, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0347

    Court affirms summary judgment for Dollar General in premises liability case where injured plaintiff had equal knowledge of a hazardous condition that was static, open, and obvious

  • Apple Pie Ridge Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Andrews et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-04
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon Wagner, (Lueder Larkin & Hunter, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: P. Freed, Brian Goldberg, (Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0244

    Court affirms summary judgment favoring property owners in covenant dispute, deeming lots exempt from homeowners association's declaration

  • Shropshire v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney At Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ruth Pawlak, Fani Willis, Kevin Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0838

    Court affirms aggravated child molestation conviction, but vacates and remands two child molestation convictions for resentencing based on unit-of-prosecution analysis

  • John Da Grosa Smith et al. v. Ryan Millsap et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-03
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Thomas Holm, (Blaska Holm LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Millsap, Atlanta, Aaron Matthew Clark, (Gamble Clark LLP), Atlanta, David Visser Houtsma, (David Houtsma Law Firm), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: S24C0302

    Court affirms trial court's authority to disburse disputed funds held in the court's registry prior to resolution of an underlying case under the specific circumstances of that case