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  • McCauley v. Powell et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mari Myer, (The Myer Law Firm), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Laura Bailey, (The Mabra Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1102

    Court partially affirms and partially vacates summary judgment in a defamation and civil RICO case and remands for further proceedings on the RICO claim

  • Harris et al. v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2024-11-27
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Welborn, (Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bryce Durham, Anthony Jones, (Durham Law Group, PC), Atlanta, for appellee; Erick Bacon, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0758

    Court reverses dog attack lability verdict due to insufficient evidence of owner's knowledge over whether the dog had previously attacked someone

  • Mohar v. Leguizamo et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-20
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ralph Villani, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacob Raehn, Sandra Cianflone, (MMPO Defense), Atlanta, for appellee; Lance Gowens, (The Gowens Law Firm, LLC), Cumming, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A1135

    Court affirms dismissal of medical malpractice lawsuit due to statute of limitation, which began when plaintiff first manifested symptoms, and rejects plaintiff's continuous treatment argument

  • Georgia Department of Public Safety et al. v. Cleapor

    Publication Date: 2024-11-19
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, Loretta Pinkston-Pope, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Zachary Procter, (Procter Law, P.C.), Lawrenceville, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Grant McBride, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White), McDonough, Andrew Gebhardt, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White), Stockbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1071

    Court reverses denial of a motion to dismiss a personal injury case, finding that plaintiff had failed to provide a timely ante litem notice to the correct government entity

  • Hooks v. Rockdale County et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristie Hornsby, (The Hornsby Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Waymire, (Attorney at Law), Buford, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1014

    Court affirms dismissal of false arrest and imprisonment claims, finding that a County had not waived sovereign immunity

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  • City of Milton v. Chang et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-11
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Key, (J. Scott Key, LLC), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: Naveen Ramachandrappa, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Simon, Tyler Bridgers, (The Simon Law Frim PC), Atlanta, Jed Manton, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Atlanta, Madeline McNeeley, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Brookhaven, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0802

    Court affirms $30 million verdict against the City of Milton in fatal accident case, rejecting City's claims of sovereign immunity, and orders pre-judgment interest and nunc pro tunc judgment

  • Barnes v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

    Publication Date: 2024-09-24
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashley Cameron, (Dozier Law Firm), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Smith, Jeremy Willis, (Young, Thagard, Hoffman), Valdosta, for appellee; William Anderson, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0852

    Court reverses summary judgment for a Lyft rideshare liability insurer and allows an injured party to maintain a direct action against the insurer under the Georgia Motor Carrier Act

  • Chavez et al. v. Hill

    Publication Date: 2024-09-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Craig, John Schultz, (Wood Craig Miller, LLC), Atlanta, Craig Jones, (Craig T. Jones, PC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jack Hancock, Wesley Jackson, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Jade Ingram, (Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP), Peachtree Corners for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0739

    Court reverses dismissal of injury claim against Clayton County Sheriff, ruling that Plaintiffs had given a proper ante litem notice and met the presentment requirement under OCGA § 36-11-1

  • Hayes v. KSP Services, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-16
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry: Consulting
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren Smith, Jeremy Pineres, James Adamoli, (W. Calvin Smith II PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Horowitz, J Vincent Lally, (Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0361

    Court reverses summary judgment that had been in defendants' favor in a workers' compensation dispute and affirms denial of defendants' motion for discovery sanctions

  • Bailey et al. v. Make A Difference Ministries, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Swanson, Andrew Jones, (Jones & Swanson, LLC), Marietta, Andrew Ashby, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Luskin, Anelise Codrington, (Chartwell Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0546

    Court partially reverses summary judgment that had been in favor of defendant in a negligence case, finding possible gross negligence, but affirms denial of punitive damages and attorneys