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  • Wilson v. Guy

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter Jacxsens, Lauren Dick, (Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Macklyn Smith, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0969

    Court reverses denial of defendant's summary judgment motion because plaintiff was an independent contractor when his injuries occurred

  • Stanton v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2020-09-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Travel and Tourism
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Wilson, Adam Princenthal, (Princenthal & May, LLC), Sandy Springs, Kyle Moore, (Law Office of Kyle M. Moore), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Myers, (Myers & Stroberg), Gainesville, for appellee. Stephen Schatz, Sean Farrell, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0816

    Court affirms dismissal of personal injury car accident case because the State did not have personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant

  • Stern et al. v. Pettis et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-14
    Practice Area: Evidence | Expert Witnesses | Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David McCain, Hannah Gabriel, (Childers & McCain LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carrie Christie, Courtney Norton, (Rutherford & Christie LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1261

    Trial Court Properly Disallowed Proffered Expert's Speculative Causation Opinions

  • Lee v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2020-08-21
    Practice Area: Evidence | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Atkinson, Bradley Wolff, Eleanor Jolley, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP) Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Alford, Nathan Cronic, (Willis McKenzie LLP), LaGrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0739

    Trial Court Must Reconsider its Decision to Exclude a Witness Who Was Not Timely Identified in Compliance With a Pretrial Scheduling Order

  • American Civil Liberties Union, LLC v. Zeh

    Publication Date: 2020-07-27
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Legal Services | Non-Profit
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Batson, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, Leslie Eason, Tiffany Taylor, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP), Atlanta, Sean Young, (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia, Inc), Atlanta, Brian Hauss, (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Of Georgia, Inc), New York, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brent Savage, Robert Tanner, (Savage, Turner, Durham, Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, for appellee. David Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0251

    Anti-SLAPP Statute Motion Properly Denied Where Responding Party Established Probability of Prevailing on Defamation Claim

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  • S&S Towing & Recovery, Ltd. et al. v. Charnota

    Publication Date: 2020-07-14
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mason Bradley Rountree, (Rountree Law Firm), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jack Edward Clay, (Jack Clay Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, Robert Wesley Starrett, (Starrett Law, LLC), Metairie, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0161

    Statute Providing That an Animal Running at Large in Violation of Local 'Leash Law' Is Considered 'Vicious' Does Not Violate Procedural Due Process

  • A20A0768. Dockery et al. v. Haedong Industries Corp., Ltd. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Eric Ripper, (Ripper Law Firm PC), Atlanta, Michael Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, Jane Vincent, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Diffley, Lara Tumeh, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0767

    Court in Wrongful Death Suit Incorrectly Granted Defendants' Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment; Remanded for Specification as to Basis for Decision

  • Shields et al. v. RDM, LLC d/b/a Georgia All Stars

    Publication Date: 2020-07-07
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Costyn, Zachary Johnson, (Costyn Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wayne Melnick, Jason Kamp, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0465

    Sports Facility Immune From Liability For Injuries Suffered by Parent of Participant Parent in Cheerleader Demonstration/Show

  • DirecTV, LLC, v. White

    Publication Date: 2020-07-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fulton County State Court, Michael Becker, (Vernis & Bowling of Atlanta, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Rolle, (The Cordele Law Firm, Inc), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0447

    Plaintiff's Contradictor Testimony Failed to Establish Injury Took Place Within Two Years of Filing of Personal Injury Complaint

  • McCall v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

    Publication Date: 2020-07-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cale Conley, Scott Farrow, William Owens, (Conley Griggs Partin, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Anulewicz, (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, Patrick Arndt, George Neuhauser, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, Douglas Horelick, (Clyde & Co US LLP), Miami, for appellee. Rian Ervin, (The Suggs Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Neal Scott, (Law Office of Terry-Dawn Thomas), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0933

    Court reverses order that granted foreign corporation's motion to dismiss on personal jurisdiction grounds because that corporation was a resident for purposes of personal jurisdiction