• Georgia Department of Transportation v. Thompson et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, Kathleen Pacious, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Lori Nash, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Cummings, (Michael H. Cummings II, LLC), Clayton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1912

    Court vacates order denying a motion to dismiss a negligence action and remands case for application of a correct sovereign immunity standard

  • City of Lafayette v. Chandler

    Publication Date: 2020-04-16
    Practice Area: Government | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan Ray, Ronald Womack, (Womack, Gottlieb & Rodham, P.C.), Lafayette, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Sanders, Nathan Lock, (McCamy Phillips Tuggle & Fordham, LLP), Dalton, for appellee. Theodore Salter, (Theodore Salter, Jr. & Associates, P.C.), Kennesaw, Jason Darneille, (Gower Wooten & Darneille, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A2232

    Notice of Intent to Recover "$1,000,000.00" From City For Personal Injury Damages Satisfied Statutory Specificity Requirement

  • Estes v. G&W Carriers, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-14
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Rogers, Michael Goldberg, Nathan Gaffney, (Fried Rogers Goldberg), Atlanta, Lashonda Rogers, (Council & Associates LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Kinnamon, (Gregory H. Kinnamon, P.C.), Dalton, Grant Smith, Joel Purser, (Dennis, Corry, Smith & Dixon), Atlanta, Rishi Pattni, (The Fry Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellee. Joseph Cruser, Glenn Tornillo, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet LLP), Norcross, William Pate, (Dennis Corry Smith & Dixon LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A2385

    Personal Injury Lawsuit Brought by Employee Against Company Is Barred by the Exclusive Remedy Provision of the Workers' Compensation Act

  • Smith v. Brooks et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marc Aragon, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, Richard Howe, (Howe & Associates), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Joffe, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Christina Gualtieri, (Goodman McGuffey), Atlanta, Joseph Cruser, (Cruser & Mitchell, L.L.P.), Norcross, Raymond Grant, (Cruiser & Mitchell), Norcross, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1661

    Court reverses dismissal of personal injury case, concluding that trial court applied the wrong standard in determining that statute of limitations had expired

  • D'Elia v. Phillips Edison & Company, Ltd. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-31
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Bridgers, Michael Caldwell, Earnest Delong, (Delong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick & Benjamin LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stevan Miller, Gwendolyn Havlik, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2281

    Alleged Defect That Caused Defendant to Trip and Fall Was a Static Condition That Was Open and Obvious, So Any Alleged Hazard Was Avoidable

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  • Gervin et al. v. The Retail Property Trust

    Publication Date: 2020-03-31
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yinka Omole, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Masterson, Victoria Waller, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2234

    Premises Liability Plaintiffs' Claims Are Barred by Prior Traversal Doctrine; Plaintiff Injured by Revolving Glass Door Successfully Used it Twice Before on the Same Day

  • Jones et al. v. Bebee

    Publication Date: 2020-03-17
    Practice Area: Damages | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Banks, (Weathington McGrew LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Zagoria, (The Zagoria Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, Jeff Klein, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, Brooks Neely, (The Zagoria Law FIRM), Brookhaven, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1982

    Court affirms denial of a directed verdict on punitive damages against owners of a dog in a dog bite injury case

  • Barnes v. Martin-Pierce et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-12
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karsten Bicknese, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Alan Hamilton, (Shiver Hamilton, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Betts, (Seacrest Karesh Tate & Bicknese, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Katrenia Collins, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Maxwell Thelen, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Alan Hamilton, Margaret Randels, (Shiver Hamilton, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2266

    Insurer's Tender of Check to Plaintiff's Attorney Met Terms of Plaintiff's Counter-Offer

  • Ridley v. Dolgencorp, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-03-05
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate | Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Rhodes, (Rhodes Law, P.C.), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Wyrick, Adam Schmidt, (The Law Offices of McLaughlin, Ream & Wyrick), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2235

    Shopper Who Stumbled Over Concrete Paving Abutment Failed to Exercise Reasonable Care

  • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Buho et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury | Tax
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vincent Hyman, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Jensen, (Jensen Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2396

    MARTA Act mandated that Joint-Tortfeasor Personal Injury Suit Against MARTA be Heard by Fulton County Superior Court