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  • The State v. Wheeler

    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Lauren Ashley Travis, Richard Benjamin Caplan, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Maxwell Goddard Schardt, (Atlanta Circuit Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0758

    Timing and Certification Requirements Set Forth in OCGA §5-7-1 (a) (5) Are Jurisdictional; Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear State's Appeal in Murder and Arson Trial

  • Geer v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kermit S. Dorough, Jr., (Kermit S. Dorough, Jr., LLC), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Louis Edward Hatcher, Frank Faison Middleton, IV, Charles Knox Wainright, II, Maggie Lynn McMichael, (Watson Spence LLP), Albany, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19G1265

    Party's Statutory Counterclaim for Attorney Fees Not Subject to Anti-SLAPP Statute Motion to Strike

  • Fulton County v. Ward-Poag

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Civil Procedure | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie J Bryan, Allegra J. Lawrence, Maia Jeanelle Cogen, Lisa Michele Haldar, (Lawrence & Bundy LLC), Atlanta, Kaye Woodard Burwell, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Wyatt McLaws, (McLaws law group LLC), Marietta, for appellee. Lisa Young Smith West, (The West Firm), Atlanta, for Other Party. Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, David Norton Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Malissa Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S19G1619

    Triable Factual Issues as to Whether Party's Inconsistent Position in Bankruptcy Case Barred Her Whistleblower Claims

  • Auld et al. v. Forbes et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas Lee Clayton, Jennifer Lauren Nichols, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, Leigh Martin Wilco, (Weissman PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Latif Oduola-Owoo, Robert Louis Arrington, Jr., (Arrington Owoo, PC), Atlanta, Katrenia R. Collins, (Katrenia R. Collins, LLC), Atlanta, Michael Brian Terry, Amanda Kay Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Tricia Purks Hoffler, (The CK Hoffler Firm), Atlanta, , for appellee. Todd Emory Hatcher, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers LLC), Marietta, Steven Stein , (Brady Law Group), San Rafael, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S20G0020

    Belize's Limitation Period Applies to Wrongful Death Action for Drowning of Georgia Plaintiff's Child While on a School Trip

  • Ekhorutomwen v. Jamison

    Publication Date: 2020-10-26
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donna-Marie Hayle, (Hayle Hoffecker Peacock), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dominisha Jamison, Rex, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1539

    "Clerical Error" Did Not Provide Justification for Substantive Changes to Child Support Order

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  • Meheux v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wade Nichols Krueger, (Public Defender's Office), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Michelle Thomas Harrison, Bradfield M. Shealy, (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0963

    Trial Court Erred in Dismissing Untimely Amended Motion for a New Trial, Rather Than Deciding It On the Merits

  • Claxton v. Adams

    Publication Date: 2020-10-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca Strickland, Stephen Schatz, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, John Nichols, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0780

    Court affirms order for reconsideration of enforcement of a personal injury settlement offer over negligent party's challenges to reconsideration.

  • Atlanta Women's Specialists, LLC et al. v. Trabue et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David H. Flint, Michael David Flint, Jamie Lee Kastler, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Sims Stone, (Law Offices of William S. Stone), Blakely, Michael George Regas, (Stone Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Ryals Drayton Stone, (Boone & Stone), Atlanta, James William Stone, (The Stone Law Group – Trial Lawyers, LLC), Blakely, Michael Brian Terry, Naveen Ramachandrappa, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Keri Fielder Conley, (Georgia Hospital Association), Marietta, Donald J. Palmisano, Jr., (Medical Association of Georgia), Atlanta, Tracy Morgan Baker, (Wellstar Health System, Inc.), Marietta, Judson Herben Turner, (Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin, P.C.), Brunswick, Amy W. Adelman, (Emory University), Atlanta, David Christopher Hanson, Jessica To Holland, Paul E. Weathington, (Weathington McGrew, P.C.), Atlanta, William Thomas Worthy, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, Elizabeth McFall Leddy , (Piedmont Healthcare, INC.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant. Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, Leah Ward Sears, Colin Dang Delaney, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, Daniel James Huff, Taylor Marie Tribble, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S19G1138

    Personal Injury Defendants Seeking Appportionment For Nonparty's Conduct Should Have Filed Pretrial Notice of Nonparty Fault

  • Kishel v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, Juliana Sleeper, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1380

    Trial Court Did Not Abuse its Discretion in Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Based on Alleged Speedy Trial Violation; Defendant Did Not Assert His Right to a Speedy Trial Until He Moved to Dismiss

  • In re Estate of Hanson

    Publication Date: 2020-10-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ophelia Chan, Stephanie Carman, (The Chan Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Louis Levenson, (Louis Levenson & Associates), Atlanta, George Lott, (Stack & Associates, P.C.), Atlanta for appellee. Bertram Boley, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1109

    Georgia Probate Court Erred in Concluding it Had Jurisdiction to Order a Permanent Guardianship and Conservatorship Regarding Florida Resident and His Non-Georgia Property