• Whitehead et al. v. Green as the Parent of Green, Deceased Minor et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-09
    Practice Area: Premises Liability | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Brennan, (Fain, Major, & Brennan, P.C.), Atlanta, Matthew Dowling, (State of Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, William Mitchell, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet LLP), Norcross, Reynolds Pitts, (Jonathan R. Brockman, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Cross, (The Cross Firm LLC), Decatur, Matthew Wilson, Adam Princenthal, (Princenthal & May, LLC), Sandy Springs, Darren Summerville, Jonathan Flack, (The Summerville Firm), Atlanta, Meredith Kincaid, (Cross Kincaid), Decatur, for appellee; Claire Williamson, Brad Parrott, (Hudson Lambert Parrott Walker LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0797

    Court reverses denials of defendants' summary judgment motions in a wrongful death case following the drowning death of a four-year old

  • Adams et al. v. Piedmont Henry Hospital, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-03
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sidney Moore, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Thomas Trask, (Trask Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Bendin, Anam Justus, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, Sharonda Boyce, Zachary Fuller, (Huff Powell Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0990

    Court reverses summary judgment for hospital in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case and revises trial court rulings on admission of expert testimony.

  • Hall et al. v. Davis Lawn Care Service, Inc., et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Madden Cork, (Law Offices of Charles M. Cork, III), Decatur, Trent B. Speckhals, (Speckhals Law, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Holder Smith, Jr., William Justin Purvis, (Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Smith & Lawrence), Valdosta, Thomas Packer Willingham, Mary Leah Miller, (Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, PC), Atlanta, William U. Norwood, (Attorney at Law), Thomasville, Yehuda Smolar, (Yes Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Richard K. Hines, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP), Atlanta, Raleigh Willis Rollins, (Alexander & Vann, LLP), Thomasville, for appellee; Roy M. Sobelson, Atlanta, Melinda Cole Pillow, (Law Office of Melinda C. Pillow, LLC), Decatur, Brian Michael Deutsch, (McCurdy & Candler, LLC), Decatur, Linda S. Pacer, (Pacer Law LLC), Alpharetta, Kevin Timothy O’Sullivan, (Cohen, Pollock, Merlin Turner, P.C.), Atlanta, Millie Baumbusch, (Baumbusch Law, LLC), Atlanta, Allison L. Byrd, (Morgan & Disalvo, P.C.), Alpharetta, Ruthann P. Lacey, (Law Office Of Ruthann P. Lacey, P.C.), Atlanta, Deana M. Spencer, (Spencer Law, LLC), Lawrenceville, David Paul Pollan, (The Pollan Law FIRM), Atlanta, Sarah Elizabeth Siedentopf, (Siedentopf LAW), Atlanta, Hamida Jackson-Little, (Law Offices of HJ Little), Alpharetta, Diane Beth Weinberg, (Weinberg Elder Law, LLC), Sandy Springs, Mark Allen Crigler Robinson, (Robinson & Blazer, LLP), Decatur, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: s22g0019

    Conservator Did Not Forfeit Exclusive Power to Participate in Litigation on Behalf of Minor Children

  • Mildred Toomer, in her Capacity as Administrator of the Estate of Milton McBride v. Metro Ambulance Services, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Cuffie, Magua Benson, (Cuffie & Associates, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Wolcott, Arthur Park, Sarah MaCkimm, Caitlin Amick, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0160

    Court reverses dismissal of wrongful death cause of action that was added to a personal injury complaint after expiration of the statute of limitations

  • Joyner et al. v. Leapheart et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Hugh Potts, Eugene D. Butt, (James Hugh Potts II, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Irving William Drought, III, Andrew McLean Wilkes, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, Christopher Weis Phillips, (Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn PC), Savannah, for appellee; Jason Lance Crawford, (Crawford & Brown Law Firm LLP), Columbus, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: S21G0764

    Court reverses dismissal of a wrongful death medical malpractice claim that had been erroneously dismissed under an old version of the OCGA § 9-11-41(a) two-claim rule

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  • Arbor Management Services, LLC v. Hendrix et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-19
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Graham, Erin Coia, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, Teresa Tomlinson, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Atkins, Roderick Edmond, Keith Lindsay, (Edmond, Lindsay & Hoffler. LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Bryan Lutz, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, Jarome Gautreaux, (Gautreaux & Sizemore, LLC), Macon, for AM.

    Case Number: A22A0068

    Court reverses denial of motion to dismiss a complaint for negligence over a COVID-related death because plaintiff's conduct did not rise to a level of gross negligence

  • Hicks et al. v. Universal Health Services, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Gebhardt, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, Kevin Ketner, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Kevin Ketner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marcella Ducca, Lori Cohen, Michael King, Gerond Lawrence, Precious Johnson, Brandon Cox, (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta, Margaret McClatchey, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Hostetter, Molly McCall, Jacob Madsen, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, Alison Currie, Mikell Reynolds, Christina Essex, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Lavender, (Lavender Hoffman Alderman, LLC), Atlanta, , for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0204

    Court affirms dismissal of survivors' wrongful death claims filed after expiration of statute of limitations, and reverses denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction

  • Parrish et al. v. St. Joseph'S/Candler Health System, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah Adle, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Brookhaven, Stephen Lowry, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Dekle, B. Smith, (Brennan, Wasden & Painter, LLP), Savannah, Daniel Huff, Randolph Powell, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, Andrew Wilkes, Irving Drought, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0484

    Motion to Vacate Consent Order Founded on Prior Attorney's Legal Mistake Properly Denied

  • McBrayer et al. v. Scarbrough

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig Webster, (Attorney at Law), Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Waymire, Terry Williams, (Attorney at Law), Buford, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0002

    Court affirms summary judgment for County Sheriff in a wrongful death matter, finding that County did not waive sovereign immunity over plaintiff's claim

  • General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Consumer Protection | Products Liability | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Robert Blackwell, Cari Katrice Dawson, Jamie S. George, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Webb Daniel, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, Charles B. Marsh, Myrece R. Johnson, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, Brian Patrick Kappel, Michael Lester Bell, Rachel McCulley Lary, Christopher Cameron Yearout, (Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC), Birmingham, Jonathan Bradley Spital, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick Alan Dawson, Lance Alan Cooper, (The Cooper Firm), Marietta, James Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Anna Green Cross, (The Cross Firm, LLC), Decatur, for appellee; Richard B. North, Jr., Christopher Shaun Polston, Steven H. Campbell, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP), Atlanta, Nicole A. Saharsky, Minh Nguyen-Dang, (Mayer Brown LLP), Washington, Charles Haake, David Edward Bright, (Alliance Of Automobile Manufacturers), Washington, Alexander Bunnen Feinberg, Mary Kathryn Mangan, John Cowles Neiman, Jr., (Maynard Cooper & Gale P.C.), Birmingham, Leah Ward Sears, Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Christian James Bromley, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Rocco Eugene Testani, Lee Alexander Peifer, (Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP), Atlanta, Philip S. Goldberg, Anna Sumner Pieschel, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP), Atlanta, Andrew Thomas Bayman, Chilton D. Varner, Billie Barker Pritchard, Paul Alessio Mezzina, (King & Spalding LLP), Washington, Christopher M. Carr, Drew F. Waldbeser, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant; Darren Wade Penn, Kevin M. Ketner, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Jonathan Andrew Pope, (Hasty Pope Davies, LLP), Gainesville, Nkosi John Bey, (American Association for Justice), Washington, Christopher Dean Glover, (Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.), Atlanta, Lindsay Alexandra Forlines, (Forlines Law, LLC), Atlanta, Stephen Roberts Chance, (Watkins, Lourie, Roll & Chance, PC.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.

    Case Number: S21G1147

    Corporate Defendant Had Burden of Persuasion to Show High-Ranking Executive Was Entitled to Protection From Deposition