• Travelers Property Casualty Insurance Co. v. Lipsey

    Publication Date: 2024-12-18
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Atkinson, Lauren Woodrick, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nicholas Schnyder, Dennis Sawan, (Nick Schnyder Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, for appellee; Donald Bowman, (Boyd & Jenerette, PA), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A1114

    Court Reverses Denial of Insurer's Summary Judgment Motion in a Negligence Action, Concluding that Uninsured Motorist Coverage Does Not Apply in Vehicle Shooting Case

  • Starks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan C. Malone, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee; D. Parks White, Michael Martin Coveney, (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Danielsville, Jeffrey Lee, (Office of the Elbert County District Attorney), Elberton, for other party.

    Case Number: S24A1015

    Court Affirms Felony Murder Conviction and Sentencing for High-Speed Chase Death Over Defendant's Claim of. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and the State's Claim of Merger Error

  • Au Medical Center, Inc. v. Dorothy Dale

    Publication Date: 2024-12-17
    Practice Area: Damages | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Brewton, Robert Marcovitch, Jena Lombard, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Watson, (Watson Law Firm), Smyrna, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, William Smith, (W. Calvin Smith, II, P.C.), Atlanta, Minerva Steele, (Steele Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, Jason Branch, (Philips Branch & Hodges), Columbus, Trent Speckhals, (Speckhals Law, P. C.), Atlanta, Jason Bring, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, Lisa Churvis, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Heistand & Prout), Atlanta, for AM.

    Case Number: A24A1027

    Court Affirms Denial of Apportionment of Damages in Medical Malpractice Case to Non-Parties That Were Originally Named But Were Subsequently Dismissed from the Case

  • Brimar Enterprises, LLC v. Montgomery et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-17
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Elder Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shane Stogner, (Stogner Law, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stacy Reynolds, (Atlanta Legal Aid Society), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0691

    Court Affirms Default and Summary Judgments Against Lender and Its Owner in Elder Exploitation and Fraud Case

  • Rosenbaum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Darius Pattillo, (District Attorney), McDonough, Christopher Carr, Clint Malcolm, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Sherry Boston, Deborah Wellborn, Samuel d’Entremont, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, Meghan Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0960

    Defendant's Conduct in Leaving Child in Care of Known Abuser Was Proximate Cause of Child's Death

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  • Ford Motor Company v. Hill et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Products Liability
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Boorman, Philip Henderson, (Watson Spence LLP), Atlanta, Curtis Garrett, John Jett, Adam Charnes, Kevin Sears, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Atlanta, Paul Malek, D. Thomas, (Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP), Birmingham, Michael Eady, (Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons), Austin, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Butler, Daniel Philyaw, Allison Bailey, (Butler Prather LLP), Columbus, Gerald Davidson, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, Michael Gray, (Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Moore, LLP), Perry, Michael Terry, Frank Lowrey, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, Ramsey Prather, (Butler Prather LLP), Columbus, Michael Williford, (Williford Firm, LLC), Decatur, for appellee; Kenton Coppage, (Fox Rothschild LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Daniel, Atlanta, Judson Turner, (Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin P.C.), Brunswick, Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, Joshua Becker, Philip Goldberg, Cary Silverman, (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP), Washington, Adeline Lambert, Leah Bower, Kyle Hawkins, (Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP), Atlanta, Gary Toman, (Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, LLC), Atlanta, for AM.

    Case Number: A24A0657

    Court Vacates a $1.7 Billion Verdict in Ford Product Liability Case and Orders New Trial

  • Progressive Mountain Insurance Company v. Vining

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Darneille, John Wooten, (Gower Wooten & Darneille, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Cork, Steven Jackson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Daniel Prout, (Waldon Adelman Castilla McNamara & Prout), Atlanta, Jackson Palmer, (Levy Pruett Carter), Decatur, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A1023

    Trial Court Failed to Determine Whether Insured Person's Lengthy Delay in Notifying Insurance Company of Claim Was Justified

  • Sandler v. Coger

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashley Rice, Kayla Bell, (Waldon Adelman Castilla McNamara & Prout), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Milton Eisenberg, (Dan Chapman & Associates, LLC), Conyers, Tyler Watkins, (Gorinshteyn & Watkins LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Alan Gibson, (Worsham, Corsi, Dobur & Berss), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A0968

    Party Had Right to Open and Close Final Arguments After Opposing Party Quoted From Doctor's Blog Post During Cross-Examination

  • Sangster v. McGillvary et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robbin Shipp, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Eldridge Suggs, (The Suggs Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Sparwath, Kyle Sparwath, (Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0987

    Further Review Necessary to Determine Whether State of Repose Applicable to Medical Malpractice Cases Was Tolled by Statewide Judicial Emergency Order

  • Bellinger v. Thompson, Commissioner of Labor of The State of Georgia et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adrianne Freeman, (Georgia Legal Services Program), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Katherine Stoff, (State Law Department), Atlanta, Savanah Bee Company, Inc, Savannah, for appellee; Charles Bliss, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Margaret Kinnear, (Atlanta Legal Aid Society), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A1272

    Unemployment Benefits Claimant's Appeal From Labor Department's Denial Notice Was Timely Filed Within 15 Days of Receipt of Notice