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  • Georgia Pain and Wellness Center, LLC v. Hatchett

    Publication Date: 2023-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Long, Sarah Gordon, Edward Wasmuth, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, Sean Rosario, (Hunton & Williams LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Wingate, (Myers & Wingate, LLP), Gainesville, for appellee; Stephen Berger, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Kathyrn Guzner, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, Marina Melman, (Melman Law Group), Roswell, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0185

    Court reverses denial of a motion to set aside a contempt order in a discovery dispute involving a nonparty because service of process did not comport with due process

  • Coastal Home Care et al. v. Fann-Roberts

    Publication Date: 2023-06-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ernest Burriss, (Burriss Law Group, LLC), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ralph Lorberbaum, (Zipperer & Lorberbaum, P.C.), Savannah, for appellee; Amy Urban, (Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0053

    Court affirms that an injured employee's five-year period for a hearing on her workers' compensation claim was extended by the State's COVID-19 Emergency Order

  • Deaton Holdings, Inc. v. Reid et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: P. Freed, (Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP.), Atlanta, David Rhodes, (Scrudder, Bass, Quillian, Horlock, Taylor & Lazarus, LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Moffett, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Rogers, Michael Goldberg, Nathan Gaffney, (Fried Rogers Goldberg), Atlanta, Robert Finnell, (The Finnell Firm), Rome, for appellee; John Hadden, (Penn Law, LLC), Atlanta, Austin Atkinson, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0005

    A defendant in a car accident lawsuit is not entitled to add joint tortfeasors as indispensable parties where that defendant has a right of contribution against them

  • Wilkinson et al. v. Richello

    Publication Date: 2023-06-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Outman, (Law Office of James B. Outman, LLC), Atlanta, Catherine Sartain, (Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor), Marietta,, for appellant.
    for defendant: Heidi Honis, Aubrey Villines, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0603

    Court affirms ruling dismissing grandparents' petition to be named equitable caregivers because litigating the relevant issue was barred by collateral estoppel

  • Bell v. Lopez et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Bell, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Padgett, (Fidelity National Law Group), Atlanta, Webster Richards, Queens, Mark Richards, Queens, Andrew Asare, Yulee, Eyelondra Austin, Orlando, The Offer Geek ATL, LLC, Stonecrest, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0723

    Party Could Not Maintain Claims to Quiet Title and For Ejectment Where He Lacked Title to Disputed Property

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  • Titshaw et al. v. Geer et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Peacock, (Michael Peacock), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Lauren Dick, (Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP), Atlanta, Donald Brown, William Story, Thomas Haswell, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0410

    Continuous Relationship Rule Did Not Apply to Toll Statute of Limitations Period on Legal Malpractice Claim

  • Franklin County v. Wasserman

    Publication Date: 2023-06-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law | Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy Buckley, Eric O’brien, (Buckley Christopher, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Butler, (Attorney at Law), Dahlonega, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0614

    Property Owner Lacked Standing to Bring Third-arty Racial Discrimination Claim on Behalf of Prospective Buyer

  • Blackburne & Sons Realty Capital Corporation v. Hughes Construction, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Heather Brown, (Brown Law, LLC), Roswell, Jill Deutchman, (Deutchman Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lauren Trant, (Coweta County Solicitor’s Office), Newnan, Michael Robl, Maxwell Bowen, (Robl Law Group LLC), Tucker, Garrett Nail, (Portnoy Garner & Nail LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0002

    Court vacates orders on summary judgment and remands for the trial court to first determine whether plaintiff may add real parties in interest to a complaint for fraud

  • Fuller v. Hendsbee

    Publication Date: 2023-05-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Regas, (Stone Law Group), Atlanta, William Stone, (Stone Law Group - Trial Lawyers, LLC), Blakely, Ryals Stone, (Boone & Stone), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karolynn Harris, (Worsham, Corsi, Dobur and Berss), Marietta, or appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0159

    Service of Process Under Nonresident Motorist Act Was Not Properly Perfected by Sending Notice to Defendant's Attorney

  • Delpiano v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

    Publication Date: 2023-05-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Stevens, (Stevens, Stevens & Oliver, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Krivo, (McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC), Roswell, John Sullivan, (Burr & Forman, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0564

    Prior Property Owner Lacked Standing to Challenge Lender's Suit to Reform Security Deed