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  • Gordon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan Malone, (Appellate Division, Georgia Pubic Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stacey Jackson, Frederick Lewis, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0926

    Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and related Crimes, rejecting defendant's challenges to sufficiency and admissibility of evidence, jury selection, and effectiveness of counsel

  • Tussahaw Reserves, LLC et al. v. Butts County

    Publication Date: 2024-12-06
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Haymore, Julie Sellers, (Dillard Sellers LLC), Atlanta, Leland Kynes, (Webb Deniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brandon Bowen, (Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C.), Cartersville, Ken Jarrard, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, Benjamin Vaughn, (Benjamin A. Vaughn, P.C.), Forsyth, for appellee; David Marmins, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, Newton Galloway, (Galloway & Lyndall, LLP), Griffin, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0851

    Court affirms dismissal of rezoning challenge and enforces Constitutional sovereign immunity exclusivity because challengers had filed a single action against a county and individuals

  • In re Victor Ogbuehi

    Publication Date: 2024-12-06
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Yancey, (James A. Yancey, Jr,. Attorney At Law, P.C.), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A1052

    Court affirms contempt order and penalty against an attorney, including a jail sentence and fine, due to courtroom tardiness without giving notice to the trial court

  • Geary et al. v. Estate of Tapley et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-06
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emmitte Griggs, David Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Randolph Powell, Alexander Vey, (Huff Powell & Bailey), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: C. DuBose, (DuBose Law Group LLC), Madison, James Sadd, Daniel Epstein, (Slappey & Sadd, LLC), Atlanta, Brittain Hunt, (Pulliam Law Group), Covington, for appellee; Leitra Maxwell, (Forrest B. Johnson & Associates), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0978

    Court affirms $15 million medical malpractice award for prolonged pain and suffering after surgical negligence, and rejects defendant's challenges to jury instructions and size of award

  • Asekere v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Harper, Allen Lightcap, (Mayer & Harper, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tasha Mosley, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, Kelsey Smith, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, Craig Runyon, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0773

    Court affirms denial of immunity from criminal prosecution for a coach whose actions led to the death of a student following a conditioning session held in high heat

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  • Cerna v. Cornejo

    Publication Date: 2024-12-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chandra Jones, (Estate Counsel, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Connolly, (Flint, Connolly & Walker, LLP), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0988

    Court reverses divorce decree due to improper sanctions imposed on husband in a discovery dispute that precluded husband from presenting evidence

  • In re: Suzanne Peavy Walbert, Proposed Ward

    Publication Date: 2024-12-05
    Practice Area: Elder Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: LeAnne Gilbert, Craig Frankel, (Gaslowitz Frankel LLC), Atlanta, Teresa Pesce, Wilton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Harry MacDougald, Lauren Miller, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & DeLoach LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Mercedes Murrell, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Angela Daniel, (Premier Care Management), Atlanta, Luanne Bonnie, (Bonnie Law, LLC), Decatur, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0847

    Court affirms appointment of a neutral guardian and conservator, and rejects claims of procedural errors by proposed ward's children

  • Hampton v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2024-12-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, Mark Nonni, (Barrett Nonni Homola & Ferraro, PLLC), Tallahassee, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Spurlin, (Spurlin & McCorvey), Tifton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0933

    Court reverses dismissal of amended personal injury complaint and allows plaintiff's amendment to correct defendant name where original name was a misnomer

  • Madden v. New Zion Baptist Church of Atlanta, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Coleman, Ellenwood, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tegra Watkins, (Watkins Legal LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0884

    Court vacates ruling in a property dispute for lack of proper notice of a hearing and an opportunity for respondent to prepare and amend an answer

  • Lee v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

    Publication Date: 2024-12-04
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, James Yancey, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Monika Scott, (Fidelity National Law Group), Atlanta, James Yancey, (James A. Yancey, Jr,. Attorney at Law, P.C.), Brunswick, Bret Chaness, (Rubin Lublin, LLC), Peachtree Corners, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0514

    Court reverses summary judgment that had been in favor of a holder of a security interest on quiet title and declaratory judgment claims, finding a factual dispute over deed authenticity