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  • Speckhals et al. v. Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2025-01-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: S24C0848

    Court denies certiorari in breach of contract case, but raises concerns about trial court's statutory interpretation of OCGA § 9-11-6 (e)

  • Garcia v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel J. Sliger, (McDonald & Cody, LLC), Alto, Charles Madden Cork, III, (Law Offices of Charles M. Cork, III), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Bradford Lee Rigby, Lauren Warbington Fletcher, (Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Cordele,, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A1161

    Court Dismisses Appeal Based on a Constitutional Due Process Challenge to Statutory Service of Process Provisions in a Civil Forfeiture Case Because Defendant Had Been Otherwise Served

  • Sandler v. Coger

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
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    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

  • Sobh Auto, LLC et al. v. Raneka Green

    Publication Date: 2024-12-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Lewis, (Lewis & Murphy, LLP), Winder, for appellant.
    for defendant: T. Flinn, (Saag), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0858

    Court affirms default judgment in a breach of contract action in a used car sale dispute, allowing correction of misnomer in stating the correct name of the defendant in the lawsuit

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  • Hampton v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2024-12-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
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    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

  • RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.), Inc. v. Lattimore

    Publication Date: 2024-11-26
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith J. Barnett, Sarah Tope Reise, Harold David Melton, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, David Erich Nahmias, Alisha Goel, (Jones Day), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew C. Evans, (Evans Law LLC), Atlanta, Madeleine Norine Simmons, (Stewart Miller Simmons), Atlanta, for appellee; Ross Warren Bergethon, Christopher M. Carr, Stephen John Petrany, Zachary Mullinax, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for other party; Edward Albert Bedard, Jason Alloy, Joshua Barrett Belinfante, (Robbins Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S24A0789

    Court reverses garnishment judgment against investment advisor due to lack of personal jurisdiction resulting from use of the wrong garnishment form and improper service

  • Titshaw et al. v. Geer et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Ryan Peacock, (Hotchkiss Hoffecker Peacock, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Barclay Brown, Austin Atkinson, Sarah Meghan Pittman, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Christine Lupo Mast, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Linley Jones, Angela Marie Forstie, (Linley Jones, PC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S23G1124

    Court clarifies application of statute of limitations for breach-of-contract claims in a legal malpractice dispute

  • Barnes et al. v. Tillery

    Publication Date: 2024-11-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa Barnes, Stewart Barnes, Benjamin Barnes, Kaitlyn Barnes, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: R. Anderson, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0699

    Court reverses denial of a motion to dismiss an action to void a property transfer case because the action was time-barred under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act