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  • Spires v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2021-12-29
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Piasta, Michael Walker, (Piasta Newbern Walker, LLC), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, Douglas Dean, (Lawson & Reid), Cordele, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Cowsert, Michael Broun, (Cowsert & Avery), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1299

    Trial Court Erred in Granting Summary Judgment in Personal Injury Case; Conflicting Evidence Exists as to Injured Plaintiff's Location at the Time of the Collision

  • Bernard v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn Kleinrock, (Law Office of Lynn M. Kleinrock), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Christopher DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1709

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Failing to Object When Police Investigator Introduced Prior Consistent Statements of Co-Defendant Who Had Already Testified

  • Cazier et al. v. Georgia Power Company

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Public Utilities
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roy Barnes, John Salter, (The Barnes Law Group, LLC), Marietta, James Richardson, (Talley, Richardson & Cable, P.A.), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Droze, Thomas Reilly, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Robert Edwards, Kevin Greene, Roger Reigner, (Troutman Sanders Lockerman & Ashmore), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1346

    Court affirms summary judgment for Power Company in a dispute over rates that were set in reliance on an administrative agency's interpretation of certain terms

  • Westmoreland v. Walgreen Co

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Evidence | Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore Lackland, (Lackland & Associates LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Harold Hilton, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Terrance Sullivan, (Insley & Race, LLC), Atlanta, Pearson Cunningham, Asya Morgan, (Hall Booth Smith), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1753

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of a retail store on plaintiff's claim for premises liability after she was injured by glass from bottles that dropped onto a floor

  • Kempton v. Southern Flavor Real Estate, LP

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Waymon Harrell, (Attorney at Law), Perry, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Conley, (James Bates Brannan Groover, LLP), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1551

    Court affirmed summary judgment in favor of a greenhouse operator and against neighbor's claims of nuisance due to excess light that is emitted from the greenhouse

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  • Neely v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barbara Mattes, (Barbara Mattes Attorney at Law), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Jared Williams, (District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1216

    Court reverses trial court's denial of motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop because the stop was unreasonably prolonged with no suspicion of a crime

  • Amason v. Highland Park Homeowners' Association, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, David Rhodus, (Rhodus Law Firm), Peachtree Corners, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Lueder, Zachary Trippe, (Lueder, Larkin & Hunter LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1339

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of a homeowners' association and rejects property owner's claims of res judicata over claims of covenant violations

  • Bernal v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Trethaway, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, Shannon Wallace, (Assistant District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1399

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation and related crimes over defendant's "general grounds' challenge and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • Chen v. Chen

    Publication Date: 2021-12-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nancy Jordan, (Kessler & Solomiany), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Aaron Thomas, (Aaron Thomas Law, LLC), Atlanta, Dale Cecka, (Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1674

    In a divorce action, Court affirms finding that a couple was married in 2007 in a traditional ceremony, and not in 2016 when they first procured a marriage license

  • Watts v. Brittian

    Publication Date: 2021-12-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eno Eno, (Eno Eno & Associates, Inc.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay Eidex, (Attorney at Law), Suwanee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1369

    Court affirms denial of motion for service by publication in a personal injury/auto accident case where plaintiff failed to show that defendant was evading service