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  • Vallejo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keegan Gary, Hunter Rodgers, (Paulding Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1110

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Excluding Evidence of a Prior Allegation of Molestation Made by the Victim; Child Molestation Conviction Affirmed

  • Renasant Corporation et al. v. Korst

    Publication Date: 2021-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Consumer Protection
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bruyere, Arash Sabzevari, (Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter Bibbins, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, Walter Booth, (Jones & Booth LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0791

    Court affirms denial of mortgage lender's motion to dismiss Fair Housing Act complaint filed by a borrower who alleged discrimination due to his disabilities.

  • Palmer v. Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool

    Publication Date: 2021-12-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd Maziar, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Gorby, Whitney Arp, (Gorby Peters & Associates, LLC), Tucker, Amy Burns, (Gorby Peters & Associates, LLC), Tucker, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0903

    Court vacates summary judgment ruling over a Workers' Compensation Insolvency Pool matter and remands for dismissal of complaint due to lack of jurisdiction

  • In the Interest of S. H., et al., Children

    Publication Date: 2021-12-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Jeffrey, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee; D. Arefin, (The Arefin Law Office, LLC), Peachtree Corners, Philip Cummings, Cumming, Maria Keller, (O’Driscoll Keller Law Group, LLC), Alpharetta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0784

    Court reverses juvenile court order that terminated a father's parental rights and remands for determination of whether he waived his right to counsel.

  • Spillers v. Brinson et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-03
    Practice Area: Evidence | Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Cox, (Charles E. Cox, Jr., LLC), Macon, Jerry Lumley, (Lumley and Harper, LLC.), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Lawson, Robert Tuggle, (Daniel, Lawson, Tuggle & Jerles, LLP), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0837

    Court affirms denial of summary judgment motion where lay opinion testimony established an issue of material fact as to the authenticity of an insurance beneficiary form

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  • Blondell et al. v. Courtney Station 300 LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-03
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eugene Brooks, (Brooks Law Firm), Savannah, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Meredith Kincaid, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Johnson, (Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial), Atlanta, John McKinley, Bridgette Eckerson, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, Derek Mendicino, (Penna & Mendicino), Conyers, Tracy O’Connell, Philip Thompson, Gary Tiller, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0731

    Court affirms summary judgment denials in personal injury case due to genuine issues of material fact on all claims other than nuisance

  • Doe v. Roe

    Publication Date: 2021-12-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank Podesta, (FGP Law, LLC), Roswell, William Ney, (William Brent Ney, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas Davis, (Davis Lawyers LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1095

    Issues of Fact Exist as to Whether Alleged Statements About Defendant Giving Plaintiff Genital Herpes Were Defamatory or False

  • Georgia CVS Pharmacy, LLC v. Carmichael

    Publication Date: 2021-12-01
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Daniel, Matthew Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Peter Law, Brian Kaplan, (Law & Moran), Atlanta, Brian Trulock, Carrie Moss, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, James Rice, (James A. Rice, Jr., P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0677

    Court affirms $42,750,000 jury verdict in a premises liability action where the plaintiff was shot in the defendant's parking lot that was known to be unsafe

  • Garland v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-01
    Practice Area: Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Grubman, Brittany Cambre, (Chilivis Grubman Dalbey & Warner LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, John Fowler, (Clayton County District Attorney’s Office), Jonesboro, Laura Pfister, Blair McGowan, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1059

    Trial Court Properly Held That Witness in Open Records Act Case Was Qualified to Testify as an Expert in Journalism and First Amendment Law

  • Mallard v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

    Publication Date: 2021-12-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Rogers, William D’Antignac, Gilbert Deitch, Kara Phillips, (Deitch & Rogers, LLC), Atlanta, John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Moffett, Jordan Raymond, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0777

    Court reverses severance order that separated tort claims against MARTA from claims against other tortfeasors, finding no basis for severance under OCGA §9-11-42(b)