• Ramirez-Ortiz v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-19
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Nigel Lush, Christopher DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0982

    Other-Acts Evidence Properly Admitted at Trial to Show Accused Child-Molester's Intent and Propensity to Act

  • Beamer Rentals, Inc. v. Greentree Investment Partners, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-19
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren Coppedge, (Coppedge & Associates, P.C.), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Evans, (Evans Law Firm), Cartersville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0857

    Court affirms dismissal of petition for condemnation by necessity for a right of way because proposed route failed to adhere to statutory requirements

  • Rimert v. Meriwether & Tharp, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-19
    Practice Area: Family Law | Legal Malpractice | Privacy
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Rutter, Gulf Shores, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Zachary Lewis, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Aaron Strimban, Robert Tidwell, (Tidwell & Strimban, LLC), Woodstock, John Burns, (Burns Law Group, PC), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1010

    Summary Judgment Properly Granted in Favor of Law Firm Accused of Negligent Training and Supervision of Staff Attorney

  • Daneshgari et al. v. Patriot Towing Services, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-18
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kasey Libby, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Heather Wright, Victoria Kealy, (The Wright Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Howard Evans, (Howard R. Evans & Associates, Howard R. Evans, Attorney), Atlanta, R. Curd, (Curd Law Firm), Powder Springs, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0887

    Court reverses contempt order that improperly extended the term of a non-compete provision past its expiration in a non-competition agreement

  • Huff v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Speiser, (Office of the Public Defender, Rome Judicial Circuit), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Leah Mayo, (Rome District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1505

    Evidence Is Sufficient to Support Conviction for Aggravated Assault With a Hammer; Whether Hammer Is Likely to or Does Cause Serious Injury Is for a Jury to Decide

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  • Santoro v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Courtney Moore, (Forsyth County District Attorney's Office), Cumming for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1094

    No Abuse of Discretion in Trial Court's Decision to Admit Expert Testimony on Cycle of Domestic Violence to Explain Why Victims Do Not Report Abuse, Leave an Abuser, or Love Abusers

  • In the Interest of A. M. B. et al., Children

    Publication Date: 2021-11-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Weston Maffit, (Piner & Maffit, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Nadine Bailey, (Attorney at Law), Athens, Andrea David-Vega, (Law Office of Andrea David Vega), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1208

    Juvenile Court Errs in Finding Children Dependent and Transferring Custody of Children From Mother to Department of Family and Children Services

  • The City of College Park et al. v. The City of Sandersville

    Publication Date: 2021-11-17
    Practice Area: Contracts | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Winston Denmark, Valorri Jones, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Jonesboro, Bryan Tyson, Bryan Jacoutot, Loree Paradise, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Danielle Matricardi, Aliayah Baaith, (Fincher Denmark, LLC), Atlanta, Rebecca Woods, (Seyfarth Shaw, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keenan Howard, (Assistant Solicitor General), Athens, Edward Wasmuth, Leah Sears, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell), Atlanta, Bob Langstaff, (Langstaff Law LLC), Albany, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1048

    Testimony of Whether City Council Approved Contract Is Admissible As It Is Not Concerning Legislative Intent

  • Franco v. Eagle

    Publication Date: 2021-11-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Tillery, (Jennifer J. Gibbs PC d/b/a Gibbs Law Firm), Decatur, Jennifer Gibbs, (Gibbs Tillery, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Vanessa Kosky Narea, (The Law Office of Vanessa Kosky, PC), Tucker, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0875

    Court affirms ruling of imputed income for child support and attorney fee calculations in a divorce case but reverses as to equitable division of certain real property

  • Walton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1050

    Trial Court Was Authorized to Conclude That Defendant's Uncorroborated Testimony About Having a Seizure Before Entering Guilty Plea Was Not Credible