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  • Martin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Heather Dunn, (Assistant District Attorney), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0900

    Court affirms convictions for family violence aggravated assault and false imprisonment, but vacates and remands attorney fee requirement in a probation sentence

  • City of Atlanta v. Burgos

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Banks, (Banks Weaver LLC), Atlanta, Robert Ware, Jacob O'Neal, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Zachary Fuller, (Weathington, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Ellis, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Rakhi McNeill, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Michael Sheridan, (Davis & Sheridan LLC), Lithonia, Alwyn Fredericks, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Lisa Bobb, (Cash Krugler& Fredericks LLC), Atlanta, Richard Taylor, (Taylor & Viers, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0831

    Court reverses denial of City's summary judgment motion in a car accident case where the plaintiff failed to provide a proper ante litem notice of her claims

  • Browne & Price, P. A. v. Innovative Equity Corporation

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Legal Malpractice | Real Estate
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kim Jackson, Joseph Harris, (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, Nashville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stacey Carroll, (Carroll Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, David Houtsma, (David Houtsma Law Firm LLC), Cumming, Angie Walton, (Law Offices of Angie M. Walton, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1005

    Disputed Issues of Fact Presented as to Whether "Liquidated Damages" Reflected Reasonable Pre-Estimate of Actual Damages

  • Connell et al. v. Hamon, As Surviving Child of James Isaac Dickens, Jr., Deceased

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alphonso Howell, Gregory Talley, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Howell, (Attorney at Law), Moultrie, Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0925

    Court reverses denial of defendant's motion on the pleadings in a wrongful death case where plaintiff had no standing to bring a wrongful death claim

  • Wilson Bush, As Administrator of The Estate of Jerry Michael Singleton v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Adams, (Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.), Macon, Kenneth Nugent, (Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.), Duluth, Mark Pitts, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stevan Miller, Gwendolyn Havlik, (Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1136

    Insurer Did Not Owe Injured Employee's Estate a Fiduciary Duty to Protect Its Interest in a Subrogation Action

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  • Estate of Raymond A. Suddeth v. Jennifer Suddeth Williams As Executor of the Estate of Carolyn C. Suddeth

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin Fierman, (Attorney at Law), Madison, Ben Fierman, (Fierman Law Firm), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Waters, (Ballard, Stephenson & Waters), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0864

    Court vacates order of contempt in a divorce proceeding where both spouses had passed away and remands for determination of the real parties in interest in the proceeding

  • T & T Transportation v. Duckworth

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Damages | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Jones, (Attorney at Law), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeremy Attaway, (Worsham Corsi Scott & Knighten), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0987

    Vehicle Owner Presented Sufficient Evidence of Special Damages to Raise Material Issue of Fact

  • Smith et al. v. City of Roswell et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-11
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry Jackson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sun Choy, Wesley Jackson, (Freeman Mathis Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Patrick Hannon, (Hall & Lampros LLP), Atlanta, Peter Lampros, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Hilliard Castilla, Matthew Hurst, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout), Atlanta, Detriss Thomas, Patrick O'Connor, Patrise Perkins-Hooker, Denval Stewart, Joey Logan-Pugh, (Fulton County Office of the County Attorney), Atlanta, Emily Hirst, (Georgia Municipal Association), Atlanta, Jacquelyn Smith, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, Matthew Moffett, Marie Wilcox, Jordan Raymond, (Gray Rust St Amand Moffett & Brieske LLP), Atlanta, Jennifer Nichols, Maren Cave, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Charles Medlin, (Bovis, Kyle & Burch, LLC), Atlanta, Winfield Pollidore, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0789

    Court affirms denial of motion to consolidate absent defendants' consent, and affirms dismissal of claims against a City on grounds of sovereign immunity.

  • Smithwick v. Campbell

    Publication Date: 2021-11-11
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Hammers, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Kendall, Matthew Howard, (Kendall Law Group, LLC), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0733

    Court affirms denial of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in an auto collision case where defendant was found not liable due to sudden emergency defense

  • In the Interest of B. W., A Child

    Publication Date: 2021-11-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jana Evans, (Attorney at Law), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nicola Rochester, (Axam~Roberts Legal Group), Riverdale, Olivia Smith, (SR Law Group), Douglasville, Jamie Gray, Douglasville, Christopher Carr, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Valerie Gordon, (Douglas County Juvenile Court - Juvenile Public), Douglasville, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee; Rita Cooper, (Attorney at Law), Powder Springs, Chelsea Mitchell, (The Carter Law Firm PC), Peachtree City, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1121

    Court affirms juvenile court's temporary custody order and rejects mother's appeal for return of custody of a minor child