• In the Matter of Joel S. Wadsworth.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-16
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederickm Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joel S. Wadsworth, Atlanta, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Catherine H. Hicks, (Fox, Chandler, Homan, Hicks & McKLinnon), Gainesville, for other party.

    Case Number: S21Y1016

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction Following Previously Disciplined Attorney's Abandonment of Clients in Civil Case

  • In the Matter of James Archie Barnett.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-16
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Allen Earles, Rebecca S. Mick, (Georgia Office of Bar Admissions), Atlanta, Christopher M. Carr, Russell David Willard, Russell David Willard, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Archie Barnett, Fairburn, for appellee.

    Case Number: S21Z1090

    Previously-Disbarred Attorney Demonstrated He Was Now Entitled to be Certified as Fit to Practice Law

  • Wellstar Health Systems, Inc. et al. v. Alfaro

    Publication Date: 2021-08-13
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Conley, Jeffrey Daxe, Robert Ingram, (Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Cauthorn, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, David Cohen, (Complex Law Group, LLC), Marietta, J. Cauthorn, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for Appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0127

    Court vacates denial of hospital's motion to dismiss patient's claims where patient alleged that hospital lien was improperly based on chargemaster rates

  • WS CE Resort Owner, LLC v. Holland et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-13
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Sullivan, (Burr & Forman, LLP), Atlanta, Julie Sellers, (Dillard Sellers LLC), Atlanta, Kevin Stone, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Haymore, Julie Sellers, Randolph Russell, (Dillard Sellers LLC), Atlanta, John Stell, (Stell, Smith & Mattison, P.C.), Winder, for Appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0329

    Court affirms implied easement in favor of property owners who purchased lots in reliance on construction of an adjacent golf course

  • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Tyler

    Publication Date: 2021-08-13
    Practice Area: Evidence | Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Daniel, Robert Highsmith, Matthew Friedlander, Jonathan Spital, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Melanie Eyre, (Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Goldberg, (Fried Rogers Goldberg LLC), Atlanta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Donald Singleton, (Singleton Law Firm LLC), Alpharetta, for Appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0626

    Court reverses jury verdict in a personal injury case because trial court issued an erroneous jury charge on spoliation of evidence

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  • Cross et al. v. Wilmington Trust, National Association, solely as trustee for Mfra Trust 2014-2

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Key, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tania Tuttle, Sarah Monico, (McLain & Merritt PC), Alpharetta for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0545

    Issues of Fact Exist as to Whether Parties Intended That Entire Property Serve as Collateral for Purchase Money Loan

  • Mekoya v. Clancy et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sandra Foster, James Painter, Travis Windsor, (Brennan, Wasden, and Painter, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Connor, (Connor & Connor, LLC), Augusta, Kenneth Connor, Anne Moore, (Connor & Connor, LLC), Aiken, for appellee; Joseph Huff, Laurel Landon, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Augusta, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A0076

    Experts' Testimony Present an Issue of Fact as to Whether Medical Complications Could Have Been Avoided if Doctor Had Properly Diagnosed Condition

  • Utilicom Supply Associates, LLC v. Terra Tech, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Bell, Steven Vickery, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Conerly, (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0225

    Trial Court Had Inherent Authority in its Discretion to Set Aside Default Judgment

  • Lockhart v. Bloom et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence Schlachter, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Maxwell Thelen, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Daniel Holloway, Lloyd Bell, (Bell Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Banks, Paul Weathington, David Hanson, (Weathington McGrew LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0412

    In Medical Malpractice Case, Trial Court Erred in Directing a Verdict in Appellees' Favor; Court Entirely Dismissed Medical Expert's Testimony

  • Stephanie Orr et al. v. SSC Atlanta Operating Company d/b/a Northeast Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation Center

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lyle Warshauer, Michael Perez, (Warshauer Law Group, P.C.), Atlanta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Craig Brookes, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Karen Smiley, Karen Smiley, (Hanks Brookes LLC), Atlanta, Randolph Powell, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, Registered Agent Operating, LLC The Corporation Company, Cumming, for Appellee; Caleb Walker, (Katherine L. McArthur, LLC), Macon, for AM.

    Case Number: A21A0578

    Proffered Medical Malpractice Experts Lacked Knowledge and Experience in Relevant Practice Area