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  • Grace et al. v. Lowery et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-16
    Practice Area: Privacy
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Johnny Foster, Morton Forbes, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Savannah, Robert Marcovitch, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Nash, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Turner, (Savage, Turner, Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, Jeffrey Vaughan, (J. Scott Vaughan, P.C.), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0422

    Court reverses general jury verdict and award for defamation, negligent hiring, and invasion of privacy where plaintiffs failed to identify specific defamatory statement

  • Cockerham v. Cockerham

    Publication Date: 2021-07-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathy Portnoy, (Portnoy, Garner & Nail, LLC), Atlanta, Garrett Nail, (Thompson Hine LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Russell King, Collin Hatcher, (King Yaklin & Wilkins LLP), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0553

    Court vacates modified parenting order and remands for entry of findings of fact and conclusions of law, and affirms award of attorney and guardian ad litem fees

  • Cwik v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-07-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael McIntyre, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Graham McKinnon, (Attorney at Law), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, (District Attorney, NEJC of GA Northeastern Judicial Circuit), Gainesville, Laura Lukert, (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, Anna Fowler, (Hall County District Attorney's Office), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0184

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation over defendant's challenges to evidence of venue, contentions of ineffective assistance, and arguments of error

  • McCurdy v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-07-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Crawford, (Crawford and Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Henry Syms, Jared Williams, (District Attorney's Office Augusta Judicial Circuit), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0540

    Court affirms convictions for rape and child molestation but vacates sentence and remands for merger of counts relating to possession of sexually explicit videos

  • State v. Dowell

    Publication Date: 2021-07-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melinda Wynne, Gregory Edwards, (District Attorney's Office, Dougherty Judicial Cir), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randall Sharp, (Sharp Georgia Law Firm), Smyrna, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0479

    Court rules that trial court did not err when it ordered a new trial on general grounds, but reverses order to the extent it was based on insufficient evidence of armed robbery

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    Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in the Work Place

    Authors: Lawrence Solotoff (deceased), Henry S. Kramer

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  • Poverty Destroyed Forever, LLC. v. Visio Financial Services, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-15
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Todd, (Joseph M. Todd, P.C.), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Howell Hall, (Shapiro Pendergast & Hasty, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0461

    In a foreclosure action, the Court affirmed a directed verdict dismissing a claim for punitive damages and the denial of debtor's motion to set aside a foreclosure action

  • Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors v. Technology Square, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-07-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Meredith Germain, Valerie Ross, (Turner Ross Germain, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lindsey Hillis, Delia Williams-Carroll, (The Hillis Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0204

    Court vacates and remands orders for proper findings on whether the delays by the Board of Tax Assessors were unreasonable and inexcusable

  • Green v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-07-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall Sharp, (Sharp Georgia Law Firm), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chad Pritchett, Louie Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0353

    Court affirms child molestation convictions over defendant's challenges to evidence and contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Evans v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-07-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (Miller & Key PA), McDonough, Robert Rubin, (Peters, Rubin & Sheffield), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Paul Howard, (Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, Kevin Armstrong, (Office of the District Attorney), Atlanta, Linda Dunikoski, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office Cobb County Courthouse), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0186

    Court affirms public school principal's RICO act convictions relating to cheating on standardized tests over her multiple contentions of trial court error

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-07-13
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Paul Howard, David Getachew-Smith, (Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0492

    Trial Court's Failure to Ensure Defendant Was Present at Bench Conferences Did Not Violate His Constitutional Rights