• Pappas Restaurant, Inc. v. Welch et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-18
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicole Leet, Michael Rust, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske), Atlanta, Laurie Daniel, Atlanta, Nicholas Boyd, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Naveen Ramachandrappa, Jennifer Peterson, Michael Terry, Frank Lowrey, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Edward Wynn, James Sadd, (Slappey & Sadd, LLC), Atlanta, Aleksandra Bronsted, (Law Offices of Aleksandra Bronsted PC), Atlanta,, for appellee; Warner Fox, Christine Mast, Elliott Ream, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, for other party; Philip Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams, LLP), Savannah, Bret Moore, (Bret Moore Law), Atlanta, for AM.

    Case Number: A21A1341

    Court affirms denial of summary judgment in wrongful death and negligence claims against restaurant and security company

  • Cabrera-Zamarripa v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Clifford Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0523

    Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and related offenses, rejecting defendant's challenges to stipulations and jury instructions

  • Frey et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2024-06-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Ford, (Ford & Josey, P. C.), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Colin Kelly, Timia Skelton, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0284

    Court affirms judgment on the pleadings for Nationwide, determining that it was not liable for auto accident damages and wrongful death under a CGL policy that excluded accident coverage

  • Shriver v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Warnock, (Mitchell Warnock, LLC), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Louie Fraser, Grady Cullens, (Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dublin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0068

    Court affirms denial of motion to dismiss for alleged speedy trial violation, finding that the four-factor Barker-Doggett balancing test did not justify dismissal of an indictment

  • The State v. Youn

    Publication Date: 2024-06-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisamarie Bristol, Eric Azcoitia, (Gwinnett County Solicitor General), Lawrenceville, Leah Hightower, (Office of the Dekalb County Solicitor General), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: D. Sessions, (The Sessions Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Andrew Fleischman, (Sessions & Fleischman), Sandy Springs, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0705

    Court reverses suppression of DUI breath sample and allows admission of results of a third test, because second test had calibration issues and did not meet statutory requirements for a test

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  • Chaney v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Walker, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Adams, (Office of the District Attorney, Towaliga Judicial Circuit), Jackson, Leslie Tilson, Jessica Haygood, (Towaliga Judicial Circuit), Forsyth, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0438

    Court affirms denial of motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds given the COVID-19 tolling that extended all speedy trial periods

  • Rutledge v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: August Siemon, (Attorney at Law.), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Johnson, Samir Patel, Erle Newton, (Cherokee Judicial Circuit - District Attorney’s Office), Cartersville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0272

    Court affirms denial of defendant's motion for immunity to prosecution based on defense-of-dwelling arguments, and affirms his simple battery conviction

  • Gelin v. Welch

    Publication Date: 2024-06-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher McCormick, (The McCormick Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Conley, Stephen Steele, (Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP), Marietta, for appellee; Darrell Caudill, (Roach Caudill & Gunn LLP), Canton, Robert Abbott, Heather Logan, (Abbott & Abbott, P.C.), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A0236

    Court affirms custody modification and child support calculations in order that awarded retired father custody and child support, but reverses and remands for income assessment of father

  • Walmart Stores East, LP v. Leverette

    Publication Date: 2024-06-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Hill, (McLain & Merritt), Atlanta, Jack Reiter, Sydney Feldman, (Gray Robinson, P.A.), Miami, for appellant.
    for defendant: Welles Gilliland, (Nick Schnyder Law Firm), Marietta, Maxwell Thelen, Seth Lowry, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0115

    Court affirms $1 million nominal damages award against Walmart in a premises liability and injury case, rejecting Walmart's arguments as to excessive damages and bias

  • Zipperman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-06-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (J. Scott Key, LLC), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Marietta, Cliff Head, Rachel Ashe, (Cherokee County Solicitor Generals Office), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0345

    Court affirms denial of a motion to modify a sentence in a family violence and drug case, and rejects defendant's arguments regarding trial court's failure to hold a hearing and exercise discretion