• Hillman et al. v. Bord et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-02
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Fox, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Klein, (Rountree & Leitman, LLC), Atlanta, Blakely Frye, (Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1045

    Attorney fee award affirmed in favor of homeowners whose prior settlement offer was rejected

  • Georgian Fine Properties, LLC v. Lang, et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-02
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Goss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Root, Mary Googe, (Carlock, Copeland and Stair LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Johnson, Nicholas Sears, (Knight Johnson, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1295

    Home rehabber is liable for negligent construction regardless of "as is" clause in a purchase contract

  • Sullins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-11-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler Conklin, Jackie Tyo, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Kayleigh Carter, (Floyd County District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1146

    No hearsay exception for statements made by a 16-year old child sexual abuse victim

  • King v. Georgia Department of Corrections

    Publication Date: 2018-11-01
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, William Scott, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Kathleen Turnipseed, (GA Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0302

    Court Reverses Directed Verdict in Favor of Department of Corrections in Dispute with Detainee over Injury Suffered in Facility's Kitchen

  • Salem Crossing Townhomes Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Wagner et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Litigation
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason LoMonaco, David Grossman, (NowackHoward, LLC), Atlanta, Victoria Sand, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Carlton, (Carlton Law, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1359

    Summary judgment for homeowners on the basis of collateral estoppel

  • Scarborough v. Kemp

    Publication Date: 2018-11-01
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry Scarborough, Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Mary Volkert, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1036

    Court Affirms Declaratory Judgment Granting Subpoena Power to Secretary of State to Compel Testimony by Expert Who Submitted Findings in Administrative Proceedings to Resolve Boundary Dispute Between Counties

  • Bowers v. Today's Bank

    Publication Date: 2018-11-01
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathie McClure, (McClure & Kornheiser LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin Ward, James Zimmerman, Tyler Keenan, (Schulten Ward & Turner LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1348

    Guarantor not personally liable for commercial loan default that went into involuntary receivership

  • Holland v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-10-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Willis, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Holmes, (Douglas County Solicitor General), Douglasville, Matthew Krull, (Solicitor-General), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1317

    Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress Roadside Test Results Taken Under Allegedly Coercive Circumstances in DUI Case

  • Harp v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-10-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Waters, (Attorney At Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karl Cooke, (District Attorney), Macon, Neil Halvorson, (Macon Circuit District Attorney's Office), Macon, Cara Fiore, (Walton County District Attorney's Office), Monroe, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1293

    Court Affirms Conviction of Former National Guardsman Who Was Denied Opportunity to Wear Uniform During Trial for Armed Robbery

  • Pure Hospitality Solutions, Inc. v. Canouse

    Publication Date: 2018-10-31
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Graham, Robert Kozloski, (Graham Legal, LLC), Atlanta, Cheralynn Gregoire, (Taylor, Feil, Harper, Lumsden & Hess, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott Bonder, Matthew Kahn, (Fried & Bonder, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1119

    Court Remands for Reconsideration the Amount of Damages to be Awarded after Trial Court Entered Default Judgment in Favor of Creditor