• Salinas et al. v. Atlanta Gas Light Company

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Briggs, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daryl Clarida, Peter Golden, (Hall Bloch Garland & Meyer LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0886

    Court Reverses Trial Court's Order Directing Resolution of Energy Supplier Dispute in Arbitration

  • Barnes v. Cannon et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Turner, (Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman), Savannah, Ashleigh Madison, (Southeast Law, LLC), Savannah, William Degenhart, (Savage Turner Durham Pinckney & Savage), Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy O'Connell, (Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, Llp), Savannah, Vera Edenfield, (Edenfield, Cox, Bruce & Classens), Statesboro, Frederick Valz, Melissa Bailey, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Timothy Roberts, (Oliver Maner), Savannah, for Other Party.

    Case Number: A18A1139

    Court Affirms Trial Court's Dismissal of Motion to Intervene in Settled Case

  • Garr v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Genevieve Holmes, (Appellate Division - GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Henry Syms, (Office of The District Attorney), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1106

    Trial Court Properly Rejected Request for First Offender Status; Robbery Sentence Affirmed

  • Phillips v. Phillips

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Sanders, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Melinda Phillips, Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1193

    Court Reverses Trial Court Order to Divide Military Retirement Benefits Between Divorcees

  • In the Interest of G. M. et al., Children (Mother).

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tommy Thigpen, (Tommy L. Thigpen, LLC.), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Charles Reddick, (Charles R. Reddick, P.C.), Homerville, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0949

    Court Reverses Juvenile Court's Order Granting Temporary Custody of Minor Children to Division of Child and Family Services

  • Mercer v. Mercer

    Publication Date: 2018-10-23
    Practice Area: Contracts | Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Markie Perry, (Cowart & Perry, LLP), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Berrien Sutton, (Attorney At Law), Homerville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1366

    Quitclaim Deed Clearly Conveyed Interest in Inherited Property to Co-Executor Brother

  • In the Interest of C. A. B. et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick Calcutt, (Attorney At Law), Americus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, James Hurt, (James W. Hurt And Associates), Cordele, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee. Justin Arnold, (Arnold & Hooks, LLC), Americus, Stacee Fussell, (Sowega Casa), Americus, for Other Party.

    Case Number: A18A0862

    Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights of Abusive Mother

  • Moore v. Childs

    Publication Date: 2018-10-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts | Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Krystal Moore, (Krystal M. Moore, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brandon Wagner, (Lueder Larkin & Hunter, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1309

    Court Must Presume Correctness of Ruling That Is Not Contained in the Record

  • Carpetcare Multiservices, LLC v. Carle

    Publication Date: 2018-10-22
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan Isenberg, (Isenberg & Hewitt, P C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eglin Carle, Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1094

    Court Affirms Invalidity of Non-Compete That Omits Geographical Restrictions

  • Brumbelow v. Mathenia et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy Healy, (The Healy Law Firm, LLC), Toccoa, for appellant.
    for defendant: Justin Hester, (Hester Outman LLC), Norcross, James Outman, (Law Office of James B. Outman, LLC), Atlanta, Judy Sartain, (Judy D. Sartain, PC.), Murrayville, Corey Mathenia, Hinesville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1117

    Court Erred in Finding That Biological Father Abandoned Opportunity Interest in Relationship with Son