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  • Wingate v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-10-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John McArthur, (McArthur, McArthur & Overend LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, Michael Coveney, (District Attorney's Office of The Northern Judicial Circuit), Danielsville, Hartwell, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1144

    Court Reverses Trial Court's Denial of Motions to Suppress Evidence in Prosecution of Alleged Grow House Operator

  • The State v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2018-10-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Fortner, Sean Garrett, (Douglas County District Attorney) Douglasville, Ryan Leonard, Lara Myers, (Office of The District Attorney), LaGrange, Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sonya Chachere-Compton, (Attorney At Law), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0956

    Court Dismisses Appeal from Order Granting Dismissal of Indictment

  • Taylor et al. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-04
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jon David Huffman, Michael McGuffee, (Poole Law Group, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Maren Cave, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1398

    No coverage under a business insurance policy where claimants failed to provide timely notice of a claim

  • Callaway v. Quinn

    Publication Date: 2018-10-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Edtora Jones, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karsten Bicknese, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, Robert Betts, (Seacrest Karesh Tate & Bicknese, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0866

    Court Reverses Order Granting Motion for Summary Judgment in Hit and Run Dispute

  • Escobar v. Meadows and Ohly, LLC et al

    Publication Date: 2018-10-03
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Commander, (Commander Law, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Groth, (Groth & Makarenko, LLC), Suwanee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0822

    No slip-and-fall negligence liability where a building had no knowledge of a hazard that was present for only a short time

  • George Westley Wentz et al. v. Emory Healthcare, Inc. et al

    Publication Date: 2018-10-03
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas Daum, (Attorney At Law), Snellville, Don Jones, (Jones & Duff, LLC), Loganville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Trulock, Alan Payne, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0908

    Renewed medical malpractice claim reinstated after plaintiff dismissed original claim without prejudice

  • Shepard v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-10-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Ihrig, (Public Defenders Office, Ejc), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Jerome Rothschild (District Attorney), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1074

    Pro se defendant's assault and battery convictions affirmed

  • Bland v. Bland

    Publication Date: 2018-10-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A18A0973

    Allegations of Family Violence Must be Supported by Evidence to Justify Issuance of a Protective Order

  • Edokpolor et al. v. Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-02
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph King, (Joseph H. King, Jr. P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gailya McElroy, James West, (Attorney At Law), Decatur, Austell, Gerond Lawrence, (Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins, LLP) Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A16A1031

    Court Affirms Grant of Motion for Summary Judgment in Medical Malpractice Dispute

  • Copley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-10-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keegan Gary, (Paulding County Public Defender), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, (District Attorney), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1280

    Convictions affirmed where police were lawfully discharging their duties during arrest