• Shingler v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2023-09-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James King, (The King Firm), Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amanda Morris, Duke Groover, William Horkan, Holden Burford, (James Bates Brannan Groover LLP), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0672

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of an insurer because insured party had filed his lawsuit after the limitation period established in an endorsement to the policy

  • Meite v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Marlene Oldeen, (Gwinnett County District Attorney), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0851

    Court affirms convictions for making terroristic threats over defendant's objection to sufficiency of evidence

  • Flat Creek Falls, LLC v. Labat, Solely in his Capacity as Sheriff of Fulton County et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-19
    Practice Area: Government | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Clark, (Clark Caskey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Sams, (W. Shannon Sams Law, P.C.), Atlanta, Victoria Kealy, Thomas Whitley, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, Meredith Germain, Valerie Ross, (Turner Ross Germain, LLC), Marietta, Bradley Hutchins, (Weissman, PC), Atlanta, Joshua Adams, (Internal Revenue Service), Seattle, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1145

    City's Lien Against Real Property Could Not Be Satisfied From Excess Funds Remaining After Tax Sale

  • West Main I, LLC v. Siteone Landscape Supply, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-09-19
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ramsey Knowles, Jared Hodges, Jason Kamp, (Knowles Gallant, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Rachelson, Samuel Richards, (Adams and Reese LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0782

    Subcontractor Who Asserted Lien Claim in Contractor's Bankruptcy Action Did Not Thereafter Have to Assert Separate Action Directly Against Contractor

  • Lowe v. Wallace et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-18
    Practice Area: Damages | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexandre Kachin, (Lindsey & Lacy, PC), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Doug Wallace, Fayetteville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0734

    Trial Court Erred by Considering Issues Related to Liability at Trial on Damages Following Default Judgment

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  • Tilman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Fuller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Davoric Tilman, (Macon State Prison), Oglethorpe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney’s Office), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0706

    Permanent Restraining Order Imposed as Condition of Probation Was Void For Exceeding Term of Sentence

  • Hatchett v. McCain Property Care, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-09-15
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Cathey, Thomas Hatchett, (Cathey & Strain, LLC), Cornelia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael St. Amand, Megan Quisao, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1076

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of a repair company in a premises liability case where plaintiff failed to point to evidence showing the repair company's negligence

  • White v. Westlake Financial Services

    Publication Date: 2023-09-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cristina Kaiden, Robert Kaiden, (Kaiden & Kaiden, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas Brooks, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0830

    Court reverses denial of a motion to dismiss for statute of limitations reasons, finding that a plaintiff's second complaint was not a renewal action under the applicable statute

  • Simmons v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Harrison, (Public Defenders Office Oconee Judicial Circuit), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Vaughn, Kelli Adams, (Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Eastman, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0775

    Court reverses denial of a motion to vacate a void sentence for felony sexual battery that was deemed void because the victim was not under 16 at the time of the offense

  • Abercrombie v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Scarborough, Atlanta, Wiley Franklin, (Office of the Circuit Public Defender-Atlanta), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Kevin Armstrong, Lyndsey Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1046

    Court affirms denial of defendant's statutory double jeopardy plea in bar, finding that his guilty plea to certain charges did not bar prosecution of other charges