• H. J. Russell & Company v. Landmark American Insurance Company et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-05
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Bersinger, James Leonard, Christopher Daniels, (Barnes & Thornburg LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anne Landrum, Wayne Taylor, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins), Atlanta, Paul Fields, Ann Kirk, Taryn Kadar, (Fields Howell LLP), Atlanta, Anthony Morris, Anthony Morris, (Akerman LLP), Atlanta, Wayne Taylor, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins), Atlanta, Taylor Davis, Robert Fisher, Jocelyn DeMars, (Clyde & Co. US, LLP), Atlanta, Jeremy Burnette, (Polsinelli, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0944

    Court affirms dismissal of an insured party's breach of contract claims against insurers that were based on intangible losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

  • WS CE Resort Owner, LLC v. Holland et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-01
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Sullivan, (Burr & Forman, LLP), Atlanta, Julie Sellers, (Dillard Sellers LLC), Atlanta, Kevin Stone, (Sugarman Law LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Haymore, Julie Sellers, Randolph Russell, (Dillard Sellers LLC), Atlanta, John Stell, (Stell, Smith & Mattison, P.C.), Winder, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0329

    Court vacates a prior decision and remands for consideration of whether an implied easement to a golf course had been granted based on a plat and deeds

  • Blazek v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Thomas, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lisamarie Bristol, Joseph Morales, (Gwinnett County Solicitor General), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0949

    Court affirms trial court ruling to admit results if a breath test in a DUI case over defendant's objection that he had not freely and voluntarily consented to the test.

  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan Norton, (Luther-Anderson, PLLP), Chattanooga, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chris Arnt, (Superior Court Judge LMJC), Trenton, Clayton Fuller, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1154

    Evidence of Sex Offense Convictions 16 Years Earlier Was Admissible at Trial to Prove Recent Child Molestations

  • Milliron v. Antonakakis

    Publication Date: 2023-08-31
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Public Records
    Industry: Education | Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lucas Andrews, (Poole Huffman LLC), Tucker, Anna Cross, Meredith Kincaid, (Cross Kincaid), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Theodore Randles, Mark Schamel, (Venable LLP), Washington, Ana Jara, Christopher Schafbuch, (Lowenstein Sandler LLP), Washington, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1163

    Open Records Request Not Properly Submitted For Failure to Direct Request to Designated Open Records Officer

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  • In the Interest of K. A. V., a child.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, Bryan Webb, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Robin McCallum, (McCallum & Associates, LLC), Decatur, Laurie Brown, (Gwinnett County DFCS), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Bliss, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Chevelle Douglas, (Vayman & Teitelbaum PC), Alpharetta, Yazmin Sobh, Andrea Landers, (Atlanta Legal Aid Society), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0968

    Juvenile Court Lacked Authority to Sanction Department of Family and Children Services After Juvenile Turned 18

  • The State v. Hillsman

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fani Willis, Kevin Armstrong, Virginia Davis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Utrophia Robinson, (Trophy Robinson Law LLC), Hampton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0853

    State Never Agreed to Sentence Less Than Mandatory Minimum For Serious Violent Felony Conviction

  • Schatte v. McGee

    Publication Date: 2023-08-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Calina Plotky, (KF Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: T Sams, (The Trammell Firm, LLC), Luthersville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0831

    Evidence Supported Finding Father Did Not Abandon Opportunity Interest Before Petitioning to Legitimate His Child

  • Think Development Systems, Inc. v. Cloudious, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-08-29
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Consulting
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore Lackland, (Lackland & Associates LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cody Wigington, (Wigington LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1042

    Questions of Fact Presented as to Whether Parties Modified Agreement or Waived Strict Compliance

  • In re Syvertson

    Publication Date: 2023-08-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob Stidham, (Banks, Stubbs, & McFarland), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A23A0649

    Trial Court Did Not Clearly Warn Potential Jurors Not to Discuss Case With Other Potential Jurors