• Davis, Jr., Mayor of Augusta v. The Augusta Press

    Publication Date: 2023-07-06
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Tarver, (Enoch Tarver PC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0336

    Court reverses denial of a motion to dismiss an Open Records Act Case and remands because respondent was not notified that the trial court's order was a final judgment

  • Friendship Enterprises, Inc. v. Hasty

    Publication Date: 2023-07-06
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Hergenroether, (McAngus Goudelock & Courie), Atlanta, Michael DeLeva, (SK Law Group), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Sullivan, (Mark A. Sullivan Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0520

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment on some claims and affirms on others due to issues of material fact in an injury case involving burns from liquid nitrogen burns

  • Goode v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Greg Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Samuel Sliger, (McDonald & Cody, LLC), Cornelia, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Langley, (District Attorney), Blairsville, Francis Moran, (Lumpkin County District Attorney's Office), Dahlonega, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0200

    Court reverses denial of a motion to suppress DUI evidence because State failed to prove essential facts top justify a prolonged detention of defendant

  • Georgia Pain and Wellness Center, LLC v. Hatchett

    Publication Date: 2023-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Long, Sarah Gordon, Edward Wasmuth, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, Sean Rosario, (Hunton & Williams LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Wingate, (Myers & Wingate, LLP), Gainesville, for appellee; Stephen Berger, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Kathyrn Guzner, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, Marina Melman, (Melman Law Group), Roswell, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0185

    Court reverses denial of a motion to set aside a contempt order in a discovery dispute involving a nonparty because service of process did not comport with due process

  • Williams v. Silvers

    Publication Date: 2023-07-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nancy Jordan, (Kessler & Solomiany), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rickie Brown, (Attorney at Law), Dalton, Julia Hill, (Brown, Toland, & Hill Attorneys), Dalton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0208

    Court affirms childcare modification order granting a father primary physical and legal custody and vacates an order denying the mother's contempt allegations against him

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  • Low et al. v. Swift et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Low, Darlene Low, St. Mary's, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Newcomb, (Stites & Harbison PLLC), Atlanta, James Roberts, Theresa Beaton, (Roberts Tate, LLC), St. Simons Island, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0077

    Court dismisses appeals to a denial of a motion to set aside a summary judgment order in a real estate fraud matter because it had no jurisdiction over the appeals

  • Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America v. Bozovich

    Publication Date: 2023-07-04
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Insurance Litigation | Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth Friedman, Christopher Meeks, Victoria Munian, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susanne Witt, (Witt Law Group), Atlanta, Brian Ross, (The Ross Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; David Bersinger, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Daniels, (Barnes & Thornburg, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0548

    Policy Terms Could Not Be Circumvented By Labeling Personal Injury Claims As Arising From Premises Liability and Negligent Hiring

  • Golias v. Boyce

    Publication Date: 2023-07-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathaniel Smith, (Smith & Little, P.C.), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anitra Price, (Anitra R. Price, P.C.), Fayetteville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0150

    Grandmother's Efforts to Stay In Contact With Grandchildren And Their Mother Did Not Constitute Violation of Stalking Statute

  • Baggett v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Morgan Bottger, (Floyd County District Attorney’s Office), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0263

    Law Officer's Hunch That Motorist Had Committed Sex Crime Justified Investigatory Traffic Stop

  • Lopez-Lopez v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Stepp, (G. Richard Stepp, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Heather Sampah, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0593

    Court reverses denial of motion to suppress pre-arrest incriminating statements because defendant was effectively detained as if he were under arrest