• Palencia v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Drew Unger, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0163

    On remand from the Georgia Supreme Court, the court affirmed convictions for burglary and other crimes over claims of failure to give jury an accomplice instruction

  • Ramos v. Owens

    Publication Date: 2022-12-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry Daniels, (Law offices of Harry M. Daniels, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Adelman, Hugh Rowling, Lauren Bruce, (Cobb County Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1409

    Court affirms dismissal of inmate's negligence complaint against a county sheriff because of failure to establish waiver of sovereign immunity

  • Mimbs v. Henry County Schools

    Publication Date: 2022-12-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Black, (Blue Sky Law), Atlanta, Angelina Whitaker, (Blue Sky Law), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: William White, Matthew Collum, (Smith, Welch, Webb, & White), McDonough, Megan Rittle, (Attorney at Law), McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0327

    On remand from the Georgia Supreme Court, court reverses summary judgment for a school district, ruling that retaliatory discharge action was not time-barred

  • Barnwell v. Trivedi

    Publication Date: 2022-12-14
    Practice Area: Legal Practice Management
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chauncey Barnwell, (Chauncey Napoleon Brown Barnwell, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay Eidex, (Attorney at Law), Suwanee, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1466

    Court affirms the dismissal of a lawyer's defamation lawsuit against another lawyer, where that dismissal was based on the Georgia anti-SLAPP statute

  • Cruz v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-13
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, Shannon Wallace, (District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1701

    Probationer Consented to Search of His Tablet, Computer, and Disks

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  • Mag Mutual Insurance Company v. Miles et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-13
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alphonso Howell, Gregory Talley, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Dow, (The Dow Firm, P. C.), Brunswick, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1668

    Medical Care Provider Cancelled Insurance Coverage Prior to Filing of Malpractice Claim

  • City of Atlanta et al. v. Girls Galore, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-12
    Practice Area: Entertainment and Sports Law
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Callins, Hermise Pierre, (City of Atlanta Law Department - Litigation Practice Group), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cary Wiggins, (Wiggins Law Group), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1608

    Court affirms superior court reversal of mayor's sanctions on a nightclub where those sanctions were not based on findings from a Review Board hearing

  • Tran v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Willingham, (Willingham Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lenny Krick, (Assistant District Attorney-Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit), Decatur, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1487

    Court vacates restitution award for criminal damage to property and remands for consideration of actual repair costs and assessment of fair market value of damaged cars

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Elizabeth York, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, Samuel d’Entremont, (DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1297

    Court affirms convictions for kidnapping and sexual battery over defendant's challenges to admission of other acts evidence and allegations of no proof of venue

  • In the Interest of S. B., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-12-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amber Walden, (The Fine Print Legal Consulting, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Danielle Greenidge, (Jahn & Associates), Atlanta, for appellee; Timothy MacMillan, (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, Sylvia Lester, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1565

    Court vacates a juvenile court order that relieved DFCS of providing reunification services and remands for further proceedings consistent with the Juvenile Code