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  • In the Interest of R. J. A., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Crawford, (Crawford and Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, Brandon Delfunt, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, Cora Fisher, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Office), Doraville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1062

    Court affirms re-transfer of a rape case against a 16-year old from juvenile to superior court, where the superior court had originally transferred the case to juvenile court

  • In the Interest of J. D. H., JR., a child.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-15
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Williams, (Attorney at Law), Warner Robins, for appellant.
    for defendant: T. Wilkerson, (Law Office of T. Rabb Wilkerson, III, PC), Warner Robins, for appellee; David Jennings, (Law Office of David Jennings LLC), Warner Robins for other party.
    Case Number: A22A0871

    In a challenge to termination of parental rights, court reverses denial of a father's new trial motion and remands for a hearing on that motion.

  • Hodge v. Parlor

    Publication Date: 2022-09-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Insurance Law | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Dozier, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Macon, Richard Jenkins, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Morrow, for appellant.
    for defendant: Evan Mermelstein, (Law Offices of Evan R. Mermelstein, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0764

    Terms of Settlement Offer Did Not Require That Payment Be Made Within Deadline For Acceptance

  • Crowe v. Scissom et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-15
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Consumer Protection | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Luna, (Joseph Luna Law LLC), Jacksonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frederic Beloin, (Beloin, Brown & Blum, LLC), Atlanta, Chadwick Knott, (The Law Office of Chad Knott, LLC), Cleveland, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1130

    Lender in owner-financed real estate transaction was not "creditor" under Georgia Fair Lending Act

  • Flakes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-09-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tasha Mosley, Kelsey Miller, (Clayton County District Attorney’s Office), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1133

    Court affirms convictions for cruelty to children and criminal damage to property over defendant's assertions of insufficient evidence to support his convictions

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  • White v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-09-15
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Brouse, (Brouse Law), Blue Ridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Margaret Louttit, Natalee Staats, (Assistant District Attorney), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0738

    Trial Counsel's Tenuous Connection to Victim Through Assistant's Relation by Marriage Did Not Establish Actual Conflict of Interest

  • Lawson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Cross, (Augusta Judicial Circuit Office of the Public Defender), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Jared Williams, (District Attorney’s Office Augusta Judicial Circuit), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1100

    Court affirms conviction for aggravated child molestation over defendant's challenge to admission of his prior convictions and other contentions of trial court error

  • Howell et al. v. Cochran

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Weathington, David Hanson, Elizabeth Linginfelter, (The Weathington Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Brant, (Colom and Brant), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0913

    Court affirms denial of defendants' motion for summary judgment in a medical malpractice case, finding that testimony from plaintiff's expert was properly admitted

  • West et al. v. Bowser et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-09
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lance McCoy, (The McCoy Law Firm), Cartersville, Robert Walker, (Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C.), Cartersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Luskin, Robert Noble, (Goodman, McGuffey, Lindsey & Johnson LLP), Atlanta, David Hayes, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Kathleen Simcoe, (Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0055

    Court affirms order compelling arbitration in a wrongful death matter and determines that the underlying arbitration agreement is enforceable.

  • Phillips et al. v. Almont Homes NE, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-09
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Doyle, G. Mobley, Kristen Guidry, (Lokey, Mobley & Doyle, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lance Tyler, (Tyler Law Firm), Suwanee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0643

    Court reverses partial cancellation of notice of lis pendens where plaintiffs sought injunctive relief against a developer whose actions were clogging an adjacent stream