• Rashad v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-03-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Katherine Morgan Mason, (Law Office of the Public Defender), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Ellen Patterson, Emily Griffin Johnson, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0864

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of the evidence and contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Harper v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin David Goldberg, (The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC), Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0810

    Court affirms felony murder convictions over defendant's claims of due process violations, and contentions of error regarding references to his statements and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Kennestone Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital v. Emory University d/b/a Emory University Hospital Smyrna, et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-29
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Boone Darden, Armando Luis Basarrate, II, Grace Park Blood, (Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs, LLP), Atlanta, Robert D. Ingram, David Patrick Conley, (Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Charles Threlkeld, Elliott Leigh Coward, (Morris Manning & Martin, LLP), Atlanta, Stacey Ann Hillock, (Georgia Department of Community Health), Atlanta, Margaret Kemmerly Eckrote, Jeffrey William Stump, Christopher M. Carr, Charles K. Thimmesch, Cathelynn Tio, Stephen John Petrany, James Edward Barrett, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22G1282

    Court clarifies that a hospital certificate of need ("CON") is a private property right, vacates appellate court opinion to the contrary, and remands for further analysis

  • Andreana Williams, Conservator v. Regency Hospital Company, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-22
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael B. Hill, (Mayo Hill), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Norton Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Sharonda Boyce Barnes, (Huff Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S24A0312

    Concluding that it lacked jurisdiction to hear a direct appeal, Supreme Court transfers medical malpractice case involving constitutionality of non-tolling statute for mentally incompetent plaintiffs

  • In the Matter of Sharon L. Barksdale.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Barclay Brown, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, William Thomas Davis, (Naggiar & Sarif LLC), Newnan, for Other Party.

    Case Number: S24Y0016

    Court imposes a public reprimand in an attorney disciplinary matter for violations of Rules 1.3 and 1.4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

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  • In the Matter of R. Dale Perry.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: R. Dale Perry, Gainseville, for appellee; Patrick H. Head, Marietta, for Other Party.

    Case Number: S24Y0071

    Court disbars attorney for multiple violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct in various client matters

  • Bradley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George William Thomas, Robert L. Sirianni, Jr., (Brownstone, P.A.), Winter Park, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani T. Willis, Charles Anthony Jones, Jr., (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Chelsea Sharonlyn-Clyde Harvey, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S24A0010

    Court affirms convictions for murder and assault over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • In the Matter of Christopher Ryan Breault.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Ryan Breault, (Breault Trial Attorneys PC), Columbus, for appellee; Daniel S. Reinhardt, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Joshua Clark Bell, (Joshua C. Bell, LLC), Whigham, for Other Party.

    Case Number: S23Y0807

    Court rejects Special Master's and Review Board's recommendations for attorney discipline and remands for a comprehensive analysis of GRPC violations under ABA Standards

  • In the Matter of Derric Crowther.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kim Monroe Jackson, (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, Ivan Andrew Gustafson, (Law Office of Ivan Gustafson), Atlanta, for appellee; Jo Carol Nesset-Sale, (Mediation & Law Office of Jocarol Nesset-Sale), Athens, for Other Party.

    Case Number: S23Y1117

    Court rejects Special Master's and review Board's recommendations and orders disbarment in attorney misconduct cases involving trust account violations and mismanagement of settlement funds

  • Adams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Allen Hoort, Frances C. Kuo, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A1207

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of the evidence, and contentions of evidentiary error and ineffective assistance of counsel