• State of Ga. Dep't of Corr. v. Developers Sur. & Indem. Co.

    Publication Date: 2014-09-26
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, William W. Banks Jr., Denise E. Whiting-Pack, Senior Assistant Attorneys General, Mary J. L. Volkert, Helen P. Taylor, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, and Ronald J. Freeman Johnson & Freeman LLC, Union City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jefferson B. Slagle, Joseph H. Wolenski III, and DeWitte Thompson Thompson & Slagle LLC, Johns Creek, for appellee.

    Case Number: S14G0360

    The State waived its sovereign immunity in a case involving a claim asserted by the subrogee of a roofing company on a construction contract with the Georgia Department of Correc

  • CRE Venture 2011-1 LLC v. First Citizens Bank of Ga.

    Publication Date: 2014-03-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Lockett Morris Manning & Martin LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Liss Joyce Thrasher Kaiser & Liss LLC, Atlanta, and Steven Leibel, Dahlonega, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A1888

    The trial court did not manifestly abuse its discretion in enjoining the defendant bank from foreclosing on the property securing a loan in an action regarding a loan participation agreement among m

  • Anderson v. Atlanta Gas Light Co.

    Publication Date: 2013-12-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A13A1620; A13A1621

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the plaintiffs' expert witness was not qualified and that his opinions were not sufficiently rel

  • State of Georgia Dep't of Corr. v. Developers Sur. & Indem. Co.

    Publication Date: 2013-11-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Denise Whiting-Pack, Assistant Attorney General, and Helen Taylor Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Wolenski and Jefferson Slagle Thompson & Slagle LLC, Duluth, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0969

    A subrogee stepping into the shoes of a government contr was entitled to rely upon the waiver of sovereign immunity that applied to the contr

  • Dudney v. State of Georgia Dep't of Defense

    Publication Date: 2013-07-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Shewmaker and Drew Early Shewmaker & Shewmaker LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Bryan Webb, and Annette Cowart, Senior Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A13A0197

    The intra-military affairs doctrine barred the plaintiff's action, since it was undisputed that the injuries alleged in his complaint arose out of activities incident to military se

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  • City of Baldwin v. Woodward & Curran Inc.

    Publication Date: 2013-05-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. David Syfan, General Counsel, and Jessica M. Lund Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar LLP, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: Rusi C. Patel and Susan J Moore Georgia Municipal Association, Atlanta. James C. Weidner and Ernest H. Woods III Oliver & Weidner LLC, Clarkesville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S12G1842

    The contract between the plaintiff and the defendant city was ultra vires and void because it was not executed in accordance with the city's charter, and thus recovery under an equitable doctrine li

  • Castillo-Solis v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-03-27
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Arturo Corso Corso, Kennedy & Campbell LLP, Gainesville, Norman H. Cuadra, and Gregory E. Vanison Sr. Norman H. Cuadra PC, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rosanna M. Szabo, Solicitor General, Karin B. Sullivan, and James M. Grant, Assistant Solicitors General, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S12A1601

    O.C.G.A. § 40-5-20 a's safe-harbor provision requires the production in court of a Georgia driver's license that was valid at the time the defendant drove the vehicle, and nothing in the statutory l

  • Mordica v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-12-12
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Boddie The Boddie Law Group LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Milam, District Attorney, Jackson, and Jason Johnston, Assistant District Attorney, Barnesville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A12A1343

    The officer did not impermissibly prolong the traffic stop, which led to the forfeiture of $63,339 seized from the defendant's ve

  • U. S. Bank NA v. Phillips

    Publication Date: 2012-12-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas Clayton Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter Ensign, Chattanooga, Tenn., for appellee.

    Case Number: A12A0957

    The Georgia Supreme Court's decision in You v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N. A., Case No. S13Q0040 docketed Sept. 13, 2012 will be dispositive of the question of whether the plaintiff's complaint asserte

  • In the Interest of J. J. X. C.

    Publication Date: 2012-11-15
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Branch, Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Daman Latin American Association, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Other party representation: Marci Goldman, Lawrenceville.

    Case Number: A12A1225

    The juvenile court properly found that the child was deprived, but failed to state a basis for declining to make the required "special immigrant juvenile" ngs or state that it had considered th