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  • Mercer University v. Stofer, et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-05
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Trulock, Alan Payne, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ranse Partin, Davis Popper, (Conley Griggs Partin LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1515

    After Concertgoer's Fatal Injury at University's Free Concert, University Is Entitled to Immunity From Suit Under Recreational Property Act

  • McElrath v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herman Maddox Kilgore, Carlos Javier Rodriguez, (Kilgore & Rodriguez, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Amelia Greeson Pray, D. Victor Reynolds, Joyette Marie Holmes, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A1361

    Court vacates insanity-based not guilty and guilty verdicts because they were repugnant

  • Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Hartry et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-21
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eileen M. Crowley, Amanda Rodman Smith, (Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer, LLP), Macon, Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, Virginia A. Seitz, Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Raymond A. Atkins, (Sidley Austin, LLP), Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael J. Warshauer, Trent Scott Shuping, Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group PC), Atlanta, Richard Crawford Foster, Elizabeth Lynn Bentley, (Carlock Copeland & Stair LLP), Atlanta, Frank Mitchell Lowrey, IV, Michael Rosen Baumrind, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Christopher Randall Jordan, (Hunter Maclean Exley & Dunn), Brunswick, Kathryn D. Kirmayer, Daniel Saphire, (Association of American Railroads), Washington, for Amicus Appellant. Frank T. Burge, Sr., (Burge & Burge, P.C.), Birmingham, Lawrence M. Mann, (Alpers & Mann, PC), Bethesda, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S19G0008

    Federal Employers' Liability Act Claim Is Not Precluded by Regulations Pursuant to Federal Railroad Safety Act

  • Matthews v. Yoplait USA, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-09
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Groff, William Tinkler, (Attorney at Law), Snellville, William Tinkler, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Catherine McCormack, (Hawkins & Parnell, LLP), Atlanta, Charmaine Harris, (Blackwell Burke, P.A.), Minneapolis, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1240

    Court reverses summary judgment that had been in favor of food manufacturer due to trial court's misapplication of doctrine of res ipsa loquitor

  • The Anthem Companies, Inc. et al. v. Wills, et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Alan Buchanan, (Buchanan & Land, LLP), Columbus, William Alan Buchanan, (Bill Buchanan, LLC), Columbus, James Russell Doyle, II, (Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP), Atlanta, James Andrew Washburn, Steven Leonard Strasberg, Miller Peterson Robinson, (Troutman Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Ean Kade Cullefer, (Georgia Chamber of Commerce), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. Patrick, Jr., (James D. Patrick Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1512

    Court Reverses Trial Court Order Granting Spoliation Sanctions Where Defendants in Defamation Action Had Discarded Printed Copies of Photos but Produced Digital Originals of the Images

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  • Patterson et al. v. Kevon, LLC d/b/a Big Kev's Barbecue

    Publication Date: 2018-09-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blakely Holloway Frye, Travis M. Cashbaugh, (Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Pamela Newsom Lee, David Anthony Smith, (Swift, Currie, Mcghee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. John David Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Allison Elmore Thornton (Georgia Trial Lawyers Association), Atlanta, for amicus appellant.
    Case Number: S17G1957

    No heightened summary judgment standard for plaintiffs in food poisoning cases

  • In Re Sharee Baps Corp.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-25
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael McNeill (Macon-Bibb County Attorney's Office), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Ledbetter (Attorney at Law), Calhoun, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0674

    Board's Denial of Liquor License Was Not Supported By Sufficient Evidence

  • Bartenfeld v. Chick-Fil-A, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-19
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A18A0042

    Restaurant Patron Who Stumbled Over Parking Barrier in Parking Lot Failed to Establish Claim Under Distraction Doctrine

  • Blackmon et al. v. Pena

    Publication Date: 2018-04-18
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction | Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Self
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walker Chandler (Office of the Public Defender), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: C. Melton (Haygood, Lynch, Harris & Melton & Watson), Forsyth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1500

    Evidence Supported Finding That Contractor Failed to Complete Bargained-For Restaurant Improvements

  • Williams v. GK Mahavir Inc.

    Publication Date: 2012-03-09
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fred J. Rushing Jr. The Rushing Firm Ltd., East Point, for appellant.
    for defendant: Craig R. White and Bryce W. Mowbray III Skedsvold and White LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A1622

    The trial court erred in finding as a matter of law that the hotel did not have constructive knowledge of the substance on the floor of the lobby, since a factual issue remained as to whether the ho