• Smoot-Lee v. Corizon Health, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-23
    Practice Area: Health Care Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Claiborne, (The Claiborne Firm, P.C.), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Frisch, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair), Atlanta, for appellee; R. Hart, (Hart & Associates Law Firm LLC), Savannah, Shena Burton, (Boost Mobile), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1210

    In-Prison Health Care Provider Lacked Control Over Inmate With Mental Health Issues, Precluding Liability For Injury

  • MyFamilyDoc, LLC et al. v. Johnston et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-17
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wayne McGrew, Andrew Bagley, (McGrew Miller Bomar & Bagley LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Wisebram, Lee Gutschenritter, (Finch, McCranie, Brown Hendrix et al), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1714

    Court reverses denial of practitioner's summary judgment motion in a malpractice case where she had not relationship with patient, and affirms denial as to other issues

  • Daggy v. Daggy

    Publication Date: 2023-01-19
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Crystal Wright, (Crystal Wright Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Emily Carr, (The Carr Law Group), Clevland, William King, (The Manely Firm, P.C.), Marietta, Renee' Richardson, Loganville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1305

    In a divorce case, court reverses child custody order that exceeded a petitioner's request and vacates and remands a fee award for findings of facts and a legal basis

  • Sachy et al. v. Allen et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-30
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Henry Green, (The Weathington Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Dozier, George Phillips, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1680

    Court reverses denial of a motion to dismiss wrongful death claims because they were untimely filed and the statute of limitations had not been tolled

  • 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

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  • Brandenburg v. City of Vidalia et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Government | Wrongful Death
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Pinckney, Brent Savage, (Savage Turner & Pinckney PC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Johnathan Krawcheck, Gary Toman, Anna Idelevich, (Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, LLC), Atlanta, Paul Threlkeld, David Mullens, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, for appellee; Tyrone Burns, Sr., Lakeland, Tyrone Burns, Jr., (Georgia Diagnostic Class Prison), Jackson for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1027

    Florida Mental Health Services Provider Not Subject to Suit in Georgia For Crimes Committed in Georgia by Florida Client

  • Hill v. Kemp

    Publication Date: 2022-12-01
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Tucker, (Tucker & Associates Law Firm LLC), Jonesboro, Alan Parker, (Alan Parker Law Firm LLC), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julie Jacobs, Christopher Carr, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Andrew Dearing, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1113

    Court affirms denial of a suspended sheriff's petition for a writ of mandamus for to require his reinstatement

  • Dodge County Hospital Authority v. Seay et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-30
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Coles, Aaron Tady, (Coles Barton LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Seay, McRae, for appellee; Emmitte Griggs, Norman Pearson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0741

    Court reverses denial of a motion to dismiss a malpractice claim that was couched as a negligence claim because plaintiff did not include an expert affidavit

  • Curmode v. Alsbrooks et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carson Jeffries, (Carter Jeffries, LLC), Atlanta, Stacy Crittenden, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leslie Eason, (Gordon & Rees, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0801

    Court affirms dismissal of a negligence lawsuit against a massage therapist, finding that an exculpatory clause barring that lawsuit is not against Georgia public policy

  • Georgia Department of Community Health v. Houston Hospitals, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-25
    Practice Area: Regulation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Margaret Eckrote, Daniel Walsh, Crystal Lang, Cathelynn Tio, (Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Bring, Michael Gray, Kara Gordon, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, for appellee; Joshua Belinfante, Daniel Monahan, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC), Atlanta, Kathlynn Polvino, (KBP Law, P.C.), Atlanta, Stephen Ecenia, Jennifer Hinson, (Rutledge Ecenia, P.A.), Tallahassee, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1013

    Court vacates orders that reversed a Department Health's grant of a Certificate of Need and remands to for Department to vacate and reconsider its decision