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  • Crouch v. Bent Tree Community Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-06-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George M. Kent Jr. and Tracy A. Marion Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge, Smotherman & Martin LLP, Atlanta, for Crouch. Eric J. Rogers and Denis G. Lovell Jr. Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, Atlanta, for Bent Tree.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0725; A11A0726

    The trial court erred in awarding attorneys' fees and costs under O.C.G.A. § 13-6-11, since trial courts may not grant attorneys' fees under that statute on summary jud

  • In the Matter of Nakata S. Smith Fitch

    Publication Date: 2011-06-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and A. M. Christina Petrig State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Nakata S. Smith Fitch The Fitch Firm PC, Atlanta. Douglas W. Auld, Snelville.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0915

    An attorney was suspended from the practice of law in Georgia for one year for transferring her client's funds from her escrow account to her operating account without the client's permission and af

  • In the Matter of Rodney F. Tew

    Publication Date: 2011-04-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and A. M. Christina Petrig State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Rodney F. Tew, Powder Springs. Anthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP and Scott L. Bonder Fried & Bonder LLC, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0194

    The Court disbarred an attorney, who forged his injury c s signature on a $7K settlement check and cashed it, did not communicate with the c and did not disburse any funds to the c

  • Executive Excellence v. Martin Bros. Invs. LLC.

    Publication Date: 2011-04-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles H. Van and Anne E. Andrews Berman Fink Van Horn PC, Atlanta, for Executive Excellence. Frank Armstrong III and Nancy L. Richardson Stewart, Melvin & Frost LLP, Gainesville, for Martin Brothers and Southern Tradition.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A1745; A10A2143; A10A2144

    Statements in question were generally true and constituted expressions of opinion and hyperbole which are not actionable as defam

  • Aquino v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter M. Chapman, Jonesboro, and Martin M. Del, Lilburn, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and James M. McDaniel, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A2246

    Evidence that a defendant was present at the location of a drug transaction, held a bag similar to the one used in the transaction, and possessed keys to the location and a car used in the transact

  • McDaniel v. McDaniel

    Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Genevieve H. Dame and Hayes M. Dever Friedman, Dever & Merlin LLC, Atlanta, for Jerry McDaniel. Paul M. Hoffman and Mary E. Robb Deming, Parker, Hoffman, Campbell & Daly LLC, Norcross, for Charles McDaniel.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10A1497; S10X1498

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion by excluding the testator's attorney's contemporaneous handwritten notes of their discussions because the attorney refreshed his recollection with the no

  • In the Matter of Jennifer D. LeDoux

    Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cheryl H. Shaw Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Atlanta. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0601

    An attorney, who was hospitalized for psychiatric treatment due to an acute mental health episode, while representing a client in two matters, was indefinitely suspended with conditions on reinstat

  • In the Matter of Lecora Bowen

    Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Kellyn O. McGee, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Lecora Bowen, Riverdale.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0147

    An attorney, who abandoned two clients, was disb

  • Richardson v. Georgia Power Co.

    Publication Date: 2011-03-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brace W. Luquire, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jorge Vega Hatcher-Stubbs, Columbus, and Natalie M. Beasman, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Fred D. Bentley Jr., Marietta.
    Case Number: A10A2184

    Building a 20-foot garage on property with an ea forbidding obstructions, objects and structures violated the ea

  • Aniebue v. Jaguar Credit Co.

    Publication Date: 2011-03-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chukwemeka A. Aniebue, Kennesaw, proceeded pro se. Jerry C. Tootle Jr. Bridgers, Peters & Dleber, Decatur, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A2308

    A factual question remained regarding the amount of money the defendant owed after he surrendered a lease