• Jervis et al. v. Amos et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-01
    Practice Area: Contracts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, John Nichols, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, Darrell Hinson, (Shiver Hamilton, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lawrence Domenico, John McKinley, (Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, Jessica Lawrence, (Attorney at Law), Sandy Springs, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1582

    Court reverses trial court order enforcing a settlement in a personal injury action because the settlement offer was not accepted per its terms

  • Frett v. State Farm Employee Workers' Compensation et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-10
    Practice Area: Occupational Safety and Health
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Bourne, (Attorney at Law), Cumming, Nicholas Benzine, (Benzine Law Group), Atlanta, Elliot Bourne, (Bourne Law Firm), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Harris, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Natalie Rogers, Savannah, for appellee. Georgia Legal Foundation, Inc, Dacula, Todd Maziar, (Morgan & Morgan, Atlanta PLLC), Atlanta, for AM.

    Case Number: A18A0820

    Employee that suffered a slip and fall injury while on a break at her employer's premises is entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits

  • Jacobo v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Morgan, (Attorney at Law), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: John McClellan, Leigh Patterson, (Assistant District Attorney), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A2083

    Court affirms dismissal of defendant's extraordinary motion to withdraw a guilty plea where the trial court had no jurisdiction to consider that motion.

  • Mike v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Walker, (GPDC - Appellate Division), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Greg McConnell, (Assistant District Attorney), Savannah, Shalena Jones, (The Law Office of Shalena Cook Jones LLC), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1600

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation over defendant's contentions of improper jury charges, ineffective assistance of counsel, and error in admitting evidence

  • Stone v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, (Austin & Associates), Suwanee, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, Samuel d'Entremont, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A2111

    Court affirms convictions for rape and other crimes over defendant's evidentiary challenges and contentions of error in failing to merge certain charges

  • Accelerated Claims, Inc. v. Howell & Johnson, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-01-26
    Practice Area: Fee Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Bogan, Curtis Garrett, Jeffrey Fisher, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Johnson, (Howell & Johnson, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Samuel Rutherford, Michael Barry, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, Carl Anderson, Thomas Mock, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Colin Moriarty, (Moriarty Law, PC), Athens, Kevin Elwell, (K.M. Elwell, P.C.), Athens, William Stone, (William S. Stone, P.C.), Blakely, Ryals Stone, (Boone & Stone), Atlanta, for Other party.

    Case Number: A20A1860

    Court vacates an award that enforced a prior judgment of fees to a non-party because the trial court lacked jurisdiction, and vacates a separate additional award

  • Jackson et al. v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2021-01-26
    Practice Area: Fee Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter Lampros, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lance Gowens, (The Gowens Law Firm, LLC), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1701

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment, concluding that an attorney was not liable for conversion over retention of a contingency fee in a wrongful death action

  • Davis v. City of Valdosta

    Publication Date: 2021-01-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody Peterman, (Attorney at Law), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Thagard, Halton Albritton, (Young Thagard Hoffman Smith Lawrence & Shenton LLP), Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1794

    Court affirms dismissal of personal injury lawsuit against a City because plaintiff's ante litem notice did not include a claim for a specific amount of damages

  • Becton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Lock, (David T. Lock, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Timothy Dean, (District Attorney), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1837

    Jury Could Infer Defendant Used His Hands When He Intentionally Touched Victim's Breast and Buttocks From Behind

  • Epps et al. v. Rockmo Entertainment, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-24
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Adelman, (Mark Adelman, Attorney at Law, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tanya Graham, (The Law Office of Tanya Mitchell Graham, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Derek Wright, (Derek M. Wright LLC), Atlanta, Johnnie Cabbell & New Era Talent Agency, Atlanta, for Other Party.

    Case Number: A20A1132

    Court affirms that a defendant waived a contractual right to arbitration by refusing to pay arbitration fees