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  • Sprowson v. Villalobos

    Publication Date: 2020-05-19
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashley Alfonso, Timothy Lemke, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Noble Boykin, (Jones, Boykin & Associates), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2279

    Court reverses denial of employee's summary judgment motion because temporary employee's sole tort remedy was under the Workers' Compensation Act.

  • Williams v. City of Douglasville et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wesley Woolverton, (Woolverton Law Firm), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lois Gerstenberger, (Lois W. Gerstenberger, P.C.), Douglasville, Joel Dodson, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2087

    Certiorari Proceedings Are Amendable at Any Stage; Court Should Have Allowed Petitioner to Amend Her Petition Once She Posted a Valid Bond

  • Jackson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Daniels, (Daniels Law LLC), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marie Banks, George Hartwig, (Houston County District Attorney), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2017

    Court Reverses Convictions for Armed Robbery and Possession of a Firearm and Orders a New Trial, as Trial Counsel's Performance Was Deficient

  • State of Georgia v. White

    Publication Date: 2020-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth Baker, (Fayette County District Attorney), Fayetteville, Sheryl Freeman, Charles Brooks, (Assistant District Attorney Harold R. Banke Justice Center), Jonesboro, John Fowler, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, Tracy Lawson, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, (The Law Offices of Fani T. Willis, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1959

    Court dismisses State's appeal in a civil forfeiture action because it lacked jurisdiction over the matter

  • Georgia Department of Transportation v. Thompson et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, Kathleen Pacious, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Lori Nash, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Cummings, (Michael H. Cummings II, LLC), Clayton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1912

    Court vacates order denying a motion to dismiss a negligence action and remands case for application of a correct sovereign immunity standard

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  • Elrod v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-16
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney At Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, Shannon Wallace, (District Attorney), Canton, Caitlin Adcock, (Cherokee County District Attorney's Office), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1832

    Court affirms drug conviction but vacates recidivist sentence due to failure to consider defendant's due process rights

  • Sexton-Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-03-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Ramona Sakhanokho, (District Attorney Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2066

    Counsel's Failure to Challenge Open Container of Alcohol Charge Harmed Defendant; Conviction Reversed as Void Ab Initio

  • Hines v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Betsey Tate, (Georgia Public Defender Council - Appellate Division), Americus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia Slater, Frederick Lewis, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2405

    Trial Court Improperly Allowed State to Introduce Evidence of DFCS Investigation Into Child's Injuries, Child's Placement, and DFCS Safety Plan

  • Giddens v. The Medical Center of Central Georgia

    Publication Date: 2020-03-11
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Shamp, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roy Meeks, Amanda Speier, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Michael Bailey, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A2439

    Nurses Had a Duty to Assure That Patient Received Antibiotic Before Surgery; Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment to Medical Center on Professional Negligence Claim

  • Burlison v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-01-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: April Weeks, (Weeks Law, P.C.), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Herbert Poston, (District Attorney), Dalton, Paula Smith, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2480

    Even if Court Erred in Charging Jury on Flight, the Charge Was Harmless Given Overwhelming Evidence of Guilt