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  • Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation v. Georgia Public Service Commission et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Orr, (Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Walsh, (Department of Law, State of Georgia), Atlanta, Jeffrey Stump, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee. Hugh Hunter, (Hunter & Hunter Attorneys at Law PC), Sylvania, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0558

    Court Affirms Georgia Public Service Commission's Award of Right to Provide Electricity for New School Gymnasium to Legacy Provider, Accepting Commission's Characterization of Gymnasium Construction as Expansion of Existing Structure for Application of Grandfathering Provision in Georgia Territorial Electric Service Act

  • Mays v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Mills, (William B. Mill, P.C.), Ringgold, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Helton, Herbert Poston, (Assistant District Attorney), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0744

    Court Reverses Conviction for Disorderly Conduct Where State Alleged in Indictment That Defendant Had Threatened Property of Nurse Who Was in Defendant's Presence During Argument Over Defendant's Discharge from Emergency Room but Evidence Showed That Property at Issue Belonged to Hospital

  • In re Estate of Mary Elizabeth Phillips

    Publication Date: 2019-08-13
    Practice Area: Elder Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Self, (Anderson Walker & Reichert, LLP), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Wootan, (O'Neal & Brown, P.C.), Macon, for appellee. Jennifer Haskins, Amy Dever, (Attorney at Law), Macon, Christopher Jarrard, (C. Brian Jarrard LLC), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0115

    Court Affirms Order Denying Award of Attorney's Fees from Estate of Ward to Private Counsel for Ward's Child and Guardian Ad Litem Where Child Opted to Obtain Private Counsel to Assist with Assuming and Fulfilling Guardian Ad Litem Role

  • Patel v. Georgia Lottery Corporation

    Publication Date: 2019-08-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kelly Burke, Ketan Patel, (Burke Lasseter LLC.), Warner Robins, Jared Lina, James Goldstein, (Goldstein & Hayes, P.C.), Atlanta, Mark Spix, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Bernadett Rosszer, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0031

    In breach of contract action over denial of lottery winnings, court affirms transfer of case and reverses denial of interest for lottery claimant.

  • Dehco, Inc. v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

    Publication Date: 2019-08-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Hubert, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, David Carson, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0154

    Court reinstates landowner's petition for private way of access over land owned by the Board of Regents

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  • Grange Mutual Casualty Company v. Bennett et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-29
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Whitlock, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Beauchamp, (McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Albert McManes, (A. Spencer McManes, Jr., PC), Alpharetta, Jennifer Smith, (Ken David & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, Foy Horne, (Foy S. Horne, Jr., P.C.), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0497

    Court Affirms Workers' Compensation Ruling That Insurer Had Waived Defense to Paying Claims on Basis That Policy Was Void Where Insurer Failed to Assert Fraud Defense at Time That Facts Giving Rise to Allegations of Fraud Became Known

  • Lopez v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-07-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Webster, (Strickland Webster, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mike Carlson, (Georgia Bureau of Investigation), Decatur, John Edwards, Amelia Pray, D. Reynolds, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0527

    Court reverses multiple Street Gang Act convictions due to trial court's exclusion of testimony from defendant's expert

  • Carr v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-07-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sydney Strickland, (Strickland & Webster, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amelia Pray, D. Reynolds, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0346

    Court Affirms Convictions for Various Crimes Arising from Theft by Attorney of Widow's Assets, Rejecting Range of Meritless Challenges to Trial Proceedings

  • Rutledge v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-07-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Ryan Fisher, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0454

    Court Affirms Conviction by Self-Represented Drunk Driver Who Claimed His Decision to Represent Himself Was Not Knowing, Voluntary, and Intelligent but Provided Competent Defense in Opposition to Overwhelming Evidence of His Guilt

  • Upton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-07-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Rogers, (Law Offices of James A. Rogers, LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, (District Attorney), Covington, Amber Bennett, (Newton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0024

    Trial Court Imposed Unlawful Sentences Following Guilty Plea to Sex Offenses