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  • Hughes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-01-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, (Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fayette County District Attorney’s Office), Fayetteville, Marie Broder, (Spalding County District Attorney’s Office), Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1428

    Court reverses denial of defendant's motion to suppress drug-related evidence seized pursuant to an improperly-issued no knock warrant

  • Junior v. Graham

    Publication Date: 2023-01-24
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ben Brodhead. Ashley Fournet, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, Darrell Hinson, (Shiver Hamilton, LLC), Atlanta, John Nichols, (Gwinnett District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, Michael Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Cruser, Raymond Grant, (Cruser & Mitchell, L.L.P.), Norcross, Laurie Daniel, Atlanta, Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1188

    Court adopts Georgia Supreme Court opinion that a plaintiff may recover both damages under OCGA §13-6-11 and sanctions under OCGA §9-11-68

  • 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

  • Barnwell v. Trivedi

    Publication Date: 2022-12-14
    Practice Area: Legal Practice Management
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chauncey Barnwell, (Chauncey Napoleon Brown Barnwell, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay Eidex, (Attorney at Law), Suwanee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1466

    Court affirms the dismissal of a lawyer's defamation lawsuit against another lawyer, where that dismissal was based on the Georgia anti-SLAPP statute

  • Cruz v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-13
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, Shannon Wallace, (District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1701

    Probationer Consented to Search of His Tablet, Computer, and Disks

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  • Stankovich v. Axis Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2022-11-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Personal Injury
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sherman Moody, (Attorney at Law), Perry, Jonathan Sexton, (Sexton Law Firm, LLC), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Duane Cochenour, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Nneka Egwuatu, (Clyde & Co US, LLP), Atlanta, Pearson Cunningham, (Hall Booth Smith), Atlanta, for appellee; Travis Meyer, Morgan Allyn, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A0840

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of an underinsured motorist insurance carrier where injured party was not using an insured vehicle when she was injured

  • Motley et al. v. Valentine et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-29
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Long, (TuckerLong, P.C.), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wendell Johnston, (Johnston and Smith, LLC), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0640

    Court affirms breach of lease judgment against an individual who signed a lease personally as representative of a church, but vacates judgment against the church

  • Morris v. Real Estate Expert Advisors, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-22
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Rafi, (Rafi Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, Meghan Hatfield Yanacek, (The Summerville Firm), Atlanta, Meredith Kincaid, (Cross Kincaid), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Barnes, (Barnes Firm LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Daniel, Atlanta, Adam Joffe, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, Paul Spann, (Goodman McGuffey LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Lloyd Hedrick, (Hedrick Law LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1116

    Trial Court Erred in Granting Summary Judgment Sua Sponte on Issue Not Raised by Moving Party

  • Adventure Motor Sports Reinsurance, Ltd et al. v. Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-10
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Holm, (Withrow McQuade & Olsen LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenton Coppage, (Fox Rothschild LLP), Atlanta, Jeffrey Kingsley, (Goldberg Segalla LLP), Buffalo, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0036

    Court adopts Georgia Supreme Court opinion that an arbitrator did not overstep his authority, and remands case for confirming court to address fees and post-award interest

  • Hernandez v. Great American Alliance Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2022-11-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Lacy, (Lindsey & Lacy, P.C.), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Athans, Rachael Slimmon, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Robert Marcovitch, (Sinton Scott Minock & Kerew), Atlanta, for appellee; John Hipes, (Hipes & Belle Isle, LLC), Alpharetta, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1147

    In an insurance coverage dispute, court affirms summary judgment in favor of umbrella insurer's denial of coverage for injuries sustained in a shooting incident