• Hicks et al. v. Universal Health Services, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Gebhardt, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, Kevin Ketner, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Kevin Ketner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marcella Ducca, Lori Cohen, Michael King, Gerond Lawrence, Precious Johnson, Brandon Cox, (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta, Margaret McClatchey, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Hostetter, Molly McCall, Jacob Madsen, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, Alison Currie, Mikell Reynolds, Christina Essex, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Lavender, (Lavender Hoffman Alderman, LLC), Atlanta, , for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0204

    Court affirms dismissal of survivors' wrongful death claims filed after expiration of statute of limitations, and reverses denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-08
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kaylie Brewton, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Waycross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rocky Bridges, (Assistant District Attorney), Woodbine, George Barnhill, (District Attorney District Attorney's Office), Waycross, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0457

    Attorney Was Constitutionally Ineffective For Failing to Move to Suppress Evidence From Vehicle Search

  • Seals v. Major et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-05
    Practice Area: Contracts | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Hall, John Hinton, (Baker, Donelson, Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Luke Lantta, Aiten Mcpherson, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Michael Johnson, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Reginald Snyder, (Dye Snyder, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0493

    Genuine Issues of Material Were Presented as to Whether Partnership Was Formed

  • In the Interest of D. C. et al., Children

    Publication Date: 2022-06-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Camellia Moore, (The Moore-Manna Law Office LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karimah Boston, (Public Defender's Office - Atlanta Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Robert Hall, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Mark Brooks, Atlanta, for appellee; Derwin Davis, (Davis Law, LLC), Conyers, Karen Pulliam, (Fulton County Juvenile Court), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0525

    Court reverses non-reunification order and remands for consideration of statutory conditions for reunification of dependent children with their father

  • Matta v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Smith, (Conger and Smith, Attorneys at Law), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michelle Harrison, Bradfield Shealy, (Southern Judicial Cir. District Atty Ofc), Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0415

    Court affirms convictions for aggravated sodomy and other crimes over defendant's challenge to incomplete trial transcript and contentions of error in excluding evidence

  • Falcone Global Solutions LLC v. Forbo Flooring B. V.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Kaufman, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick Reagin, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0416

    Court affirms dismissal of a lawsuit over a business dispute on grounds that the issue of absence of personal jurisdiction was res judicata from a previous action

  • Herrera v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerome Lee, (Hernan Taylor & Lee LLC), Norcross, Stephen Brown-Bennett, (Taylor Lee & Associates, LLC), Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sonya Chachere-Compton, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, Justin White, (Douglas County Solicitor General's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0184

    Court vacates order requiring defendant to appear for fingerprinting prior to any conviction and remands for consideration of specific objections

  • Kinslow v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sydney Strickland, (Strickland & Webster, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Daniel Porter, Ryan Fisher, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2460

    Court reverses defendant's conviction for computer trespass, concluding that the evidence did not support a violation of the statutory language

  • Star Residential, LLC et al. v. Hernandez

    Publication Date: 2022-04-22
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Willie Ellis, Warner Fox, Elliott Ream, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sidney Moore, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Warren Smith, William Smith, (W.Calvin Smith, II, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee; Jacob Daly, (Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta for AM.

    Case Number: A19A2267

    An injured party does not have a private cause of action for nuisance against an apartment complex under the Georgia Street Gang terrorism Prevention Act.

  • A & M Hospitalities LLC et al. v. Alimchandani

    Publication Date: 2022-04-18
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Bright, Justin Scott, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, John Floyd, Jennifer Peterson, Kamal Ghali, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, James Garland, George Lilly, (Alexander & Vann, LLP), Thomasville, John Kennedy, (James-Bates-Brannan-Groover, LLP), Macon, Timothy Tanner, (Attorney at Law), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Henry Scott, (H. Pearce Scott, P.C.), Valdosta, Vineet Roney, (Roney Law LLC), Atlanta, Daniel Lombard, David Lakin, Jonathan Bunge, Daniel Scwartz, Sanford Weisburst, (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP), Chicago, New York, K. Cooke, (Gautreaux Law, LLC), Macon, for appellee; Christopher Cohilas, (Watson Spence LLP), Albany, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A1576

    Court determines that a plaintiff's second amended complaint is barred by res judicata