• Williams v. Phillips

    Publication Date: 2023-08-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tommy Thigpen, (Tommy L. Thigpen, LLC.), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karla Walker, (Copeland, Haugabrook And Walker), Valdosta, for appellee; Rhonda Mumford, Valdosta, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0302

    No Record Evidence That Minor Child Would Suffer Significant Emotional Harm If Father Was Granted Custody

  • Herzler v. Herzler

    Publication Date: 2023-07-26
    Practice Area: Family Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Furlong, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Shewmaker, (Shewmaker & Lewis, LLC), Peachtree Corners, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0274

    Former Spouse's Videotaping of Contentious Dispute With Other Spouse Did Not Support Invasion of Privacy Claims

  • State of Georgia v. Brophy

    Publication Date: 2023-07-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy Vaughn, Nicolas Parkerson, (District Attorney’s Office - Oconee Judicial Circuit), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Smith, Michael Cauley, (Smith Cauley, LLC), Dublin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0268

    Court affirms trial court order that forfeiture of a vehicle in an in rem action was excessive in view of the facts of the case

  • Kindley v. First Acceptance Insurance Company of Georgia , Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Dozier, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Travis Hargrove, (The Finley Firm), Columbus, James Finley, (The Finley Firm), Atlanta, for appellee; Beverly O’Hearn, Kelly Crutchfield, (Lueder Larkin and Hunter LLC), Savannah, Myra Nunan, Hinesville, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0143

    Insurer's exclusion of coverage for drivers not listed in an insurance policy was not void as against public policy

  • Odom v. Franklin

    Publication Date: 2023-07-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge DOYLE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derek Nuce, (Pasley, Nuce, Mallory & Davis, LLC), Thomaston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeremy Attaway, (Worsham Corsi Scott & Knighten), Macon, Clayton Adams, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0432

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of one employee who struck another where the injured employee's exclusive remedy was under Workers' Compensation

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  • Wilkey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samir Patel, (Cherokee Judicial Circuit - District Attorney’s Office), Cartersville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0431

    Court affirms convictions for family violence aggravated assault over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, error, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Harris v. Butler et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-14
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Grace Dinger, (Atlanta Legal Aid), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Katherine Stoff, (State Law Department), Atlanta, Megan Noble, Joi Siler, (Drew Eckl and Farnham), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0472

    Family Member's Emergency Hospitalization Was "Providential Cause" Justifying Reopening Unemployment Benefits Hearing

  • Portman v. Zipperer et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-13
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Pinckney, (Savage & Turner, P.C.), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Francesca Macchiaverna, (Hunter Maclean), Savannah, for appellee; Beverly O’Hearn, (Lueder, Larkin & Hunter, LLC), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0213

    Orders Awarding Attorney Fees Failed to Include Necessary Factual Findings and Conclusions of Law

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Richard Caplan, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0132

    Older Prior Convictions Were Admissible at Trial Where Defendant's Credibility Was Central to Case

  • Williams v. Silvers

    Publication Date: 2023-07-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nancy Jordan, (Kessler & Solomiany), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rickie Brown, (Attorney at Law), Dalton, Julia Hill, (Brown, Toland, & Hill Attorneys), Dalton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0208

    Court affirms childcare modification order granting a father primary physical and legal custody and vacates an order denying the mother's contempt allegations against him