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  • Dodson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-01-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Betsey Tate, (Georgia Public Defender Council - Appellate Division), Americus, appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald McNease, Timothy Eidson, (Pataula Judicial Circuit District Attorneys Office), Cuthbert, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1374

    Court affirms denial of defendant's motion to withdraw a guilty plea, finding no proof to support a claim of ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel.

  • Aguila v. Kennestone Hospital, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William James, (William Dixon James, P.C.), Decatur, Charles Gower, Charles Gower, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, Miranda Brash, Shaun O'Hara, (Charles A. Gower PC), Columbus, Michael Terry, Michael Baumrind, Frank Lowrey, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Ivey, Robert Martin, Tyler Pritchard, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Columbus, Lindsey Mann, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, William Withrow, (Troutman Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Lauren Dimitri, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1492

    Motion to Dismiss Not Appropriate Method of Challenging Claims That Might Later Be Supported With Additional Evidence

  • Restor-It, Inc. v. Beck

    Publication Date: 2019-12-12
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Messer, (Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cory Close, Shaun Foley, (Busch, Reed, Jones & Leeper, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1588

    Company's Performance of Electrical and Plumbing Work Without a License Voided the Contract

  • Matthews v. Yoplait USA, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-09
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Groff, William Tinkler, (Attorney at Law), Snellville, William Tinkler, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Catherine McCormack, (Hawkins & Parnell, LLP), Atlanta, Charmaine Harris, (Blackwell Burke, P.A.), Minneapolis, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1240

    Court reverses summary judgment that had been in favor of food manufacturer due to trial court's misapplication of doctrine of res ipsa loquitor

  • Ward v. Marriott International, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adanna Ugwonali, (Attorney at Law), Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stevan Miller, Gwendolyn Havlik, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Woods, (Law Office of James C. McLaughlin), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0826

    Court reverses dismissal of negligence action, ruling that the trial court had personal jurisdiction over foreign corporation

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  • Sullivan v. Harper

    Publication Date: 2019-11-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nancy Jordan, (Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eugene Chambers, Paul Duckworth, (Eugene P. Chambers, III, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1629

    Trial Court's Clarification of Terms of Parenting Plan Did Not Constitute Improper Modification of Divorce Decree

  • In the Interest of V. G., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emma Brown-Bernstein, (Fulton County Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Kelly Campanella, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Joshlynn Clark, (Law Offices of Rian N. Ervin, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Lashawn Mikell, (Fulton County Office of the Child Attorney), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0966

    Court reverses juvenile court dependency order and returns custody of a child to his mother

  • Stephenson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A19A0810

    Court affirms conviction for making false statements but reverses convictions for misdemeanor stalking based on insufficient evidence

  • Steedley v. Gilbreth

    Publication Date: 2019-11-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J Graddy, (Graddy Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Steedley, (Charles J. Steedley PC), Homerville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1413

    Court vacates and remands child custody order due to trial court's failure to clarify if it applied proper factors to assess custody and harm

  • Dillard v. Schilke

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Odis Williams, (The Law Office of Odis Williams, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chester Gregg, (Babo & Gregg, Attorneys at Law, PC), Richmond Hill, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1472

    Second wife was deceased husband's legal surviving spouse, and circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove to prove divorce from first wife