• Paris v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2023-07-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Johns, Tokunbo Adeleye, (Office of the Public Defender of the City of Atlanta), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Raines Carter, Tracey Watson, (City of Atlanta - Office of the City Solicitor), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0584

    Municipal Court Properly Determined It Lacked Evidentiary Grounds For Binding Case Over to State Court

  • Lute v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William, (Attorney at Law), Sandy Springs, Andrew Fleischman, (Sessions & Fleischman), Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Stone, Sandra Wisenbaker, (Office of the Solicitor General), Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0449

    Weaving Within Bounds of Single Lane of Travel on Lined Roadway Does Not Violate Georgia Law

  • National Emergency Medical Services, Inc. d/b/a National Ems v. Smith, et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Marsh, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, Myrece Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Craig Jones, (Craig T. Jones, PC), Washington, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0291

    Court reverses denial of motion to exclude expert testimony in a negligence case because expert did not articulate reliable standard of care for 911 call response

  • Joint Development Authority of Jasper County, Morgan County, Newton County and Walton County v. McKenzie et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-23
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrea Gray, (Andrea P. Gray, LLC), Monroe, Robert Highsmith, Allison Dyer, Woodrow Vaughan, Keith Wiener, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, Robert Remar, (Rogers & Hardin LLP), Atlanta, Benjamin Brooks, Michael Eber, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell), Atlanta, Laura Flint, Atlanta, Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Eatonton, Andrew Schutt, Atlanta, Henry Chalmers, (Arnall, Golden & Gregory), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Christy, Scott Peters, Jonathan Akins, Stephen Mulherin, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint), Atlanta, for appellee; John Woodham, (Woodham Law, LLC), Atlanta,

    Case Number: A23A0574

    Court reverses most parts of an order denying validation of revenue bonds that were proposed to be issued to fund a commercial development

  • York d/b/a York Builders v. Moore

    Publication Date: 2023-04-17
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Miller, William Prosch, (E. Alan Miller, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Miller, (Miller Insurance Law Enterprise), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1359

    Court determines that a contractor is not liable for torts committed by an independent contractor where no express contract existed to assign that liability

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  • The State v. Walker

    Publication Date: 2023-04-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carlton Hayes, Sara Grainger, Michelle Dissman, (Cherokee County Solicitor-General’s Office), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: D. Sessions, (The Sessions Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1623

    Court affirms dismissal of DUI and other charges against a defendant where the State failed to prove that the statute of limitations to bring the charges had bene extended

  • Lucky Fortune, LLC v. Georgia Lottery Corp. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-07
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Kennedy, (Attorney at Law), Clayton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Justyn Alioto, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Atlanta, Joseph Kim, (Georgia Lottery Corporation), Atlanta, Deltaone, LLC, Lawrenceville, Justyn Alioto, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Atlanta, Timothy Walls, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1643

    Time For Appealing Hearing Officer's Decision to Georgia Lottery Commission Chief Not Tolled by Motion For Reconsideration

  • Whipkey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herman Kilgore, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Leslie Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1722

    Court affirms convictions for rape, enticing a minor, and related crimes over defendant's contentions of evidentiary error and ineffective assistance.

  • Anderson v. Cribbs

    Publication Date: 2023-03-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Divida Gude, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chad Cribbs, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1225

    Court affirmed father's petition for legitimation of a minor child over mother's arguments regarding drug testing, parenting plan, and child support

  • Guise et al. v. Leoni

    Publication Date: 2023-03-09
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Elwart, (Kathryn R Elwart LLC), Marietta, Stuart Kurtz, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Woods, (Hunker Appeals, P.A.), Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1579

    Summary Judgment on Breach of Contract Claim Was Error Where Defendant Failed to Show Lack of Evidence Supporting Claim