• Sherritt v. SB Paulding Commons, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-03-11
    Practice Area: Damages | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shane Stogner, (Stogner Law, LLC) Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Ellison, (Fortson Bentley and Griffin PA), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1647

    Court affirms enforceability of a lease guaranty but vacates calculation of damages in a lease dispute and remands for evaluation of penalty clause under the proper standard

  • Clay et al. v. State of Georgia

    Publication Date: 2024-03-07
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Christy, Scott Peters, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Harold Melton, Charles Palmer, Charles Peeler, Elizabeth Waldbeser, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1718

    Court vacates bond order in a challenge to the State's approval of a manufacturing and development project

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-01-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Kevin Armstrong, Pareesa Amjadi, (Fulton County Office of the District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1753

    Court affirms convictions for rape and aggravated sodomy over defendant's contentions of jury instruction error, improper admission of prior acts evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Jakes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-01-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sylvia Goldman, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Leslie Coots, (District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1215

    Court affirms convictions for possession of controlled substances and other crimes over defendant's contention that a successor judge improperly ruled on a motion for a new trial

  • Bowers v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-12-08
    Practice Area: Toxic Torts
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristopher Alderman, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Alison Currie, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Atlanta, Randolph Mayer, (Mayer & Harper LLP), Atlanta, Shawn Ricci, (Marc J. Bern & Partners, LLP), Conshohocken, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Loebl, Sonja Tate, (Fulcher Hagler LLP), Augusta, Frank Gordon, (Millberg Gordon Stewart PLLC), Raleigh, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0839

    Court affirms exclusion of expert testimony and grant of summary judgment in favor of an employer in a FELA lung cancer case, finding that the testimony speculated and did not establish causation

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  • Lambert et al. v. DMRT, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Real Estate
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Buckley, Nicolas Bohorquez, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alan Begner, Eric Coffelt, (Begner & Begner, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0955

    Nightclub Owner's Action Against Neighbors Who Complained of Noise Was Meritless Anti-SLAPP Suit

  • Matthews v. Oskouei

    Publication Date: 2023-11-16
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Hedrick, (Hedrick Law LLC), Atlanta, Scott McMickle, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, L.L.P.), Alpharetta, Parks Stone, Michael Manfredi, Eleanor Jolley, (Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yasha Heidari, Yenniffer Delgado, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Chenyu Li, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0863

    Court reverses denial of attorney's motion to strike a defamation lawsuit under the anti-SLAPP statute, finding that defendant did not establish that plaintiff would prevail on a libel and slander claim

  • Surratt v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

    Publication Date: 2023-11-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Greason, (Attorney at Law), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roosevelt Hamb, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0935

    Court affirms dismissal of personal injury complaint for failure to demonstrate diligence in serving defendant

  • In the Interest of C. B., et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Bennett, (Bennett Law & Mediation Services LLC), Warner Robins, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Cruse, (Law Office of Christine M. Cruse), Warner Robins, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0726

    Court affirms termination of parental rights and denial of new trial in child dependency case, rejecting father's contentions of insufficiency of service and inadequate evidence

  • Martin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Jones, (Leslie Spornberger Jones LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Christian, (District Attorney’s Office Mountain Judicial Circuit), Clayton, Suzanne Boykin, (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Toccoa, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1138

    Court reverses order that had revoked a defendant's first offender status and remands for discharge because defendant was never adjudicated guilty