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  • Rowe d/b/a Shellmar Tree Service v. Tyson

    Publication Date: 2021-11-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brent Savage, Zachary Sprouse, (Savage Turner & Pinckney PC), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1091

    Court affirms jury verdict and $4.25 million award in injured employee's failure in a negligence case against an employer

  • Moran v. Team Elite Realty, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Massey, (Massey & Sharry, LLP), Winder, Darren Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, James Seifter, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allen Broughton, Robert Parker, (Allen L Broughton PC), Atlanta, John Stell, (Stell, Smith & Mattison, P.C.), Winder, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1036

    Court affirms summary judgment for property owner and realtor in a slip and fall case where neither defendant had actual or constructive knowledge of property defect

  • The State v. Assing

    Publication Date: 2021-10-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Gammage, (Fulton County Solicitor General), Atlanta, Tamara Crawford, (Office of the Public Defender, Atlanta Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julie Kert, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, James Yeargan, (Yeargen & Kert LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0763

    Court affirms suppression of evidence gathered at a DUI traffic stop because State failed to present evidence showing probable cause for the stop

  • In Re Shawn Donovan Stroud et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Agbor Ebot Tabi, (The Law Office of Agb or Ebot Tabi, P.C.), Acworth, for appellant.
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A21A0931

    Court affirms denial of a petition to amend a marriage certificate where such amendment was not needed to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records

  • Douglas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Grady Douglas, (Washington State Prison), Davisboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ruth Pawlak, Fani Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0906

    Court affirms drug and firearm possession convictions over defendant's challenges to a search warrant and other enumerations of error.

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  • Hall v. City of Blakely

    Publication Date: 2021-10-06
    Practice Area: Damages | Government | Personal Injury | Tax
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Margeson, (Attorney at Law), Albany, William Traylor, (Yearout & Traylor, PC), Birmingham, for appellant.
    for defendant: Franklin Coleman, (Drew Eckl & Farnham), Albany, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1133

    Personal Injury Claimant Against City Failed to State Specific Amount of Monetary Damages Sought

  • Watkins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-09-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nefertara Clark, (Clark & Clark Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Leah Mayo, (Rome District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1126

    Evidence Defendant Rendered Victim's Arm Useless By Fracturing His Collarbone Supported Conviction For Aggravated Battery Litigation: Yes

  • Quynn v. Hulsey et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-14
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Caleb Walker, (Katherine L. McArthur, LLC), Macon, Katherine McArthur, (McArthur Law Firm), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn Smith, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, Matthew Moffett, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for Appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0689

    Court adopts a Georgia Supreme Court opinion, vacates a part of its earlier, and reverses a partial summary judgment grant for an employer in a negligence case

  • Terry v. Old Hat Chimney, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-09-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, John Nichols, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, Chloe Dallaire, (Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial), Atlanta, Richard Caplan, (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: James Merritt, (Vernis & Bowling of Atlanta, LLC), Atlanta, Matthew Moffett, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Perniciaro, (Martenson Hasbrouck & Simon LLP), Atlanta, for Appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1104

    Court reverses partial summary judgment grant for an employer in a negligence action, noting that the respondeat superior rule has been abrogated by OCGA §51-12-33.

  • Vasudeva v. Dagnew et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-03
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary Freed, Thomas Grant, (Freed Grant, LLC), Atlanta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Ramsey Knowles, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Jared Hodges, (Knowles Gallant LLC), Atlanta, for Appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0866

    Court reverses order that dismissed a lawsuit and compelled arbitration after concluding that an arbitration clause was unenforceable because it was not initialed