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  • Fofanah v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Bradley, (Ocumulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Milledgeville, Tuttle Barksdale (Ocumulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eatonton, Jeff Burks, (Ocumulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Madison, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0719

    Court affirms denial of a defendant's motion to suppress the results of his breath test because circumstances showed that he voluntarily consented to the test.

  • Arnold v. Word et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-31
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Louie Hendricks, (L. Barrington Hendricks, P.C.), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Maren Cave, Kathryn Robertson, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Odis Williams, (The Law Office of Odis Williams, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0675

    Aunt of Autistic Man Who Died After Choking on Food at Personal Care Home Fails to Identify Premises Liability Duty Owed by Property's Alleged Co-Owner

  • Nadal v. Nadal

    Publication Date: 2020-07-31
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yasha Heidari, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Emily Yu, (Yu Family Law, LLC), Atlanta, Steven Lefkoff, (Lefkoff Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0770

    Court Vacates Contempt Judgment in Divorce Action, as No Rule Nisi Was Issued Indicating Trial Court Would Conduct a Final Hearing on the Merits of the Contempt Petition

  • McEady v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen Strang, (Self/GPDC Appellate Contractor), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michelle Harrison, Bradfield Shealy, (Southern Judicial Cir. District Atty Ofc), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0185

    Court affirms burglary, rape, and aggravated battery convictions over defendant's evidentiary challenges and contentions of trial court error

  • Garrett et al. v. Department of Human Services et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-30
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emmett Arnold, (Emmett J Arnold P.C.), McDonough, Brian Parker, (The Parker Firm, LLC), Alpharetta, Dana Norman, Thomas Blaska, (The Blaska Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Jane Glaze, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Danielle Obiorah, (Obiorah Fields, LLC), Jonesboro, for appellee. Michael Miller, (Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0164

    Court affirms dismissal of claims from a decedent's estate against the Department of Human Services, which claims were barred by sovereign immunity

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  • Cupsa v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Lee Tittsworth, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Gwinnett Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0611

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Responding to Jury Question; Counsel Was Not Ineffective by Failing to Object to Court's Response to Jury's Question on Coercion

  • Marcus et al. v. Country Mutual Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2020-07-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Virgil Adams, Dawn Lewis, (Adams, Jordan & Herrington PC), Macon, Lauren Childs, (Lumley & Harper, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay Traynham, Amanda Smith, (Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer, LLP), Macon, for appellee. Allen Broughton, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, Floyd Buford, (Buford & Buford), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0391

    Homeowner Who Shot At Children Outside Her Home Committed Criminal Acts, Precluding Coverage Under Home Insurance Policy

  • Adventure Motorsports Reinsurance, Ltd. et al. v. Interstate National Dealer Services Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-28
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Holm, (Withrow McQuade & Olsen LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenton Coppage, (Fox Rothschild LLP), Atlanta, Jeffrey Kingsley, (Goldberg Segalla LLP), Buffalo, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0036

    Court reverses an arbitrator's award that manifestly disregarded contractual language and the law, and reverses confirmation of that award.

  • Paul v. Paul

    Publication Date: 2020-07-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Ney, (William Brent Ney, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Kimbrough, (Dupree & Kimbrough, LLP), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0194

    Party Not Required to File Motion to Set Aside Final Divorce Decree as Separate Action

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Gore, (Assistant District Attorney), Jonesboro, Ryan Leonard, Sean Garrett, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0512

    Court affirms conviction for first degree vehicular homicide over defendant's multiple contentions of trial court error