• Dannenfelser v. Squires et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Denise Weiner, Samuel Sykes, Austin Atkinson, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Laura Vickery, (Vickery Benesh Law, P.C.), Atlanta, or appellee; Alexandra Higgins, (Attorney at Law), Peachtree Corners, Janie Hagood, (Swift Currie), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0936

    Court affirms denial of defendant's motion to dismiss a renewal action that was file five days after filing deadline where delay was inadvertent under an e-filing system

  • Goterba et al. v. Pursifull et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph King, (Joseph H. King, Jr. P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Bailey, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, Pythias Temesgen, (Huff Powell Bailey LLC), Columbus, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0817

    Court vacates order dismissing a renewal complaint that it was filed after expiration of the statute of repose

  • Winn v. Vitesco Technologies GMBH

    Publication Date: 2022-10-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Products Liability
    Industry: Automotive | Consumer Products | Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Bessho, (Cozen and O’Connor), Atlanta, Maria Ermakova, (Cozen and O’Connor), New York, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Anulewicz, (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Neill, (Fields Howell LLP), Atlanta, Douglas Horelick, Eric Ruben, (Clyde & Co US LLP), Miami, for appellee; Andrew Beal, Milinda Brown, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0726

    German Auto Parts Manufacturer Did Not Purposefully Avail Itself of Georgia Laws

  • Doe v. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Michael Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, Jane Vincent, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Edward Wasmuth, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell), Atlanta, for appellee; Emily Hetherington, (Georgia Law Center), Atlanta, Melina Lewis, (Georgia Legal Services Program), Athens, for AM.

    Case Number: A20A0784

    Court reverses dismissal of sexual abuse claims against a Church because plaintiff may be able to show facts to justify tolling of the limitations under OCGA §9-3-96

  • Georgia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. et al. v. Downs et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walker Chandler, (Office of the Public Defender), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Buckley, Taylor Hensel, (Buckley Christopher, P.C.), Atlanta, Bennett Bryan; Laura Johnson, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0663

    Court affirms dismissal of a challenge to the removal of a Confederate monument from a public setting because plaintiffs lacked standing to sue

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  • T & R South Sanitation et al. v. Lowe

    Publication Date: 2022-09-29
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: T & R South Sanitation et al, Jonesboro, Kimberly Ellison, Wayne Kendall, (Wayne B. Kendall P.C.), Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Joyner, (Haug Law Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0796

    Court remands personal injury action to the trial court for consideration of whether plaintiff's claims are precluded by remedies under the Workers' Compensation Act

  • Harris v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-09-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dewaymon Harris, (Jenkins Correctional Facility), Millen, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Doupe, Terry Lloyd, (Toombs Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Thomson, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0736

    Court affirms denial of motion to vacate or correct a void sentence because that sentence was within statutory guidelines, regardless of improper recidivist enhancement

  • Durham v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-09-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Miller, (Attorney at Law), Summerville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Arnt, Bruce Roberts, (District Attorney), LaFayette, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0867

    Court reverses convictions for methamphetamine possession and possession of a weapon because only uncorroborated accomplice testimony was entered against defendant

  • Gardei v. Conway et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mimi Duong, (The Law Offices of Mark Allen Yurachek & Associate), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tuwanda Williams, Murray Weed, (Gwinnett County Department of Law), Lawrenceville, Andrew Pinson, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Christopher Carr, Tina Piper, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Rebecca Dobras, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0818

    Cause of action for declaratory and injunctive relief against enforcement of the Georgia Sex Offender Act is not time-barred when action has not yet accrued

  • Darden v. Progressive Mountain Insurance Company et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-27
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Calabro, (Attorney at Law), Chamblee, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elliot Durham, (Blake Durham Law, LLC), Evans, William Turnipseed, (Savell & Williams), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0369

    Court affirms summary judgment to one insurer but reverses as to another in a contractual insurance coverage dispute over whether certain policy exclusions applied