• Scott v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Ihrig, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Breedon, Margaret Heap, (Assistant District Attorney), Albany, Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1907

    Court Affirms Conviction for Armed Robbery Over Claims That State Failed to Prove Venue and Used Impermissible Hearsay Evidence to Secure the Conviction

  • Cromartie v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stacey Flynn, (Attornet at Law), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Coker, Brittany Fallin, (Upson County District Attorney's Office), Thomaston, Elizabeth Kendrick, (Griffin Circuit Superior Court), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A2041

    Court Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress Where Traffic Stop Led to Lawful Arrest for Using False Identification Before Drug Dogs Arrived to Smell the Vehicle

  • Cason v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Langston Cason, (Washington State Prison), Davisboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Mulholland, Christopher Quinn, (District Attorney), Bainbridge, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1994

    Court Vacates Trial Court Order Denying Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea and for Appointment of Counsel and Orders Dismissal of Motions as Impermissible Pro Se Filings by A Defendant Who Was Represented by Counsel

  • Turfstore.Com, Inc. v. Hall et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexandra Nelson, Garrett Nail, (Thompson Hine LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mather Graham, (The Graham Firm), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1664

    No default judgment where service of process was not perfected.

  • Martin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-01-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard Anderson, (Law Office of Howard W. Anderson, III, LLC), Pendleton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin Majeska, (District Attorney, Augusta Jud. Circuit), Augusta, William Doupe', (District Attorney), Thomson, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1627

    Remand for reconsideration of motion for new trial on the basis of claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

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  • Aaron v. Jekyll Island State Park Authority

    Publication Date: 2019-01-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jody Peterman, (Attorney at Law), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, William Scott, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1653

    Recommenced personal injury case dismissed on statute of limitations grounds.

  • Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Company v. Kennestone Hospital, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-16
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Brennan, Richard Brown, (Fain, Major, & Brennan, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Richards, (Clinton Harkins, PC), Marietta, Kyle Knox, (Richards Law LLC), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1822

    Court Affirms Order Granting Summary Judgment in Favor of Hospital in Medical Lien Dispute with Insurer of Driver Who Caused Injuries to Hospital Patient Despite Failure by Hospital to Provide Notice of Lien to Tortfeasor

  • In The Interest of S. B., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Hardin, (James L. Hardin, Esq.), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn Johnson, (District Attorney), Brunswick, George Barnhill, Thomas Buscemi, (Brunswick Circuit District Attorney's Office), Brunswick, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1851

    Court Affirms Adjudication of Juvenile Whose Prints Were Found at Scenes of Burglaries and Who Argued Evidence was Insufficient to Support Adjudication

  • Southeastern Erectors, LLC v. Premier Building Systems, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-12-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A18A1138

    Disputed issues of material facts precluded summary judgment in a case addressing breach of a construction contract

  • Rosser v. Clyatt et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-29
    Practice Area: Public Utilities | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Langdale, Kathryn Parrish Bennett, (Langdale & Vallotton LLP), Valdostsa, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Lehman, (Thomas L. Lehman), Cairo, Robert Middleton, (Hall, Booth, Smith P.C.), Cairo, Gabriel Ridley, Albany, The Ridley Law Firm, LLC), Cairo, Kathryn Dunnam, (Hall, Booth, Smith, P.C.), Albany, for appellee. David E. Hudson, Augusta, David Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for amicus curiae.

    Case Number: A18A0843

    No slander for opinion statements published about public figures, and no injunction available to preclude dissemination of non-harmful information.