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  • Langley v. MP Spring Lake, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-11-18
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Gebhardt, (Gebhardt Law Firm), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sun S. Choy, Jacob Edward Daly, Wes C. Jackson, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Valdosta, for appellee. Dana J. Norman, Thomas Charles Blaska, Thomas C. Blaska, (The Blaska Law Firm), Atlanta, Laura Wilson Speed, (Speed & King LLC), Atlanta, John David Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Caleb Frank Walker, (Katherine L. McArthur, LLC), Macon, Janise L. Miller, Atlanta, Kenneth M. Sissel, Lilburn, Alan B. Gordon, Lilburn, Eugene C. Brooks, IV, (Brooks Law Office), Savannah, Cole Thaler, Crystal Angelique Redd, (Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation), Atlanta,, for Amicus Appellant. Mark W. Wortham, Austin Atkinson, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, Pearson Kern Cunningham, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, Hall F. McKinley, III, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, Martin Adam Levinson, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Garret Warrington Meader, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Brunswick, James Miachaell Williams, (Fowler Hein Passino Cheatwood & Williams, LLP), Atlanta, John J. McDermott, (National Apartment Association), Arlington, for Amicus Appellee. Kevin Patrick Branch, Zach M. Matthews, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, LLP), Alpharetta, for other party.
    Case Number: S18G1326

    Limitations provision in lease agreement applies only to contractual actions arising under the lease and not to tort claims

  • Yash Solutions, LLC v. New York Global Consultants Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-23
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Consulting | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Tallant, Jonah Howell, (Miles Patterson Hansford Tallant, LLC), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1483

    Party's Continuing Actions After Alleged Breach of Contract Supported Jury's Conclusion That Non-Compete Provision Was Waived

  • Ultra Group of Companies, Inc. v. Alli

    Publication Date: 2019-10-21
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Oliver, (Wimberly Lawson Steckel Schneider & Stine, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Miller, (Law Offices of David L. Miller), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0976

    Court affirms order vacating arbitrator's award against an individual because there was no personal jurisdiction over her

  • Capital Floors, LLC et al. v. Furman et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-30
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A Soofian, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Lefkoff, (Lefkoff Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1418

    Court Affirms Trial Court's Award of Damages to Plaintiffs Who Successfully Obtained Default Judgment as Sanction for Defendants' Failure to Comply with Discovery Obligations, Approving of Trial Court's Conclusion That Defendants Waived Right to Jury Trial on Damages, While Vacating Its Award of Attorney's Fees Where Trial Court Failed to Identify Basis of Authority for Awarding Fees

  • Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Brown et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: S. Malone, Gregory Taube, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbrough, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Webb, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, Orion Webb, Miranda Hanley, (Smith Welch Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, for appellee. James Hurt, (Hurt Stolz, P.C.), Watkinsville, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0040

    Earlier Appellate Court Opinion Established Bank's Right to Payment on Home Equity Line of Credit Debt

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  • Duke Builders, Inc. v. Massey et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-23
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Powell, (Powell & Edwards), Lawrenceville, Wesley Ross, (Webb, Tanner & Powell), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Benson, Gerald Davidson, Brian Easley, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0570

    Lien Deemed Excessive Could Be Reduced Rather Than Invalidate Entire Lien

  • Leanhart et al. v. Knox

    Publication Date: 2019-08-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Trusts and Estates | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Micheal Easter, (The Weinstein Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Austin Perry, (McClure, Ramsay, Dickerson & Escoe), Toccoa, for appellee. James Purcell, Phillip Perry, (Fulcher Hagler, LLP), Augusta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0690

    Trial Court Had Authority to Apportion "High-Low" Agreement Settlement Proceeds Between Two Competing Claims

  • Duke Builders, Inc. v. Massey et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Powell, (Powell & Edwards), Lawrenceville, Wesley Ross, (Webb, Tanner & Powell), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Benson, Gerald Davidson, Brian Easley, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0570

    Court Reverses Order That Invalidated Materialman's Lien on Basis That Lien Amount Exceeded Statutory Maximum, Holding That Superior Court Erred by Denying Lienholder Opportunity to Amend Amount to Comply with Statutory Limits

  • Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation v. Georgia Public Service Commission et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Orr, (Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Walsh, (Department of Law, State of Georgia), Atlanta, Jeffrey Stump, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee. Hugh Hunter, (Hunter & Hunter Attorneys at Law PC), Sylvania, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0558

    Court Affirms Georgia Public Service Commission's Award of Right to Provide Electricity for New School Gymnasium to Legacy Provider, Accepting Commission's Characterization of Gymnasium Construction as Expansion of Existing Structure for Application of Grandfathering Provision in Georgia Territorial Electric Service Act

  • Patel v. Georgia Lottery Corporation

    Publication Date: 2019-08-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kelly Burke, Ketan Patel, (Burke Lasseter LLC.), Warner Robins, Jared Lina, James Goldstein, (Goldstein & Hayes, P.C.), Atlanta, Mark Spix, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Bernadett Rosszer, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0031

    In breach of contract action over denial of lottery winnings, court affirms transfer of case and reverses denial of interest for lottery claimant.