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  • Connell et al. v. Hamon, As Surviving Child of James Isaac Dickens, Jr., Deceased

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alphonso Howell, Gregory Talley, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Howell, (Attorney at Law), Moultrie, Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0925

    Court reverses denial of defendant's motion on the pleadings in a wrongful death case where plaintiff had no standing to bring a wrongful death claim

  • Barnes v. Barnes

    Publication Date: 2021-10-26
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randy Williams. Patrick Calvo, (Williams & Thomas, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Aisha Blanchard Collins, (Blanchard Collins Law Firm, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1079

    Panel Dismisses Direct Appeal Because Mother Failed to Follow Proper Procedure for Seeking Appellate Review

  • UHS of Peachford v. Brady

    Publication Date: 2021-10-26
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hostetter, Molly McCall, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Melissa Peavy, (Melissa M Clyatt Associates PC), Destin, for appellee; Peter Fischer, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Amy Hoffman, Thomas Lavender, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Atlanta, Rolfe Martin, (Copeland, Stair, Kingma & Lovell, LLP), Atlanta, Alphonso Howell, Gregory Talley, Kayla Barnes, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, Stephanie Vari, (Peters & Monyak, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0819

    Court reverses trial court and grants Hospital's motion to dismiss a wrongful death action where plaintiff failed to effect due diligence to serve her complaint

  • Universal Industrial Gases, Inc. v. Action Industries, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard Strickland, Barret Kirbo, (Jones Cork, LLP), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Merbaum, (Merbaum & Becker, P.C.), Alpharetta, Andrew Becker, (Merbaum Law Group, P.C.), Alpharetta, Jefferson Slagle, (Thompson & Slagle, LLC), Johns Creek, Eules Mills, Eules Mills, (Mills, Paskert Divers, P. C.), Tampa, Brent Beaver, Zechariah Anderson, Brent Beaver, (Mills Paskert Divers), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1183

    No Showing Made That Out-of-State Corporation Needed Authority to do Business in Georgia For Purpose of Standing to Sue

  • Stanford v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2021-10-22
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Johnson, Craig Pendergrast, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Valladares, Steven Rosenwasser, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1004

    Court Erred in Dismissing Action Against City of Atlanta Due to Property Owner's Failure to Attach Copies of City Code or Ordinances to Complaint

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  • Schmitz v. Barron, Director et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ray Stallings Smith, III, (Smith & Liss, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Michael Sibley, Terri René Simmons, (Dekalb County Superior Court), Decatur, Nancy Ladson Rowan, David Robert Lowman, Cheryl Melissa Ann Ringer, Ted Jackson, Kaye Woodard Burwell, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, Alex Benjamin Kaufman, (Hall Booth Smith), Atlanta, Adam Martin Sparks, Joshua Ivan McLaurin, (Krevolin & Horst LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1131

    Plaintiff Did Not Exercise Diligence in Ensuring That Notice of Election Contest Was Properly Served Upon Defendant

  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. McCall

    Publication Date: 2021-10-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Scott Anulewicz, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, Eric D. Ruben, Douglas E. Horelick, (Clyde & Co US, LLP), Miami, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cale Howard Conley, Scott A. Farrow, William Kent Owens, Jr., (Conley Griggs Partin LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; David Christopher Hanson, (Weathington LLC), Atlanta, Jeffrey S. Ward, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, Brandon Ryan Keel, (King & Spalding), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Christian James Bromley, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Rocco Eugene Testani, (Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP), Atlanta,; Darren Wade Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Larry Coben, (Anapol Weiss), Scottsdale, Joseph M. Colwell, (Butler Wooten & Peak LLP), Columbus, Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group, PC), Atlanta, James E. Butler, Jr., Joel O. Wooten, Jr., Tedra L. Cannella, Ramsey B. Prather, Rory A. Weeks, (Butler, Wooten & Peak LLP), Atlanta, Robert Henry Snyder, Jr., (Schreeder, Wheeler, & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S20G1368

    Georgia Courts Have General Personal Jurisdiction Over Corporations Registered To Do Business in Georgia

  • LG Chem, Ltd. v. Lemmerman

    Publication Date: 2021-10-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Products Liability
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: P. Freed, Charles Reed, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dylan Hooper, (Morgan & Morgan), Atlanta, Harris Yegelwel, (Morgan & Morgan Atlanta, PPLC), Savannah, Thomas Seider, Celene Humphries, (Brannock Humphries & Berman), Tampa, for appellee; Homer Phillips, (The Phillips Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1029

    Court affirms denial of out-of-state defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that defendant had sufficient contacts with the State

  • Bardin v. Lindsey

    Publication Date: 2021-10-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Cauthorn, Brittany Schmidt, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael St. Amand, Megan Quisao, (Gray Rust St Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Robert Harrison, Amanda Newquist, (Downey & Cleveland LLP), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0659

    Court affirms dismissal of car accident/personal injury lawsuit due to plaintiffs' failure to effect proper service of process on defendant

  • Alston et al. v. Owners Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2021-10-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Victor Hawk, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nelofar Agharahimi, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1030

    Cases Past Statute of Limitations Period Could Not Be Renewed Where Original Actions Had Not Been Properly Served