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  • R. L. (Butch) Conway, in his Official Capacity as Sheriff of Gwinnett County v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2019-12-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Government | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tuwanda Williams, (Gwinnett County Law Dept.), Lawrenceville, appellant.
    for defendant: Macklyn Smith, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Michael Puglise, (Puglise Law Firm PC), Snellville, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1487

    Sheriff Was Immune From §1983 Claim Arising From Deputy's Alleged Sexual Assault On Prisoner

  • Courtland Properties I, LLC et al. v. Collins

    Publication Date: 2019-11-27
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sun Choy, Jacob Daly, Sara Brochstein, (Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yinka Omole, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1437

    Summary Judgment Could Not Properly Be Granted to Defendant on Basis of Real-Party-In-Interest Objection

  • Gatto et al. v. City of Statesboro et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-25
    Practice Area: Government | Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Rogers, Gilbert Deitch, Kara Phillips, (Deitch & Rogers, LLC), Atlanta, William D'Antignac, (Deitch & Rogers LLC), Atlanta, Charles Johnson, (Law Offices of James C. McLaughlin), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Terry Amanda Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, George Spears, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Bennett, Richard Gignilliat, John Stivarius, (Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Seth Friedman, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith), Atlanta, Rusi Patel, (Georgia Municipal Association, Inc.), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A19A1408

    City's Purchase of Liability Insurance Did Not Waive Sovereign Immunity Defense Against Personal Injury Claims

  • National Indemnity Company v. Lariscy

    Publication Date: 2019-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Foster, Marc Hood, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cecil Davis, Howard Spiva, Mary Hashemi, (Spiva Law Group), Savannah, for appellee. Sarah Akins, Megan Manly, (Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, L.L.P.), Savannah, Brian Neary, (Webb, Zschunke, Neary, Dikeman, LLP), Atlanta, Joseph Rahimi, (Rahimi, Hughes & Padgett, LLC), Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0847

    Court vacates denial of summary judgment motion in a personal injury case and remands case for clarification of reasons for that denial

  • Manzanares v. City of Brookhaven

    Publication Date: 2019-11-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A19A1276

    Court affirms dismissal of plaintiff's personal injury action against the City due to her failure to comply with ante litem notice requirements.

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  • United Specialty Insurance Co. v. Cardona-Rodriguez

    Publication Date: 2019-11-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Bryant, Kim Jackson, (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bruce Millar, (The Millar Law Firm), Jonesboro, Murble Wright, (The Wright Law Group), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0859

    Insurer has no opportunity to seek declaratory judgment and trial court has no jurisdiction over insurer's action where there is no justiciable controversy

  • Centurion Industries, Inc. v. Naville-Saeger et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-07
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Marcovitch, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Grant Smith, (Dennis, Corry & Porter and Smith, L.L.P.), Atlanta, Rishi Pattni, (The Fry Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amy Holbrook, W. Langdale, (Langdale & Vallotton LLP), Valdostsa, Stephen Lowry, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Savannah, Jeannete Lewis, (Lewis Legal Group, P.A.), Plantation, for appellee. Dennis Cathey, Rebecca Payne, (Cathey & Strain, LLC), Cornelia, Saleem Dennis, (Sam D. Dennis, P.C.), Valdosta, Jon Wolfe, (Chambliss, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1176

    Employee Engaging in Personal Errand While Driving to Work Location During Period of Unpaid Personal Leave Was Not Acting Within Course and Scope of Employment

  • Rockdale Hospital, LLC v. Evans et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-24
    Practice Area: Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel James Huff, Sharonda Boyce Barnes, Randolph Page Powell, Jr., (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lloyd Noland Bell, (Bell Law Firm), Atlanta, Sidney Leighton Moore, III, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Lawrence Bernard Schlachter, (Schlachter Law Firm PC), Atlanta, James O. Wilson, Jr., (Trial Lawyers), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18G1189

    Court of Appeals Erred in Overriding Medical Malpractice Jury's Zero Damages Award For Past Pain and Suffering

  • City of Savannah v. Brantley et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Herman, (Savannah City Attorneys Office), Savannah, Colin McRae, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, Christopher Smith, Patrick Barkley, (Hunter, Maclean, Exley, & Dunn, P.C.), Savannah, W. Stillwell, (Brooks Stillwell LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Shipley, John Manly, (Manly Shipley LLP), Savannah, Richard Middleton, Richard Harrison, (The Middleton Firm, LLC), Savannah, for appellee. Thomas Bass, (Brennan, Harris & Rominger), Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1604

    In Personal Injury Action, Trial Court Erred in Denying City's Summary Judgment Motion on Sovereign Immunity Basis

  • Wilkinson et al. v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2019-10-15
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joyce Bergman, (Attorney at Law, P.C.), Fairburn, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Gillis, (James-Bates-Brannan-Groover-LLP), Macon, for appellee. Paul Buchanan, Ellenwood, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1447

    Court reverses summary judgment order and determines that coverage for injuries was not excluded by language in a homeowner's insurance policy.