• The Anthem Companies, Inc. et al. v. Wills, et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Alan Buchanan, (Buchanan & Land, LLP), Columbus, William Alan Buchanan, (Bill Buchanan, LLC), Columbus, James Russell Doyle, II, (Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP), Atlanta, James Andrew Washburn, Steven Leonard Strasberg, Miller Peterson Robinson, (Troutman Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Ean Kade Cullefer, (Georgia Chamber of Commerce), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. Patrick, Jr., (James D. Patrick Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee.

    Case Number: S18A1512

    Court Reverses Trial Court Order Granting Spoliation Sanctions Where Defendants in Defamation Action Had Discarded Printed Copies of Photos but Produced Digital Originals of the Images

  • Green v. Pateco Services, LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-11-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Moses Kim, (The Moses Firm), Atlanta, Bethaney Embry Jones, (The Embry Law Firm, LLC), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allison Escott, Devin Arnold, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Robert Wedge, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, William Strickland, (Temple, Strickland, Dinges & Schwartz), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A18A1308

    Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment in Favor of Contractor That Maintained Lot Where Shopping Center Employee Was Injured

  • Manners v. 5 Star Lodge and Stables, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Harper, Allen Lightcap, (Mayer & Harper, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Quinn, John Reale, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1227

    Court Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment in Favor of Lodge Owner in Dispute Over Accidental Shooting on the Premises

  • King v. Georgia Department of Corrections

    Publication Date: 2018-11-01
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, William Scott, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Kathleen Turnipseed, (GA Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0302

    Court Reverses Directed Verdict in Favor of Department of Corrections in Dispute with Detainee over Injury Suffered in Facility's Kitchen

  • Malibu Boats, LLC f/k/a Malibu Boats, Inc. et al. v. Batchelder et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-29
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Travel and Tourism
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Jones, Ciera Locklair, (Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover), Atlanta, Robert Shannon, (Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lance Cooper, Andrew Ashby, (The Cooper Firm), Marietta, Donald Fountain, W. Keen, (Clark, Fountain, Lavista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin), West Palm Beach, for appellee. Shawn Kalfus, (Stone Kalfus LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Stone, (Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP), Atlanta, Kwende Jones, Erin Howell, John Kavanagh, (Burr & Forman LLP), Atlanta, Mobile, for Other Party.

    Case Number: A18A0881

    Court Affirms Denial of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by Boat Manufacturer Seeking To Avoid Liability for Emotional Distress Arising from Boating Accident

  • Callaway v. Quinn

    Publication Date: 2018-10-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Edtora Jones, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karsten Bicknese, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, Robert Betts, (Seacrest Karesh Tate & Bicknese, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0866

    Court Reverses Order Granting Motion for Summary Judgment in Hit and Run Dispute

  • Carpenter v. McMann et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive | Insurance
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Grant
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erin Smith Corbett, Daniel Bullard, IV, (Bullard & Wangerin, LLP), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bryan N. Cigelske, (Bryan N. Cigelske PC.), Atlanta, for appellee. William Ray Shelton, Jr., (Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.), Macon, for Other Party.

    Case Number: S17G1894

    Uninsured Motorist Suit Against Doe and Named Defendants Could Be Prosecuted In County Where Accident Occurred

  • Boyd v. Big Lots Stores, Inc

    Publication Date: 2018-08-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Hinson, Caleb Walker (Katherine L. Mcarthur, LLC), Macon; Maconl Katherine McArthur, Reza Sedghi, (Mcarthur Law Firm), Macon; Jessica Edmonds (McArthur Law Firm) Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Barbara Marschalk, John Stevens, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham), Atlanta, for appellee. Neal Scott, (Law Office of Terry-Dawn Thomas), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: 18A1140

    Slip-And-Fall Location In Parking Lot 45 Feet From Store Entrance Was Not Approach to Store Premises

  • Coen v. CDC Software Corporation et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Employment Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Blane Ames, Michael J. Bowers, Elizabeth Righton J. Lewis (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S17G1375

    Determining Whether Res Judicata Has Been Triggered Requires Review of Entire Set of Facts Giving Rise to Enforceable Claim

  • Harrell v. City of Griffin

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Goldstein (McConnell & Sneed LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: G. Mobley (Lokey Mobley and Doyle LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Robert N. Katz, Decatur; Merlyn Dodson, Robert Katz (Katz Stepp Wright & Fleming LLC), Decatur, for amicus curiae.

    Case Number: A18A0415

    Ante Litem Notice of Claim to Municipality Must Include Specific Dollar Amount of Monetary Damages Being Sought