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  • La Fontaine et al. v. Signature Research, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jefferson C. Callier, (The Callier Firm), Columbus, Mark Kelley Schwartz, (Driggers, Schultz & Herbst, P.C.), Troy, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Andrew Olson, (Fain Major & Brennan PC), Atlanta, Barbara Anne Marschalk, Rebecca J. Schmidt, (Drew Eckl & Farnham), Atlanta, Matthew J. Johnson, (Davis Matthews & Quigley P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18G0078

    Court Reverses Trial Court's Dismissal of Suit on Forum Non Conveniens Grounds, Holding Discretionary Dismissal Was Not Authorized By Statute Where The Movant Sought To Dismiss In Favor of Litigating The Dispute Outside of United States

  • 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

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  • 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
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    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