• Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians Savannah, LLC v. Chappuis et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yasha Heidari, Yenniffer Delgado, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert Baker, Mark Trigg, Uchenna Ekuma-Nkama, Mark Silver, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Scott Bonder, Joseph White, Matthew Kahn, (Fried & Bonder, LLC), Atlanta, Richard Sanders, (The Sanders Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Jeffrey Mustari, (Southern Health Lawyers, LLC (a Sanders & Mustari Law Firm)), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A1408

    Court remands case for evaluation of motion to strike scandalous matter under the correct legal standard

  • Jung v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-01-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: T Mooney, (Stein & Ward), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rosanna Szabo, (Solicitor-General), Lawrenceville, Christopher DeNeve, Brian Whiteside, (Gwinnett County Solicitor-General's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2411

    Trial Court Properly Applied Four-Factor Balancing Test Applicable to Speedy-Trial Claims

  • Andrews v. Blue Ridge NH Associates, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Katz, Briant Mildenhall, (Katz, Stepp, Wright, & Fleming), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Graham, Howard Reese, Jacob Raehn, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, Jonathan Bledsoe, Brittany Dant, (The Minor Firm), Dalton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1916

    Court reverses dismissal of defendants because plaintiff did not have an opportunity to conduct discovery, and vacates and remands the matter for further review

  • Leeper et al. v. Safebuilt Georgia, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Downs, (Busch Reed & Jones, P.C.), Marietta, Chad Reed, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cecily McLeod, Chad Shultz, Vernon Hill, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Nanette Wesley, (Wesley Firm, LLC), Roswell, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1175

    Court affirms opening a default and the grant of an extension of time to answer where defendant cited a meritorious to default and plaintiff would suffer no prejudice

  • Cannon et al. v. Oconee County

    Publication Date: 2019-12-26
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Meredith Watts, (The Watts Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Darl Champion, (The Champion Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Terry Williams, (Attorney at Law), Buford, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1570

    Trial Court Erred in Denying Motion to Add Sheriff in His Official Capacity as a Defendant in Wrongful Death Action

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  • Leeper et al. v. Safebuilt Georgia, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-26
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cory Close, (Busch Reed & Jones, P.C.), Marietta, Chad Reed, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cecily McLeod, Chad Shultz, Vernon Hill, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Nanette Wesley, (Wesley Firm, LLC), Roswell, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1175

    Trial court has no authority under applicable statutes to open a default or to grant an extension of time to answer following an automatic default

  • Cheatham Fletcher Scott Architects, P.C. v. Hull 2000, LLLP.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Long, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Markwalter, (Hull Property Group LLC), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1557

    Architects Breached Interior Design Contract, Which Reflected 'All or Nothing' Scenario and Where Time Was of the Essence

  • Aguila v. Kennestone Hospital, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William James, (William Dixon James, P.C.), Decatur, Charles Gower, Charles Gower, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, Miranda Brash, Shaun O'Hara, (Charles A. Gower PC), Columbus, Michael Terry, Michael Baumrind, Frank Lowrey, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Ivey, Robert Martin, Tyler Pritchard, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Columbus, Lindsey Mann, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, William Withrow, (Troutman Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Lauren Dimitri, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1492

    Motion to Dismiss Not Appropriate Method of Challenging Claims That Might Later Be Supported With Additional Evidence

  • J. Michael Vince, LLC v. Suntrust Bank

    Publication Date: 2019-12-13
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cameron McCord, Tyler Henderson, (Jones & Walden, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Crochet, (Kutak Rock LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1347

    Trial Court Erred in Awarding Attorney Fees After Finding Party in Criminal Contempt

  • Caldwell et al. v. Church

    Publication Date: 2019-12-13
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alex Merritt, (Attorney at Law), Dayton, Daniel DeWoskin, (DeWoskin Law Firm, LLC), Decatur, Sam Han, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1229

    Trial Court Lacked Authority to Award Attorney Fees Incurred by Party In Prior Appellate Court Proceeding