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  • Boyd et al. v. Neal

    Publication Date: 2019-07-02
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julie Jacobs, William Banks, Christopher Carr, Robin Leigh, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Berhold, Peter Lampros, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Allan Parks, (Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0227

    Court Affirms Order Granting Summary Judgment to Georgia Department of Community Health in Dispute with Teachers over Change in Healthcare Plan Benefits

  • First Acceptance Insurance Company of Georgia, Inc. v. Hughes

    Publication Date: 2019-04-23
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Stephen Berry, Robin N. Johnson, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Kyle G.A. Wallace, Cari Katrice Dawson, Andrew Jacob Tuck, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brandon Graham Cathey, Brent Gavin Steinberg, (Swope Rodante P.A.), Tampa, for appellee. David Marlow Atkinson Jonathan J. Kandelm, Pamela Newsom Lee, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, Sarah Brown Akins, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, Martin Adam Levinson, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Garret Warrington Meader, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Brunswick, Hall F. McKinley, III, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, Duke Riley Groover, Lee Malcolm Gillis, Jr., Rachel Rozier Turnbull, (James Bates Brannan Groover LLP), Macon, Leah Ward Sears, Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Christian James Bromley, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Ean Kade Cullefer, (Georgia Chamber of Commerce), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant. Adanna Urunwa Ugwonali, (Ugwonali Law Group), Sandy Springs, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S18G0517

    Court Rejects Court of Appeals Decision That Reversed Grant of Summary Judgment to Insurer Where Third Party Made Open Settlement Offer, Offer Was Rescinded Before Acceptance by Insurer, and Insured Brought Failure-To-Settle Claim

  • Unique Auto Sales, LLC et al. v. Dunwody Insurance Agency et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge BARNES
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Reuben Akin, Macon, Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth Jones, Ernest Satterfield, (Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1915

    No summary judgment on an insurance coverage matter where the full insurance policy is not in the record

  • National Union Fire Insurance Company Of Pittsburgh, PA et al. v. Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-20
    Practice Area: Contracts | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Remar, Michael Eber, (Rogers & Hardin LLP), Atlanta, Patrick Walsh, Patrick Walsh, (Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP), Chicago, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Boyle, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Foy Devine, Charles McKnight, Gregory Schultz, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Hon. J. Smith, (Attorney at Law), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1173

    Ambiguity in insurance policy language is construed against the insurer

  • Barnes v. Cannon et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Turner, (Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman), Savannah, Ashleigh Madison, (Southeast Law, LLC), Savannah, William Degenhart, (Savage Turner Durham Pinckney & Savage), Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy O'Connell, (Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, Llp), Savannah, Vera Edenfield, (Edenfield, Cox, Bruce & Classens), Statesboro, Frederick Valz, Melissa Bailey, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Timothy Roberts, (Oliver Maner), Savannah, for Other Party.
    Case Number: A18A1139

    Court Affirms Trial Court's Dismissal of Motion to Intervene in Settled Case

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  • Taylor et al. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-04
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jon David Huffman, Michael McGuffee, (Poole Law Group, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Maren Cave, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1398

    No coverage under a business insurance policy where claimants failed to provide timely notice of a claim

  • National Casualty Company v. Georgia School Boards Association - Risk Management Fund

    Publication Date: 2018-09-12
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay Russell Sever, Katie Myers, (Phelps Dunbar-La), New Orleans, Michael J. Rust, David Christopher Sawyer, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Kearney Wingfield, C. Michael Johnson, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.-ATL), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Q0757

    Court Answers Certified Question in Favor of Commercial Insurer in Dispute over Overlapping Coverage with State School Boards' Interlocal Risk Management Fund

  • Georgia Casualty & Surety Company v. Valley Wood, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Buchanan, Shannon Land (Buchanan & Land, LLP), Columbus; Patrick Fagan, Naveen Ramachandrappa, Frank Lowrey (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Neal Callahan, David Helmick, Clarence Mullin (Waldrep, Mullin & Callahan), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A2093

    In an insurance coverage case, the trial court exceeded its authority under the Declaratory Judgment Act by issuing a coercive declaratory judgment so the Court of Appeals vacated the order and remanded the case with direction.

  • Sharpe et al. v. Great Midwest Insurance Company et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-01-05
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Pinckney, Brent Savage (Savage Turner & Pinckney PC), Savannah; Lloyd Murray (Lloyd D. Murray, Sr., Attorney at Law), Richmond Hill, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Bass (Brennan, Harris & Rominger), Savannah; Lee Gillis (James-Bates-Brannan-Groover-LLP), Macon, for appellee. Joshua Canton (Attorney at Law), Tallahassee, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1421

    The trial court properly granted insurers' motions for summary judgment in plaintiffs' suit seeking uninsured motorist coverage because plaintiffs failed to timely notify insurers of the underlying car accident as required by provisions in the insurance policies.

  • Gloria Silva v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2017-12-04
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Massey (Hicks, Massey & Gardner, LLP), Winder, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Jones (Attorneys at Law), Marietta, for appellee. ShaMiracle Johnson (Law Office of James C. McLaughlin), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1503

    The trial court properly granted insurer's motion for summary judgment on insured's uninsured/underinsured motorist claim because insured failed as a matter of law to provide insurer with prompt notice of the underlying automobile collision and her personal injury suit against a third party as required for coverage under the terms of her insurance policy.