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  • Bell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric C. Crawford, (Crawford & Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randal Matthew McGinley, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Monroe, Alexandra Jewel Stone, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22G0747

    No Causal Connection Between Mother's Conduct and Child's Death to Support Conviction for Felony Contributing to Dependency of Minor

  • State of Georgia v. Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ross Warren Bergethon, Christopher M. Carr, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tiana Scogin Mykkeltvedt Michael Brian Terry, Jane D. Vincent, Laurie Ann Taylor, Amber Danielle Greenaway, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Julia Blackburn Stone, Sarah Brewerton-Palmer, Katherine Wheeler Gamsey, (Caplan Cobb LLC), Atlanta, Cory H. Isaacson, Nneka Ewulonu, (ACLU of Georgia), Atlanta, Julia Kaye, Brigitte Amiri Rebecca Chan, Johanna Zacarias, (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc.), New York, Kyla Eastling, (Planned Parenthood Federation of America), New York, Jiaman Alice Wang, Cici Coquillette, (Center for Reproductive Rights), New York, for appellee; Thomas M. Fisher, Theodore E. Rokita, James A. Barta, (Office of the Attorney General), Indianapolis, for Neutral Amicus; Jennifer Nava Ide, Atlanta, Rebecca Lunceford Kolb, Katherine L. D’Ambrosio, Jennifer Virostko, (Councill, Gunneman & Chally, LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0421

    Trial Court Erred in Finding LIFE Act Was Void Ab Initio Under Roe-Era Precedent That Controlled Prior to Recent Dobbs Ruling

  • Jenkins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-11-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gelester Jenkins, Jr. Tennille, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Fitzner, (Middle Judicial Circuit), Swainsboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1422

    Court vacates its prior opinion and remands case for trial court's determination of whether defendant should be allowed hybrid pro se representation and simultaneous representation by counsel

  • Fields v. Rainbow Community Center, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-17
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Janet Scott, Eugene Felton, Quinton Seay, (Seay/Felton LLC), Atlanta, Alexandria Jones, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frank Bedinger, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1009

    Court reverses summary judgment award in favor of homeless shelter due to open issues of fact on foreseeability, and vacates breach of contract order and remands for further consideration

  • MTN Investments, LLC v. D. Magen, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-11-17
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Rusnak, Roberto Bazzani, (Drew Eckl Farnham), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eugenia Iredale, Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Todd Hatcher, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0871

    Court reverses contempt order and default judgment in a lawsuit over breach of fiduciary duty in a real estate matter because the order lacked clear and definite terms

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  • Columbia County v. Satcher et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-17
    Practice Area: Government | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Cathey, Fort Gordon, William Keogh (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Trotter, (Trotter Jones, LLP), Augusta, Harry Revell, Alexander Revell, (Nicholson Revell LLP), Augusta, William Trotter, (William A. Trotter, III, P.C.), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0774

    Landowner Could Not Claim Adverse Possession Where Alleged Holder of Easement Never Claimed Right to Easement

  • Matthews v. Oskouei

    Publication Date: 2023-11-16
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Hedrick, (Hedrick Law LLC), Atlanta, Scott McMickle, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, L.L.P.), Alpharetta, Parks Stone, Michael Manfredi, Eleanor Jolley, (Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yasha Heidari, Yenniffer Delgado, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Chenyu Li, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0863

    Court reverses denial of attorney's motion to strike a defamation lawsuit under the anti-SLAPP statute, finding that defendant did not establish that plaintiff would prevail on a libel and slander claim

  • Fowler Office Park, LLC v. Greenprints Alliance, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Connolly, Douglas Flint, (Flint, Connolly & Walker, LLP), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eldon Basham, Donald Gillis, Robert Ingram, Angela Smith, (Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele), Marietta, Robert Quinn, John Reale, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham), Atlanta, Alkesh Patel, (Georgia Law Department), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0751

    Court reverses judgment that had been in favor of prospective seller in a property sale dispute but affirms judgement that third parties had not tortiously interfered with the underlying contract

  • Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company v. The Onionman Company, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-16
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Agriculture | Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip Savrin, Lee Whatling, (Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Billy Jones, (Jones, Osteen & Jones), Hinesville, J. Persons, (Lindsey & Lacy PC), Peachtree City, for appellee; Jason Pedigo, (Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A1161

    Business Auto Insurance Policy Did Not Provide Underinsured Motorist Coverage For Agricultural Tractor Operated on Public Road

  • Alexander et al. v. Francis

    Publication Date: 2023-11-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Damages
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Davis, (Ichter Davis, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Heather Brown, (Brown Law, LLC), Roswell, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0934

    Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Open Default After Defendants Failed to Plead Meritorious Defense