• A & M Hospitalities LLC et al. v. Alimchandani

    Publication Date: 2022-04-18
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Bright, Justin Scott, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, John Floyd, Jennifer Peterson, Kamal Ghali, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, James Garland, George Lilly, (Alexander & Vann, LLP), Thomasville, John Kennedy, (James-Bates-Brannan-Groover, LLP), Macon, Timothy Tanner, (Attorney at Law), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Henry Scott, (H. Pearce Scott, P.C.), Valdosta, Vineet Roney, (Roney Law LLC), Atlanta, Daniel Lombard, David Lakin, Jonathan Bunge, Daniel Scwartz, Sanford Weisburst, (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP), Chicago, New York, K. Cooke, (Gautreaux Law, LLC), Macon, for appellee; Christopher Cohilas, (Watson Spence LLP), Albany, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A1576

    Court determines that a plaintiff's second amended complaint is barred by res judicata

  • Driskell v. Dougherty County et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-18
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Jon-Selby Hawk, (Morgan & Morgan Atlanta PLLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Lewis, Jessica Haygood, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Sun Choy, Jacob Daly, (Freeman Mathis Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1279

    Court affirms summary judgment for County in a tort case where County did not exercise mutual control over a City employee under an intergovernmental agreement

  • High Tech Rail And Fence, LLC v. Cambridge Swinerton Builders, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Christy, Mary Ellen Lighthiser, (Schreeder Wheeler & Flint LLP), Atlanta, Gerald Davidson, Andrew Stancil, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jennifer Fletcher, Benjamin Reed, (Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP), Atlanta, Margaret Flatt Obrien, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1566

    Contractor's Termination of Subcontractor Was Done in Good Faith in Accordance With Subcontract Agreement

  • Carlisle v. Broe

    Publication Date: 2022-04-06
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Strickland, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), McDonough, Timothy Shepherd, (Timothy N. Shepherd, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Johnson, (Johnson Trial Law, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1809

    Disputed Issues of Material Fact Precluded Summary Judgment in Bar Owner's Claim Against Manager For Breach of Fiduciary Duty

  • Emory Healthcare, Inc. v. Van Engelen et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-22
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joscelyn Hughes, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner), Atlanta, Benjamin Ladner, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Shiver, Marla Eastwood, Kyle Wallace, (Shiver Hamilton LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Wayne McGrew, Andrew Bagley, (McGrew Miller Bomar & Bagley LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A1562

    Court affirms denial of a motion to dismiss and compel arbitration on a wrongful death/medical malpractice actions because agreement was not signed on behalf of claimant

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  • Stockton v. Shadwick et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence Stockton, (Attorney at Law), Clayton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, Michael Gretchen, (Fellows LaBriola, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Matthew Skilling, (Sanders, Ranck & Skilling, P.C.), Toccoa, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A1715

    Court affirms dismissal of breach of contract complaint over revenue-sharing agreement for coin-operated amusement machines

  • Price & Co. v. Majors Management, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-10
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Commercial Law | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Louis Cohan, (Cohan Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gerald Davidson, Brian Easley, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1503

    Creditor Failed to Provide Evidence of Contract or Enforceable Promise Obligating Third Party to Pay Debtor's Past-Due Debts

  • Robert L. Underwood, Jr. v. Colony Bank

    Publication Date: 2022-03-01
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Carter, (Attorney at Law), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Eutzler, (Moore Clarke Duvall & Rodgers), Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1639

    Court reverses summary judgment on a breach of contract claim but affirms as to promissory estoppel claim in an action on payment of outstanding debts

  • Wood et al. v. Wade et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. Wood, (L. Lin Wood, P.C.), Atlanta, Ibrahim Reyes, (Reyes Lawyers, P.A.), Coral Gables, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Beal, Milinda Brown, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0558

    Court affirms interlocutory injunction to enforce a non-disparagement clause in a settlement agreement between attorneys that were formerly in business together

  • Roberts v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Catherine Gibson, (The Gibson Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Crochet, (Kutak Rock LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Isler, (Kutak Rock LLP), Denver, Kimberly Sheridan, Jeremy Stallman, (Gordon Rees Scully Manshukhani, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1598

    Court dismisses appeal of dismissal of breach of contract action and remands for consideration of whether motion for substitution of deceased party should be accepted