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  • Henry County Board of Education v. Rutledge

    Publication Date: 2020-03-09
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William White, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Hillis, (Clements and Sweet, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1728

    School Bus Driver's Exposure to Smoke Did Not Contribute to Stroke He Suffered Immediately Thereafter

  • Smith et al. v. Camarena et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-13
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carson Jeffries, (Carter Jeffries, LLC), Atlanta, Ralph Perales, (Perales & Fernandez, LLP), Atlanta, Greg Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Allred, William Barrickman, (Barrickman, Allred & Young, LLC), Atlanta, Lloyd Hedrick, (Hedrick Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1396

    Triable Issue of Fact As To Whether Employee Was Shot and Killed in Parking Lot During Course and Scope of Employment

  • Antonio Burch v. STF Foods, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-05
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dewey Hayes, (Dewey N. Hayes, Jr., P.C.), Douglas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leesa Bohler, (Moore, Clarke, Duvall & Rodgers), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1376

    Insubordination, Not Work-Related Injuries, Was Primary Cause of Employee's Termination

  • Centurion Industries, Inc. v. Naville-Saeger et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-07
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Marcovitch, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Grant Smith, (Dennis, Corry & Porter and Smith, L.L.P.), Atlanta, Rishi Pattni, (The Fry Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amy Holbrook, W. Langdale, (Langdale & Vallotton LLP), Valdostsa, Stephen Lowry, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Savannah, Jeannete Lewis, (Lewis Legal Group, P.A.), Plantation, for appellee. Dennis Cathey, Rebecca Payne, (Cathey & Strain, LLC), Cornelia, Saleem Dennis, (Sam D. Dennis, P.C.), Valdosta, Jon Wolfe, (Chambliss, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1176

    Employee Engaging in Personal Errand While Driving to Work Location During Period of Unpaid Personal Leave Was Not Acting Within Course and Scope of Employment

  • The State v. O'Neal

    Publication Date: 2019-11-06
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Faircloth, Louie Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Dixon, (Nelson & Dixon, LLC), Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1464

    Court Had No Basis to Conclude That Corrections Officer 'Was in the Performance of His Duties' When He Committed Certain Alleged Criminal Acts

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  • City of Roswell v. Bible et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Gignilliat, Patrick Lail, Timothy Boughey, (Elarbee Thompson Sapp & Wilson LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mary Ellen Conner, Michael Fistel, (Johnson Fistel, LLP), Marietta, William Stone, (Johnson Fistel, LLP), Atlanta, David Weisz, (The Shaul Law Firm, PC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1310

    Possibility That Different Defenses Might Be Raised Against Particular Class Members Did Not Compel Finding That Individual Issues Predominated Over Common Issues

  • Cowen v. Clayton County et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-01
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Wage and Hour Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard P. Lindsey, (Lindsey & Lacy, P.C.), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jack R. Hancock, Arash Ali Sabzevari, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Forest Park, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0784

    State Court Judge Had No Clear Legal Right to Seek Mandamus Relief For Unpaid Back Pay

  • Colquitt v. Buckhead Surgical Associates, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-29
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Beal, Nicholas Smith, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Lewis, Samuel Lyddan, (Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP), Atlanta, G. Bryant, David Hungeling, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Matthew Lazarus, Teddy Sutherland, (Scrudder Bass Quillian Horlock Taylor & Lazarus), Atlanta, Adam Rubenfield, (Hungeling Law, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0466

    Terminated member of an LLC has no claim for breach of fiduciary duty against either managing or non-managing members

  • Ware County Board of Education et al. v. Taft

    Publication Date: 2019-08-06
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Goss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathan Levy, (Levy Sibley Foreman & Speir, LLC), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Hackel, (Attorney at Law), Waycross, for appellee. Lauren Julian Loeb, (State Board of Workers' Compensation), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0617

    Court Affirms Award of Workers' Compensation That Included Portion Based on Wages Earned and Deferred During Period Preceding Injury, Rejecting Employer's Contention That Benefits Should Be Calculated Based Only on Actual Cash Received

  • Janet Bearoff, et al. v. Charles Thomas Craton, III, et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-06
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bryan Johnson, Christopher Twyman, (Cox, Byington, Twyman & Johnson, LLP), Rome, Justin Proper, (White and Williams LLP), Philadelphia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Zachary Burkhalter, (Zachary J. Burkhalter, P.C.), Rome, Michael Robl, (Robl Law Group LLC), Tucker, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0548

    Court Approves of Award of Punitive Damages for Breach of Noncompete Agreement but Vacates Order Denying Motion for Attorney's Fees Where Statute Obligated Court to Hold Hearing on Motion