• Grange Mutual Casualty Company v. Bennett et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-29
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Whitlock, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Beauchamp, (McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Albert McManes, (A. Spencer McManes, Jr., PC), Alpharetta, Jennifer Smith, (Ken David & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, Foy Horne, (Foy S. Horne, Jr., P.C.), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0497

    Court Affirms Workers' Compensation Ruling That Insurer Had Waived Defense to Paying Claims on Basis That Policy Was Void Where Insurer Failed to Assert Fraud Defense at Time That Facts Giving Rise to Allegations of Fraud Became Known

  • 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

  • Martin v. City of College Park

    Publication Date: 2019-05-16
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A17A0032

    Court must apply City charter requirements before applying Open Meetings Act

  • MCClendon v. Harper et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-14
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Leibel, Paul Menair, (Steven Leibel, PC), Cumming, For Appellant.
    for defendant: Lara Percifield, (Superior Court of Fulton County), Atlanta, Walter McClelland, (Mabry & McClelland LLP), Atlanta, For appellee.

    Case Number: A18A2075

    Court Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment to Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and Its Employees Upon Concluding That Plaintiff Had Failed to Support Claims with Evidence of Wrongdoing

  • McCrary v. Georgia Employee Retirement System

    Publication Date: 2019-05-13
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Long, (Long & Holder LLP), Atlanta, Todd Maziar, (Morgan & Morgan, Atlanta PLLC), Atlanta, Justin Wolfe, (Wolfe Law Group LLC), Atlanta, For Appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Lauren Julian Loeb, Elizabeth Williamson, (Office Of The Attorney General), Atlanta, For appellee.

    Case Number: A18A2015

    Court affirms rejection of former employee's petition for disability benefits

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  • Boyd v. Disabled American Veterans et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-07
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry: Non-Profit | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thasha Boyd, Kennesaw, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Brieske, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, David Lift, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A2059

    Court Reverses Dismissal of Defamation Action by Employee Whose Claims Were Dismissed under Intracorporate Privilege Merely Because Plaintiff and Defendant Worked in Shared Office Space

  • A. Garcia Trucking & Produce, LLC et al. v. Sandoval

    Publication Date: 2019-04-25
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Brock, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, Michael Rosetti, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Janarious, (Cruz & Associates, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A2072

    Superior Court Erred By Reviewing Workers' Compensation Board's Decision Under De Novo Standard of Review

  • Blair v. Pantera Enterprises, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-09
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Noland, (Noland Law Firm, LLC), Macon, Virginia Josey, (Macon Bibb Superior Court), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stuart Walker, John McGoldrick, (Martin Snow, LLP), Macon, for appellee. Christopher Jarrard, (C. Brian Jarrard LLC), Macon, John Stewart, (Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer), Macon, for other party.

    Case Number: A18A2108

    Court Reverses Trial Court Order Granting Injunction Against Competition by Former Back-Hoe Operator Who Joined Competing Construction Contractor Where Trial Court Erroneously Concluded That Employee was a Key Employee

  • Stephens et al. v. Coan

    Publication Date: 2019-04-09
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Privacy
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Goss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Guldenschuh, (Attorney at Law), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Loretta Pinkston-Pope, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A2079

    Court Affirms Trial Court Order Dismissing Suit on Official Immunity Grounds Against State Employee Who Eavesdropped on Employee's Conversation about Disdain for Supervisor After Employee Accidentally Called Supervisor During Work Hours

  • Daniel v. Bremen-Bowdon Investment Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-22
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Goss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Perkins, (Perkins Studdard LLC), Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Grafton, (Bovis, Kyle & Burch, LLC), Atlanta, Lauren Julian Loeb, (State Board of Workers' Compensation), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1764

    Injury That Occurred While Employee Was Leaving Employer's Property During Regularly Scheduled Lunch Break Was Not Compensable Under Workers' Compensation Act