• Reis et al. v. Ooida Risk Retention Group, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel C. Jason (Jason & Bradley LLC), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Zach M. Matthews, Scott Wayne McMickle (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, LLP), Alpharetta, for appellee. Susan Joy Levy, Henry Lee Pruett (Levy & Pruett), Decatur, for amicus appellee.

    Case Number: S18A0505

    The trial court properly granted summary judgment to defendant risk retention group in a direct action against it because provisions in the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 preempt Georgias motor carrier and insurance carrier direct action statutes in regard to risk retention groups, thereby precluding the direct action at issue.

  • Ga. Farm Bureau Mutual Insur. Co. v. Claxton et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-08
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Kennerly, John Smith (Young Thagard Hoffman Smith & Lawrence), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mitchell Shook (Attorney at Law), Vidalia; Carl Lowery, Milan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0737

    The Court of Appeals partially affirmed and partially reversed the denial of insurer's motions for summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action arising after a motor vehicle hit a mule-drawn carriage in which insureds were riding.

  • Hazelwood v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2018-04-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Webb (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler et al), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Kendall, Maureen Murphy, Ellen Abt (Kendall Law Group, LLC), Douglasville, for appellee. Savannah Bray (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A17A1596

    No Underinsured Motorist Coverage Where Claimant Was Injured by Vehicle Furnished for His Regular Use

  • State v. Lewis

    Publication Date: 2018-03-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teri Walker (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta; Paul Howard (District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ashutosh Joshi (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; Matthew Winchester (Law Offices Of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A1692

    Officer Had No Ground to Arrest Driver and Impound Vehicle After Driver Provided Valid Proof of Insurance Coverage

  • Haulers Ins. Co. v. Davenport

    Publication Date: 2018-03-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Kyle, William Davis, Roy Xiao (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Francis Jones (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A1808

    The trial court properly denied insurer's motion for summary judgment in insured's suit arising out of an automobile collision in which he sought uninsured motorist benefits from his insurer, as the coverage exclusion for damage and injuries resulting when the insureds car is being used as a public or livery conveyance did not apply where insured offered a specific neighbor a ride for a fee.

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  • Stanley v. Government Employees Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clyde Rickard (Rickard & Nix), Atlanta; Jessica Nix (The Law Office of Rickard & Nix), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frederick Valz, T. Bell (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Alissa Young, Long Eddy, for other party.

    Case Number: A17A1813

    Insurer was entitled to summary judgment in plaintiff's action seeking uninsured motorist coverage from his fiancs parents automobile insurance carrier.

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

    Publication Date: 2018-02-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Swope Rodante, Brandon G. Cathey, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dentons US, J. Stephen Berry, J. Randolph Evans, Robin N. Johnson, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A0735

    The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to insurer on plaintiff's claim alleging that insurer was liable for failing to settle an insurance claim, because genuine issues of material fact remained, but properly granted summary judgment to insurer on plaintiff's claims for attorney fees and punitive damages, because plaintiff failed to point to any evidence of bad faith or willful or wanton conduct.

  • State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Corporation v. Fabrizio

    Publication Date: 2018-01-31
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Britton White, G. White (Brennan, Harris & Rominger LLP), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Downey (The Downey Law Firm, LLC), Macon, for appellee. Sarah Akins (Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, L.L.P.), Savannah; Lester Miller (Law Office of Lester Monroe Miller), for other party.

    Case Number: A17A1446

    The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to plaintiff in her suit to collect uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits following an automobile accident, because genuine issues of material fact existed regarding coverage under five automobile insurance policies issued to plaintiff's father.

  • 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.