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  • Cordial Endeavor Concessions of Atlanta, LLC v. Gebo Law LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-03-11
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christine Mast, Thomas Buckler, (Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donna Johnson, Atlanta, Tyler Dillard, (Andersen Tate & Carr, P.C.), Duluth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1474

    Court affirms $1.15 million damages award for unpaid legal services in a quantum meruit lawsuit filed by an attorney who provided those services

  • Adair v. Chapla

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Wrongful Death
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Horton
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    Case Number: 09-21-00372-CV

    In a wrongful-death suit arising from a collision where Marley Chapla, driving an SUV at over 90 miles per hour, collided with a flatbed trailer being towed by appellant Curtis Adair, plaintiffs alleged negligence against Adair, including failure to keep a proper lookout and driving while distracted.

  • Longhorn Creek Ltd. v. Gardens of Connemara Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Fee Disputes | Real Estate
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Molberg
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    Case Number: 05-22-00842-CV

    Appellant filed suit alleging appellees filed a conservation easement assessment agreement and declaration providing for a private transfer fee of one percent for all land covered by the agreement.

  • United States v. Abundiz

    Publication Date: 2024-03-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Evidence
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginbotham
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    Case Number: 22-50697

    Appellant was convicted for violating 18 U.S.C. §2241(c) and was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing his six-year-old niece.

  • Moye v. Northhaven Homeowners Association, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-21
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Alderman, (Anderson, Walker & Reichert), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Allen, (Martin Snow, LLP), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1709

    Court reverses declaratory judgment favoring an HOA, and rules that new construction on a certain tract in a subdivision is exempt from construction covenants

  • Torres v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2024-02-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stevens
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    Case Number: 06-22-00135-CR

    Appellant pled guilty to the third-degree felony offense of possession of one or more grams but less than four grams of methamphetamine.

  • Sharpe v. McCartney

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick O’Connor, Amelia Stevens, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1550

    Court affirms dismissal of action for excessive use of force by the police, concluding it was not a proper renewal action where plaintiff's original case was dismissed for lack of diligence in service

  • McAnnally v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clayton Fuller, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1239

    Court affirms convictions for firearm possession and obstruction of an officer following a traffic stop and rejected defendants' contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Thomas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Walker, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anita Howard, Cynthia Adams, (Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office Office of the District Attorney Macon Judicial Circuit), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1342

    Court affirms denial of out-of-time appeal in a voluntary manslaughter case

  • Maney v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Judge: Judge Sung
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    Case Number: 22-35218

    PREP Act immunizes state officials from liability under 42 U.S.C. §1983 for damages allegedly incurred due to delayed immunization under state's COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan