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  • Bowden et al. v. The Medical Center, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-05
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank Mitchell Lowrey, Michael Rosen Baumrind, Michael Brian Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Charles A. Gower, Charles Austin Gower, (Charles A. Gower, P.C.), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: William N. Withrow, Lindsey Bowen Mann, (Troutman Sanders, LLP), Atlanta, Paul Douglas Ivey, Robert Calhoun Martin, Lauren King Dimitri, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Columbus, Miller Peterson Robinson, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Curtis Allen Garrett, James Francis Bogan, (Kilpatrick Stockton LLP), Atlanta, Robert Perry Sentell, Joseph Hixon Huff, (Kilpatrick Stockton LLP), Augusta, for Amicus Appellant. Jason Edward Bring, Chesley Sellers McLeod, William Jerad Rissler, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S19G0494

    Court reverses class certification, and rules that a hospital was entitled to summary judgment on patient's fraud, misrepresentation, and RICO Act claims

  • The State v. Adams

    Publication Date: 2020-08-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Mauldin, (District Attorney), Athens, Malachi Peacock, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly Wegel, (Western Circuit Public Defender), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0050

    Court reverses order granting defendant's plea in bar because dismissal of federal charges was not an acquittal for purposes of Georgia's successive prosecution statute

  • Valmana v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2020-08-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Palafox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-18-00084-CR

    Appellant was convicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after using a beer bottle in a fight.

  • ACI Design v. Loadholt

    Publication Date: 2020-08-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-19-00442-CV

    Appellee sued appellant for breach of contract, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation for failure to repay a $160,000 revolving line of credit he had extended.

  • July 30, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    Appeals Court Says Insurer Must Defend Class Action Over Landlord's Withheld Security Deposits

    The Eleventh Circuit opinion said the insurer for apartment management company ECI must defend it in a lawsuit alleging the landlord improperly keeps tenants' security deposits.

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  • July 30, 2020 | Daily Business Review

    Insurer Must Defend Class Action Claiming Manager Pockets Apartment Security Deposits

    The Eleventh Circuit says an apartment management company's insurer must defend it in a lawsuit alleging the landlord improperly keeps security deposits after tenants move out.

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  • July 30, 2020 | Pro Mid Market

    Who Got the Work: Banished Blenders and Pirate IP

    Morris Nichols represented f'real foods in a patent dispute involving the company's self-cleaning blender technology, Munger Tolles is defending Disney in a suit involving its "Pirates of the Carribean" movies, and other work from midsize firms.

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  • Dellinger-Allen et al. v. O'Brien

    Publication Date: 2020-07-29
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Bachman, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Atlanta, Joseph Shelley, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Aaron Kappler, (Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti, P.C.), Peachtree Corners, Aaron O'brien, (Thompson O'Brien), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0087

    Court affirms the striking of a defamation claim but reverses the striking of a breach of contract claim in a dispute involving contractual professional counseling services

  • Kirzhner v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-07-28
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
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    Court: Supreme Court, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Groban
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S246444

    Vehicle registration renewal fees may be recoverable as incidental expenses under Song-Beverly

  • Marcus et al. v. Country Mutual Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2020-07-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Virgil Adams, Dawn Lewis, (Adams, Jordan & Herrington PC), Macon, Lauren Childs, (Lumley & Harper, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay Traynham, Amanda Smith, (Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer, LLP), Macon, for appellee. Allen Broughton, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, Floyd Buford, (Buford & Buford), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0391

    Homeowner Who Shot At Children Outside Her Home Committed Criminal Acts, Precluding Coverage Under Home Insurance Policy