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  • Moore v. Humble

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Susan Raymond, (Hogue & Hogue (Of Counsel)), Macon, Carmel Sanders, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Adams, (Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.), Macon, Kice Stone, (Stone Family Law, LLC), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0204

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment motion on breach of contract and fraud and affirms denial of discovery motions in a case involving breach of a marriage promise

  • Riley et al. v. Barreras

    Publication Date: 2023-07-28
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristi Bankston, (Worsham Corsi Scott and Dobur), Marietta, Robert Harrison, Jackson Griner, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alex Dixon, (Alex L. Dixon, P.C.), Lagrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0553

    Plaintiff Offered No Evidence to Support Theories of Negligent Entrustment or Vicarious Liability

  • Phillis Graham v. Hospice Savannah, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-26
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brent Savage, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sandra Foster, Marvin McGahee, (Brennan, Wasden & Painter, LLC), Savannah, for appellee; Jordon Morrow (Brannen, Searcy & Smith), Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0430

    Employee Called to Work Outside of Normal Schedule Was Not on "Special Mission" While Commuting to Work

  • Henry v. Wilmington Trust NA

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Chagares
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah M. Adams, Michael J. Prame, Groom Law Group Chartered, Washington, DC; Mark A. Nebrig, Moore & Van Allen, Charlotte, NC; Kevin J. Connors, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Daniel Feinberg, Feinberg Jackson Worthman & Wasow, Berkeley, CA; David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Wilmington, DE. Ryan T. Jenny, Gregory Y. Porter, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Washington, D.C.; Peter K. Stris, Rachana A. Pathak, John R. Stokes, Stris & Maher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Tillman J. Breckenridge, Stris & Maher LLP, Washington, DC for appellee.
    Case Number: 21-2801

    Nonseverable class action waiver in ESOP plan's arbitration provision rendered provision unenforceable where waiver barred plan participants from pursuing remedies authorized by ERISA.

  • A & R Eng'g & Testing, Inc. v. Scott

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Oldham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-20047

    A & R Engineering provided engineering services to the City of Houston for 17 years.

  • Allen v. Shepherd, et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Buck, (Buck Law Firm), Peachtree Corners, for appellant.
    for defendant: John O’Brien, (Thompson, O’brien, Kemp & Nasuit, P.C.), Norcross, William Diehl, (Thompson, O’Brien, Kappler & Nasuti, PC), Peachtree Corners, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0463

    Court reverses dismissal of a petition for mandamus to a court clerk because that petition was the petitioner's sole remedy under the facts of his case

  • Wilkey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samir Patel, (Cherokee Judicial Circuit - District Attorney’s Office), Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0431

    Court affirms convictions for family violence aggravated assault over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, error, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Atlantic Star Foods, LLC v. Burwell

    Publication Date: 2023-07-11
    Practice Area: Damages | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derek Mendicino, (Penna & Mendicino), Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Robinson, India Ali, (The Law Offices of Stephen H. Robinson), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0020

    Trial Court's General Instructions Adequately Charged Jury on Negligence and Proximate Cause

  • Green v. State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard Kleinrock, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0477

    Trial Court Erred in Excluding Defense Evidence For Discovery Violation Without Considering Issues of Prejudice or Bad Faith

  • State of Texas v. Nelson

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-22-00174-CR

    A criminal defendant, who was indicted on three counts of manslaughter, murder, and aggravated assault, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court correctly suppressed evidence of a video recording.