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  • Cotton v. Prodigies Child Care Management, LLC, d/b/a University Childcare Center

    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Autry, Blaine Norris, (Blaine A. Norris, PC d/b/a Norris Law), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: M. Heath, Matthew Moseley, (Cowsert & Avery, LLP), Athens, Matthew Moffett, John Schultz, (Gray Rust St. Amand Moffett Brieske LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1457

    Court reverses summary judgment that had been in an employer's favor in a personal injury case, finding evidence of possible special circumstances for vicarious liability

  • In Re Estate of Curvan

    Publication Date: 2022-03-11
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin O'Sullivan, (Cohen Pollock Merlin Turner P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sharon Lavant, Stockbridge, for appellee; Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1435

    Court reverses probate court's summary judgment order ruling on a decedent's last will because of factual issues raised by existence of a second will

  • Eley et al. v. Fedee

    Publication Date: 2022-03-08
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Agatston, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, John Williamson, (Williamson & York, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Schreck, (Savell & Williams, LLP), Atlanta, Catalina Alvarez, (Law Offices of Andrews & Manganiello), Tucker, for appellee; Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta for AM.
    Case Number: A21A1513

    Impact Rule Applies to All Straightforward Claims of Negligence and Gross Negligence

  • Bevill v. Fletcher

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-40250

    A former police officer, who alleged that he was fired in retaliation for making unflattering remarks about county officials, successfully proved on appeal why the officials were not entitled to qualified immunity.

  • Texas Department v. Kerr

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Pirtle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 07-21-00240-CV

    A state agency, that was sued for wrongful termination and failed to be granted a plea to the jurisdiction, successfully proved on appeal how that decision was incorrect.

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Miller, (Attorney at Law), Summerville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Arnt, (District Attorney), Lafayette, Melissa Pittman, (Assistant District Attorney Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit), Ringgold, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1306

    Court reverses conviction for misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer where the officer did not have a reasonable and articulable suspicion to stop a defendant

  • Huff v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Brouse, (Brouse Law), Blue Ridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Leah Mayo, (Rome District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1539

    Defendant Acquiesced in Counsel's Waiver of Defendant's Right to be Present at Bench Conferences

  • Wood et al. v. Wade et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. Wood, (L. Lin Wood, P.C.), Atlanta, Ibrahim Reyes, (Reyes Lawyers, P.A.), Coral Gables, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Beal, Milinda Brown, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0558

    Court affirms interlocutory injunction to enforce a non-disparagement clause in a settlement agreement between attorneys that were formerly in business together

  • Britt v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Smith, (District Attorney), Jefferson, Gregory Wagner, (Assistant District Attorney), Jefferson, Victoria Goff, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1695

    Court reverses and remands denial of a pro se motion to withdraw a negotiated guilty plea because defendant was not warned of post-conviction risks of proceeding pro se

  • Walker v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Golemon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 09-20-00011-CR

    Defendant was indicted for the first-degree felony charge of securing a document by deception, Texas Penal Code § 32.46, when he submitted false invoices to a school district for more than $1.2 million of electrical work.