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  • Weiser v. Wert

    Publication Date: 2001-09-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John K. Train IV, Adriane C. Yelton Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC, Dennis G. Lovell Jr. and Amy H. Ferguson Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Semlar & Stair, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Glenn A. Loewenthal Loewenthal & Jackson LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A1206

    Plaintiff's voluntary dismissal of his Chapter 13 wage earners plan avoided any inconsistent position with his pending malpractice a

  • Jackson v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-09-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monica T. Myles, Douglas County Public Defender, Douglasville, and Mary Erickson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, and Brian K. Fortner Douglas County District Attorney's Office, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1048

    Defendant failed to prove that he was insane when he shot his next-door neighbors following a long standing di

  • Williamson v. Coastal Physician Servs. of the S.E. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-09-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lance D. Lourie, Stephen R. Chance, Joseph W. Watkins Watkins, Lourie & Roll LLP, and Richard W. Summers, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John K. Train IV Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC, Robert D. McCallum Jr., Elizabeth Bertschi Alston & Bird, and Michael J. Hannan III Love & Willingham, Atlanta for appellees.
    Case Number: A01A1366

    A medical staffing service was not vicariously liable for the actions of its independent contractor who treatment plaintiff's husband in the emergency room two weeks before he

  • In the Interest of C. M.

    Publication Date: 2001-09-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carlton K. Nelson III Nelson & Smith, Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, Daniel M. King Jr. Lewis & King LLC, and Stephanie R. Sweet Hicks & Massey LLP, Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1210

    Mother's failure to complete psychiatric treatment and denial that her child needed anti-hyperactivity medication supported the termination of her parental r

  • Webb v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-09-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Virginia W. Tinkler, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Tom Morgan III, District Attorney, Robert M. Coker and Gregory K. Schwarz, Assistant District Attorneys, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1020

    The victims' testimony regarding the similarity between defendant's scar and that of the masked robber was admissible, even though the prosecutor showed the victims a photograph of defendant's scar,

  • In the Interest of J. M.

    Publication Date: 2001-09-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph I. Carter, Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General,, Shalen S. Nelson, Laura W. Hyman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, and Melanie B. Cross Simpson & Cross, Tifton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1119

    The Court reinstated the biological mother's parental rights because DFACS failed to present any evidence that her children would be seriously affected by her continuing parental relationship or th

  • Phillips v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-08-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean A. Black, Toccoa, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lydia J. Sartain, District Attorney, and Lisa A. Jones, Assistant District Attorney, Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1158

    Evidence that the victim's mother suffered an emotional breakdown after learning that her daughter was molested was relevant to show her credibility and how she responded to the victim's o

  • In the Interest of M. C. L.

    Publication Date: 2001-08-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa A. Redlin McNally, Edwards, Bailey & Lander, Monroe, and Joseph S. Rhymer, Loganville, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Laura W. Hyman, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, and John R. Laseter, Special Assistant Attorney General, Monroe, for appellee. Other party representation: Sheryl D. Fambrough, Lawrenceville, and G. Randolph Jeffery John W. Spence PC, Monroe.
    Case Number: A01A1336; A01A1337

    A couple's repeated incarcerations for various criminal offenses and their failure to comply with the reunification plan supported the termination of their parental r

  • In the Interest of D. A. E.

    Publication Date: 2001-08-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John W. Bass Jr. The Bass Law Firm, Cairo, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Brian D. Bellamy, Thomasville, for appellee. Other party representation: John G. Runyan and Andrew W. Clark, Thomasville.
    Case Number: A01A0981

    The mother's repeated incarcerations, her admitted drug use and her failure to obtain adequate housing supported the termination of her parental r

  • Morrison v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-08-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shandor S. Badaruddin, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Thomas A. Cole and Dana J. Norman, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1177

    Repetitive Bruton objections to testimony about the co-defendants' statements would have served no purpose because defendant claimed he was coerced into participating in the c