• Alonzo v. John

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Zimmerer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-20-00148-CV

    A tractor-trailer driver, who rear-ended a sedan and was found liable at trial for more than $12 million in damages, failed to prove any reversible error on appeal.

  • Richardson v. Flores

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Duncan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-50774

    A state secretary of state, that was sued for unconstitutional voting provisions by a group of state citizens, successfully proved on appeal the matter was barred by sovereign immunity.

  • In the Interest of RHB

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-21-00038-CV

    Briones and Bragg divorced in 2016 and the divorce decree provided that Briones would pay child support, maintain health insurance for the children, and pay Bragg certain amounts by certain dates as part of the marital property division.

  • Bland v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-08
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Lockwood, (Office of the Public Defender Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Jesup, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Higgins, (District Attorney's Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, Benjamin Gephardt, (District Attorney's Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Kingsland, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1547

    Trial Court's Error in Proceeding With Critical Stages of Trial in Defendant's Absence Required Reversal of Conviction

  • Fincher v. State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Nestrud, (Coweta Circuit Public Defender's Office), Franklin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Mooradian, John Cranford, (Coweta County Da's Office), Newnan, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1807

    Aggravated Stalking Indictment Was Defective For Failure to State Facts Constituting Criminal Conduct

  • Fuller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Persse, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Higgins, (District Attorney's Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, Benjamin Gephardt, (District Attorney's Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Kingsland, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1481

    Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and other offenses over defendant's challenges to evidence and contentions of error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Windward Campus Owner, LLC v. Good Night Medical of Ohio, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-07
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Dolinsky, (Law Offices of David R. Dolinsky), Atlanta, Michael Weinstein, (MBW Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Boyle, John Richard, (Continuum Legal Group LLP), Atlanta, G. Nason, (Lamberth Cifelli Ellis & Nason PA), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1192

    Court affirms summary judgment order concluding that a voidable transaction did not occur and purchaser of commercial tenant's assets was not liable for rent payments

  • Burbach v. Motorsports of Conyers, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-07
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: K. Reddy, (Reddy Law Firm, PC.), Suwanee, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Maguire, (Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C.), Atlanta, Kevin Maxim, (The Maxim Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1420

    Court reverses an injunction to enforce a restrictive covenant against a former employee because trial court erroneously applied Florida rather than Georgia law

  • High Tech Rail And Fence, LLC v. Cambridge Swinerton Builders, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Christy, Mary Ellen Lighthiser, (Schreeder Wheeler & Flint LLP), Atlanta, Gerald Davidson, Andrew Stancil, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jennifer Fletcher, Benjamin Reed, (Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP), Atlanta, Margaret Flatt Obrien, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1566

    Contractor's Termination of Subcontractor Was Done in Good Faith in Accordance With Subcontract Agreement

  • Dunn v. Dunn

    Publication Date: 2022-04-05
    Practice Area: Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Mammola, (Cordell & Cordell), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lawrence Stagg, (Attorney at Law), Ringgold, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1776

    Evidence of Spouse's "Concern" Too Vague to Support Finding That Other Spouse Committed Assault or Battery on Children