• Cartersville Medical Center, LLC d/b/a Cartersville Medical Center v. Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. d/b/a Floyd Medical Center

    Publication Date: 2022-11-25
    Practice Area: Regulation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua Belinfante, Daniel Monahan, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC), Atlanta, Mariana Melendez, (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Rich, Seigler, Richardson), Rome, Stephen Ecenia, (Rutledge Ecenia, P. A.), Tallahassee, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julius Peek, Benjamin Stell, (McRae Smith Peek Harman & Monroe LLP), Rome, Armando Basarrate, Elizabeth Kitchens, Grace Kopache, (Parker, Hudson, Rainer, & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Christopher Carr, Stacey Hillock, Daniel Walsh, Cathelynn Tio, (Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law), Atlanta,

    Case Number: A22A0804

    Court reverses superior court order that rejected the Department of Health's decision to grant an application for a Certificate of Need for a new neonatal care unit

  • Northside Hospital, Inc. v. Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-25
    Practice Area: Regulation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Rozier, Charlotte Combre, Sanford Moore, (Baker & Hostetler LLP), Atlanta, Roger Hatcher, Matthew Smith, (Smith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles, P.A.), Gainesville, Robert Highsmith, (Highsmith V. Highsmith), Baxley, Robert Highsmith, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, Dorothy Cornwell, (Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Armando Basarrate, David Darden, Jameson Bilsborrow, (Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Cole, (Welchel, Dunlap, Jarrard & Walker, LLP), Gainesville, for appellee; Christopher Carr, Margaret Eckrote, Charles Thimmesch, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Stacey Hillock, Daniel Walsh, (Department of Law, State of Georgia), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1081

    Court reverses one superior court's denial of Certificate of Need for a radiation therapy center and affirms a second court's approval of it

  • Georgia Department of Community Health v. Houston Hospitals, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-25
    Practice Area: Regulation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Margaret Eckrote, Daniel Walsh, Crystal Lang, Cathelynn Tio, (Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Bring, Michael Gray, Kara Gordon, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, for appellee; Joshua Belinfante, Daniel Monahan, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC), Atlanta, Kathlynn Polvino, (KBP Law, P.C.), Atlanta, Stephen Ecenia, Jennifer Hinson, (Rutledge Ecenia, P.A.), Tallahassee, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1013

    Court vacates orders that reversed a Department Health's grant of a Certificate of Need and remands to for Department to vacate and reconsider its decision

  • AU Medical Center, Inc. v. Georgia Department of Community Health, et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-23
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Threlkeld, Elliott Coward, (Morris Manning & Martin, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Belinfante, Daniel Monahan, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC), Atlanta, Stephen Ecenia, (Rutledge Ecenia, P. A.), Tallahassee, Cathelynn Tio, Christopher Carr, (Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law), Atlanta, Jennifer Hinson, (Rutledge Ecenia, P.A.), Tallahassee, Caylee Noggle, (Commissioner-C/O Office of Health Planning), Atlanta, Charles Thimmesch, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1148

    Party Challenging Grant of Certificate of Need to Hospital Failed to Raise Claim Its Substantial Rights Were Prejudiced

  • Choi v. Sierra Construction Company, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-14
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Corporate Entities
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Hasson, Michael O’Neill, (Hasson Law Group LLP), Atlanta, Mariana Melendez, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jefferson Allen, Erin Lewis, (Cohen Cooper Estep & Allen, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Steven Newton, (Steven N. Newton, LLC), Peachtree City, Jin Choi, Roswell, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1057

    Court reverses a judgment on a breach of a construction contract against an individual due to improper jury instructions on the issue of joint venture liability

  • The State v. Bobby Lee Fish

    Publication Date: 2022-11-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Luana Nolen, (Douglas County District Attorney’s Office), Douglasville, Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office Cobb County Courthouse), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Cook, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0920

    Court affirms order granting a motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop that was unlawfully prolonged by an officer

  • In the Interest of S. D., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fani Willis, Lyndsey Rudder, Mathew Plott, (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tashe Dunlap, (Atlanta Circuit Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1416

    Juvenile Court Had Authority to Close and Seal Case Involving Juvenile Who Was Returning to His Mother in Another State

  • Hernandez v. Great American Alliance Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2022-11-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Lacy, (Lindsey & Lacy, P.C.), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Athans, Rachael Slimmon, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Robert Marcovitch, (Sinton Scott Minock & Kerew), Atlanta, for appellee; John Hipes, (Hipes & Belle Isle, LLC), Alpharetta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1147

    In an insurance coverage dispute, court affirms summary judgment in favor of umbrella insurer's denial of coverage for injuries sustained in a shooting incident

  • In the Interest of M. C. et al., Children (Mother)

    Publication Date: 2022-10-19
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karimah Boston, (Public Defender’s Office - Atlanta Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Mark Brooks, Atlanta, for appellee; Ramona Condell, (Office of the Child Attorney, Fulton County), Atlanta, James Jones, (King & Spalding, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0655

    Dependency Order Was Not Supported by Factual Findings Supporting Court's Conclusions

  • Bentley v. Moore

    Publication Date: 2022-10-17
    Practice Area: Attorney Rates and Arrangements
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, Sarah Pomella Cornejo, (Saraj Cprmekp Law, LLC), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bret Moore, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Tucker, Ross Moore, (Ross Moore,II, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee; Christopher Brookhart, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0735

    Court affirms order denying plaintiff's motion to invalidate an attorney's lien because some evidence indicated that the plaintiff authorized an underlying settlement