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  • Corley v. Jackson

    Publication Date: 2022-05-10
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jamison Corley, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kimberly Jackson, Jackson, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0540

    Trial Court Did Not Abuse Discretion in Holding Parent in Contempt of Child Custody Order to Pay Attorney Fees

  • Paradise Entertainment Group, Inc. et al. v. Favors

    Publication Date: 2022-05-03
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary Freed, Thomas Grant, (Freed Grant LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Cross, (The Cross Firm LLC), Decatur, Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Mecca Anderson, Samuel Starks, Shean Williams, (The Cochran Firm – Atlanta), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, Meredith Kincaid, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Peter Brogdon, (Morgan & Morgan), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0612

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment to defendants in a personal injury case where plaintiff's injuries were not caused by defendant's actions

  • Butler v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raffauf Joseph, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Deborah Wellborn, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0146

    Court affirms convictions for vehicular homicide and DUI over defendant's multiple

  • Oldham et al. v. Landrum, III et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-19
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry Oldham, (Larry C. Oldham, P.C.), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dana Maine, Mallory Ball, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Charles Marsh, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, Henry Tharpe, (Sponcler & Tharpe, LLC), Dalton, Myrece Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1271

    Court vacates dismissal of abusive litigation complaint and remands for determination of whether real party-in-interest should be added as a plaintiff

  • Yanes v. Escobar

    Publication Date: 2022-03-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Matthews, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: T Bushnell, (Bushnell & Drye, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0315

    Appeal Was Subject to Discretionary Appeal Procedure and Shortened Appeal Deadline And Was Therefore Untimely Filed

  • 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

  • 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