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  • June 1, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Both Sides Find Victory in Ga. High Court's Ruling Over Testimony of GM CEO

    "However, we decline to hold that a trial court must find that good cause is presumptively or conclusively established in each instance that a movant has demonstrated that an executive is 'sufficiently high-ranking' and lacks unique personal knowledge of discoverable information not available through other means," Justice Charlie Bethel said.

    6 minute read

  • Nichols v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Sheppard, (Attorney at Law), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Candace Slezak, (Assistant District Attorney), Winder, James Smith, (District Attorney), Jefferson, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0667

    Trial Court's Decision to Handcuff Defendant During Trial Was Supported by Case-Specific Findings

  • May 19, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    'Jurors Broke the Rules': Alleged Prejudicial Misconduct in Spotlight Amid Fight for New Trial

    "A new trial is required because Miss Harris' jurors broke the rules," argued appellant attorney Angie Coggins of the Allen Law Firm in Warner Robins. "They researched and shared and discussed extraneous, extrajudicial, prejudicial information."

    5 minute read

  • RCC Wesley Chapel Crossing, LLC et al. v. Allen et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-17
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A20A0547

    Court vacates and remands a class action case that addressed a private property owner's right to immobilize vehicles improperly parked on the owner's property

  • 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

  • McInerney v. McInerney

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Paul Johnson, Elizabeth Esther Berenguer, (Johnson, Kraeuter & Dunn, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew McLean Wilkes, William C Phillips, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1068

    Superior Courts Can Transfer or Dismiss Divorce Cases Under Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens

  • 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