• Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Walker, Bentley Adams, (Office of the Public Defender, Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Noah Abrams, (Chatham County District Attorney's Office), Savannah, Shalena Jones, Abigail Long, (Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1372

    Court affirms convictions for hijacking a motor vehicle and other crimes over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Gayton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Courtney Moore, (Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0939

    Court reverses denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence collected after defendant's seizure by officers was prolonged beyond a reasonable time.

  • Renasant Corporation et al. v. Korst

    Publication Date: 2021-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Consumer Protection
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bruyere, Arash Sabzevari, (Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter Bibbins, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, Walter Booth, (Jones & Booth LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0791

    Court affirms denial of mortgage lender's motion to dismiss Fair Housing Act complaint filed by a borrower who alleged discrimination due to his disabilities.

  • Blondell et al. v. Courtney Station 300 LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-03
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eugene Brooks, (Brooks Law Firm), Savannah, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Meredith Kincaid, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Johnson, (Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial), Atlanta, John McKinley, Bridgette Eckerson, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, Derek Mendicino, (Penna & Mendicino), Conyers, Tracy O’Connell, Philip Thompson, Gary Tiller, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0731

    Court affirms summary judgment denials in personal injury case due to genuine issues of material fact on all claims other than nuisance

  • Rimert v. Meriwether & Tharp, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-19
    Practice Area: Family Law | Legal Malpractice | Privacy
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Rutter, Gulf Shores, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Zachary Lewis, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Aaron Strimban, Robert Tidwell, (Tidwell & Strimban, LLC), Woodstock, John Burns, (Burns Law Group, PC), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1010

    Summary Judgment Properly Granted in Favor of Law Firm Accused of Negligent Training and Supervision of Staff Attorney

  • Connell et al. v. Hamon, As Surviving Child of James Isaac Dickens, Jr., Deceased

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alphonso Howell, Gregory Talley, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Howell, (Attorney at Law), Moultrie, Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0925

    Court reverses denial of defendant's motion on the pleadings in a wrongful death case where plaintiff had no standing to bring a wrongful death claim

  • J.P. Carey Enterprises, Inc. v. Cuentas, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-05
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Bonder, Carson Modrall, (Fried Bonder White LLC), Atlanta, Christopher Giovinazzo, Michael Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Franklin Brannen, Joshua Curry, Ronald Masterson, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0703

    Court affirms ruling that certain provisions in a convertible note were unenforceable penalties but reverses and remands as to whether noteholder waived default provisions

  • Marshall v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Micah Gates, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Franklin, Herbert Poston, (Assistant District Attorney), Dalton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0948

    No Showing Made That Trial Court Abused Discretion in Giving Allen Charge

  • Moran v. Team Elite Realty, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Massey, (Massey & Sharry, LLP), Winder, Darren Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, James Seifter, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allen Broughton, Robert Parker, (Allen L Broughton PC), Atlanta, John Stell, (Stell, Smith & Mattison, P.C.), Winder, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1036

    Court affirms summary judgment for property owner and realtor in a slip and fall case where neither defendant had actual or constructive knowledge of property defect

  • State v. Bowman

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keegan Gary, Hunter Rodgers, (Paulding Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1873

    Court reverses grant of defendant's motion for discharge and acquittal, finding that his right to a speedy trial was not violated even though petit jury was not sworn in.