• City of Atlanta et al. v. Girls Galore, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-12
    Practice Area: Entertainment and Sports Law
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joel Callins, Hermise Pierre, (City of Atlanta Law Department - Litigation Practice Group), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cary Wiggins, (Wiggins Law Group), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1608

    Court affirms superior court reversal of mayor's sanctions on a nightclub where those sanctions were not based on findings from a Review Board hearing

  • December 9, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Intoxication, Fights and Deviations in Georgia Workers' Comp Claims

    This article will explore willful misconduct defenses in Georgia related to injuries that may have been caused by employee intoxication or fighting, as well as defenses when an injury stems from an employee deviating from the scope of their job responsibilities.

    8 minute read

  • Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission v. New Georgia Project Action Fund et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-08
    Practice Area: Discovery | Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Elizabeth Young, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Bryan Webb, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Russell Willard, (Attorney at Law Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joyce Lewis, Adam Sparks, (Krevolin Horst, LLC), Atlanta, Kurt Kastorf, (Kastorf Law), Atlanta, Bryan Sells, (Law Office of Bryan L. Sells LLC), Atlanta, Marc Elias, Aria Branch, Elisabeth Frost, Alexi Velez, (Elias Law Group LLP), Washington, for appellee; Other Parties, Adam Sparks, (Krevolin & Horst, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A0748

    Court affirms denial of a motion to compel a document subpoena to two campaign entities and reverses an order modifying a subpoena to another entity

  • Hill v. Kemp

    Publication Date: 2022-12-01
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Tucker, (Tucker & Associates Law Firm LLC), Jonesboro, Alan Parker, (Alan Parker Law Firm LLC), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julie Jacobs, Christopher Carr, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Andrew Dearing, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1113

    Court affirms denial of a suspended sheriff's petition for a writ of mandamus for to require his reinstatement

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • November 21, 2022 | Law.com

    Law Firms Start Tying Office Attendance to Job Security, Bonuses: The Morning Minute

    The news and analysis you need to start your day.

    5 minute read

  • 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