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  • The State v. Bobby Lee Fish

    Publication Date: 2022-11-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    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
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    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

  • October 28, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Beltline Class Action Denied Certiorari, but Plaintiffs' Litigation Likely to Continue

    "To the extent plaintiffs decide to pursue their underlying claims on a non-class basis, we believe those claims lack merit and that our clients ultimately will prevail," said Atlanta attorney Douglas M. Hance of Morris, Manning & Martin, who helped handle the defense of the Atlanta Beltline Inc. and The Atlanta Development Authority doing business as Invest Atlanta.

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  • October 25, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Atlanta Firm Gets Record $465K Settlement in Roller Rink Injury Case

    "I think [the key was] the investigation we did, with the witnesses [skaters] we were able to discover, who were independent [and] who were able to establish the [previous] knowledge of the ... dangerous and slick conditions of the floor that the defendants did nothing about," said plaintiff attorney Joseph Wilson.

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

    Publication Date: 2022-10-19
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    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

  • Cephas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, John Nichols, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1144

    Court affirms conviction for misdemeanor obstruction of an officer but vacates a sentencing provision on banishment and remands for resentencing

  • Byrne v. Byrne

    Publication Date: 2022-09-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Meeks, (Attorney at Law), Leesburg, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Zezima, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1080

    Court affirms final judgment and divorce decree awarding a father primary physical custody of twin children

  • Watson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Norris Lewis, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0772

    Court affirms conviction for drug trafficking over defendants procedural objection and contention of trial court error in a refusal to suppress seized evidence