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  • Douglas R. Wilson et al v. Redmond Construction, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-09
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Procedure | Evidence
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Lovett, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Evans, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0506

    Bona Fide Controversy Precluded Attorney Fees Award For Stubborn Litigiousness or Unnecessary Trouble and Expense

  • Doxey v. Crissey et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hylton Dupree, Blake Carl, (Dupree & Kimbrough, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Beard, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Richard Calhoun, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0203

    Court vacates amended order and remands case for the trial court to conduct proceedings and to consider evidence on the changed use of an easement

  • In Re Ragas

    Publication Date: 2021-07-01
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Morgan, (Attorney at Law), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Erik Pirozzi, (Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C.), Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0237

    Court reverses order of criminal attempt that had been issued against an attorney due to insufficient evidence to show violation of any order directed at the attorney

  • Ray v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sonya Chachere-Compton, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, Elizabeth Racine, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, Ryan Leonard, (District Attorney), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0338

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Denying Child Cruelty Defendant's Motion to Withdraw Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

  • Caruthers et al. v. City of Rochelle, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2021-06-15
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Ford, (James Lee Ford, P.C.), Atlanta, Mitchell McGough, (Mitchel E. McGough Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sara Brochstein, Dana Maine, Kevin Stone, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0038

    Court affirmed jury verdict for City in a negligence and nuisance case where a decedent fell into a hole dug by City employees on private property

  • General Motors LLC v. Buchanan et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-02
    Practice Area: Diversity | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Daniel, Jonathan Spital, (Holland & Knight), Atlanta, Charles Marsh, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, Brian Kappel, Michael Bell, Rachel Lary, Christopyer Yearout, (Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC), Birmingham, Myrece Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Richard North, Richard North, (Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick Dawson, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Lance Cooper, (The Cooper Firm), Marietta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Leah Sears, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, William Custer, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Glover, (Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis Miles), Montgomery, Darren Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: A21A0043

    Court affirms denial of a protective order that sought to preclude a deposition of GM's CEO and declines to adopt the apex doctrine in Georgia

  • Smith v. Tibbits, Executor et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-20
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Donald Defoor, (Don F. Defor, P.C.), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Carlson, Harry MacDougald, Christine Buckler, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & DeLoach, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1987

    Court reverses summary judgment in favor of an estate executor when genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether certain real and other property had been transferred

  • Zerbarini v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, Daniel Hiatt, (Griffin Circuit District Attorney's Office Fayette County Justice Center, One Center Drive), Fayetteville, Benjamin Coker, (District Attorney), Thomaston, Marie Broder, (Spalding County District Attorney's Office), Griffin, Robert Smith, (Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia), Morrow, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1711

    Court affirms convictions for aggravated child molestation and related crimes over defendant's claims of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Ambrosio et al. v. Giordano, Jr. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-09
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Ney, (William Brent Ney, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bruce Dubberly, (Dubberly & McGovern), Glennville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2118

    Parties Mutually Assented to the Terms of Real Estate Sale Agreements; Trial Court Properly Rejected Buyers' Impossibility Defense

  • Patel v. Diplomat 1419VA Hotels, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Ratchick, (Chamberlain Hrdlicka), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherri Buda, Bryan Knight, (Knight Johnson LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Michael Robl, (Robl Law Group LLC), Tucker, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1672

    Court affirms summary judgment claims in favor of defendants on plaintiff's fraud and breach of contract claims relating to mismanagement of a hotel investment