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  • In the Interest of K. G. V., a child.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darice Good, (Darice M. Good, LLC d.b.a Good Legal Firm, LLC), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yari Lawson, (Lawson Raines, LLP), Lawrenceville, Cynthia Lain, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Tyler Vandenberg, Christina Bridger, (Bridger Law Firm), Duluth, for appellee. LeAnne Hicks, (The Chancey Law Firm, PC), Braselton, Linda McKinley, Rachel Patton, (Attorney at Law), Winder, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0033

    Court reverses dismissal of a permanent guardian's petition for adoption, ruling that permanent guardianship does not foreclose the guardian from seeking adoption

  • Barbara Cantrell et al. v. AU Medical Center, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-21
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Bush, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Floyd Taylor, James Painter, Amanda Lynde, (Brennan, Wasden & Painter LLC), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2101

    Court reverses dismissal of medical negligence complaint after determining that the affidavit attached to the plaintiff's complaint met statutory requirements

  • Rice et al. v. Fulton County, Georgia et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mitchell Graham, (G. Roger Land & Associates), Atlanta, G. Land, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Jonathan Palmer, (Knight Palmer, LLC), Atlanta, Ranse Partin, (Conley Griggs Partin LLP), Atlanta, Lindsey Hillis, Delia Williams-Carroll, (The Hillis Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Colin Delaney, Anthony Rollins, Edward Wasmuth, Leah Sears, Robin Burnette, (Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, Detriss Thomas, Cheryl Ringer, Patrise Perkins-Hooker, Kaye Burwell, (Fulton County Office of the County Attorney), Atlanta, Jeffrey Haymore, (Dillard Sellers, LLC), Atlanta, Anamaria Hazard, Reginald Martin, (City of Atlanta, Law Department), Atlanta, C. Thomas, Michael Stacy, (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, Ken Jarrard, Gregory Meyer, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, Patrick Stough, E. Cox, Dennis Davenport, (McNally, Fox, Grant & Davenport, P.C.), Fayetteville, Richard Lindsey, (Lindsey Law Firm PC), Peachtree City, Winston Denmark, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Jonesboro, Emilia Walker, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Atlanta, John O'Neal, (Clayton County Boad of Commisioners), Jonesboro, Valorri Jones, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Jonesboro, Christa Freeman, (City of Atlanta Department of Law), Atlanta, Michael Huening, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Atlanta, Meredith Germain, (Turner Ross Germain, LLC), Marietta, William Turner, (Turner & Ross, LLC), Marietta, Daniel Lee, (Attorney For The City of Sandy Springs), Sandy Springs, Matthew Weiss, (Freeman Mathis & Gary), Atlanta, Brad Bowman, Decatur, Chad Alexis, (Dekalb County Law Department), Decatur, Ernest Bennett, (Carothers & Mitchell, LLC), Buford, Richard Carothers, (Attorney at Law), Buford, David Davidson, Robert Hulsey, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, Lajuana Ransaw, Andrew Welch, Priya Patel, (Smith Welch Webb & White, LLC), McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1898

    Taxpayers Stated Class Action Claim Under Tax Refund Statute For Allegedly Illegal Assessments

  • Day v. Mason

    Publication Date: 2020-12-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A20A0964

    Court vacates and remands an award for past child support, reverses as to other expenses, affirms as to some fees, and reverses separate award for appellate attorney fees

  • Jordan et al v. Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division

    Publication Date: 2020-12-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cale Conley, James Cox, (Conley Griggs Partin LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Isaac Byrd, Isaac Byrd, Margaret Eckrote, (Deputy Attorney General), Atlanta, Christopher Held, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1253

    Court dismisses appeal of the dismissal of a complaint against a state administrative agency because the appellants failed to file an application for the appeal

  • Weaver v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Natalie Glaser, (Attorney at Law), Dublin, Paul Hemmann, (Whitfield County Public Defender's Office), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dixon Lackey, Herbert Poston, (District Attorney), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1046

    Court orders suppression of drug evidence found during a search of a vehicle because an investigating officer illegally extended a traffic stop

  • Gardei v. Conway et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Yurachek, (The Law Offices of Mark Allen Yurachek & Associate), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tuwanda Williams, Murray Weed, (Gwinnett County Department of Law), Lawrenceville, Patrician Burton, Christopher Carr, Tina Piper, Rebecca Dobras, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0818

    Court affirms dismissal of claims that the Georgia Sex Offender registration statute is unconstitutional and that it could not be enforced against a defendant

  • Doe v. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-03
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A20A0784

    Court affirms dismissal of action against the Church as having been time-barred, stating that the statute of limitations began to run on plaintiff's 18th birthday

  • Jane Doe v. Vaughn

    Publication Date: 2020-12-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alfred Adams, Atlanta, Jared Miller, (Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, Catherine Scott, (Georgia Justice Project), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Vaughn, Keely Pitts, (Oconee Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eastman, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1431

    Superior Court Erred by Dismissing Petition to Modify Sentence; Court Had Authority to Consider the Relief Sought

  • Pitts v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-11-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean Black, (Black Law Offices), Toccoa, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Guardino, William Langley, (Enotah Circuit District Attorney's Office), Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1565

    Court affirms trial court order that reduced a sentence of probation over contentions that the sentence should have been dismissed as fully completed