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  • Sowell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Yurachek, (The Law Offices of Mark Allen Yurachek & Associate), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, (District Attorney, NEJC of GA Northeastern Judicial Circuit), Gainesville, Kyle Bowland, (District Attorney, NEJC of GA Northeastern Judicial Circuit), Dawsonville, Conley Greer, (Dawson County District Attorney’s Office), Dawsonville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0949

    Court affirms DUI-related convictions for vehicular homicide and other crimes over defendant's challenge to admission of certain expert testimony and contentions of insufficient evidence

  • Brighter Capital Management, LLC et al. v. BCF-EF, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kennon Peebles, (Attorney at Law), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Watkins, Michael Freeman, Dylan Magruder, (Hall Booth Smith P.C.), Alpharetta, Allen Orr, (Huff Powell Bailey), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0257

    Court affirms contempt order and dismissal of an individual's complaint as a sanction for discovery non-compliance, but reverses dismissal of corporate entity's complaint in a business dispute

  • Couch v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Nestrud, (Coweta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Franklin, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1034

    Court affirms denial of motion drug suppress evidence found in a hotel room because hotel guest lost a right to privacy after scheduled checkout time

  • The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. et al. v. Turner et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-19
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hall, Jacquelyn Clarke, Austin Atkinson, Pearson Cunningham, Michael Profit, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Randolph Powell, Alexander Vey, (Huff Powell & Bailey), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracey Dellacona, (Dellacona Law Firm), Macon, Caleb Walker, Katherine McArthur, Lindsey Macon, (McArthur Law Firm), Macon, for appellee; Jason Bring, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, William Rissler, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Lisa Churvis, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Heistand & Prout), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A0378

    Court affirms $9.2 million jury verdict for medical malpractice and wrongful death, rejecting defendants' arguments as to causation and excess damages

  • Board of Commissioners of Brantley County v. Brantley County Development Partners, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-17
    Practice Area: Environmental Law | Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A0612

    Court affirms issuance of a permit to build a solid waste landfill in Brantley County Landfill, and further affirms limits on Environmental Protection Division's investigative duties

  • Bass v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Yurachek, (The Law Offices of Mark Allen Yurachek & Associate), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Thomas Williams, (DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0927

    Court affirms convictions for aggravated assault, family violence battery, and firearm possession over defendant's claims of insufficient and abuse of discretion

  • Brown v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry Taylor, (Public Defender’s Office of Columbia Judicial Circuit), Evans, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bobby Christine, Kevin Majeska, (Columbia Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Evans, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1029

    Court reverses convictions for child molestation and related charges due to trial court's improper removal and replacement of a hold-out juror

  • Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia v. Drake

    Publication Date: 2024-08-09
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Elizabeth Young, Bryan Webb, Russell Willard, (Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Bowers, Lucas Boggs, (Johnson Marlowe LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0321

    Court vacates ruling affirming a UGA student's suspension and nullifying UGA Conduct Regulations, and remands matter with direction to reconsider student's self-defense claims

  • Brown et al. v. Green Growth 2, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-08-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chauncey Barnwell, (Chauncey Napoleon Brown Barnwell, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elsie Chisholm, Lucas Bradley, Gregroy Finch, (Bouhan Falligant LLP), Savannah, Chase Lyndale, (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0270

    Court vacates and remands summary judgment order in quiet title action due to death of an adverse claimant party

  • Victory Media Group LLC v. Georgia Department of Transportation

    Publication Date: 2024-08-08
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Advertising
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Lemond, Edward Web, (Webb, Klase & Lemond, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Helen O’Leary, Amy Patterson, (Georgia Law Department), Atlanta, Denise Weiner, Pearson Cunningham, (Hall Booth Smith), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0100

    Court affirms DOT's denial of an application for a permit for a multiple message sign, which sign was prohibited by OCGA § 32-6-75 (c) (1) (C)