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  • Seals v. Major et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-05
    Practice Area: Contracts | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Hall, John Hinton, (Baker, Donelson, Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Luke Lantta, Aiten Mcpherson, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Michael Johnson, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Reginald Snyder, (Dye Snyder, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0493

    Genuine Issues of Material Were Presented as to Whether Partnership Was Formed

  • Paradise Entertainment Group, Inc. et al. v. Favors

    Publication Date: 2022-05-03
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary Freed, Thomas Grant, (Freed Grant LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anna Cross, (The Cross Firm LLC), Decatur, Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Mecca Anderson, Samuel Starks, Shean Williams, (The Cochran Firm – Atlanta), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, Meredith Kincaid, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Peter Brogdon, (Morgan & Morgan), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0612

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment to defendants in a personal injury case where plaintiff's injuries were not caused by defendant's actions

  • Villages of Cascade Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Edwards

    Publication Date: 2022-04-15
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob Daly, (Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Smith, (Law Offices of Michael Smith, LLC), Decatur, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1336

    Court reverses denial of Homeowners Association's motion for summary judgment on injured resident's claims for premises liability, nuisance, and punitive damages

  • Thompson v. Dekalb County, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2022-03-31
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Government | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eleanor Attwood, (Legare Attwood & Wolfe LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randy Gepp, Ann Schildhammer, Marc Taylor, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1754

    Whistleblower Law Claimant Failed to Rebut Employer's Direct Evidence He Was Terminated For Stated Reasons

  • Shuler v. Akpan

    Publication Date: 2022-03-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond Humphrey, (The Law Office of Raymond C. Humphrey, Esq.), Dunwoody, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin Tallant, Jonah Howell, (Miles Patterson Hansford Tallant, LLC), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1475

    Court reverses denial of defendant's motion to set aside a default judgment because plaintiff failed to show diligence in serving defendant before service by publication

  • Wood et al. v. Wade et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. Wood, (L. Lin Wood, P.C.), Atlanta, Ibrahim Reyes, (Reyes Lawyers, P.A.), Coral Gables, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Beal, Milinda Brown, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0558

    Court affirms interlocutory injunction to enforce a non-disparagement clause in a settlement agreement between attorneys that were formerly in business together

  • Bene v. State of Georgia et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-29
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Woodham, (Woodham Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Daniel McRae, (Seyfarth Shaw LLP), Atlanta, Sandra Zayac, Henry Chalmers, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Craig Pendergrast, (Taylor English), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A21A1143

    Superior Court Properly Validated and Confirmed Bonds and Bond Security Related to the Financing of Four Development Projects in Fulton County

  • Rimert v. Meriwether & Tharp, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-19
    Practice Area: Family Law | Legal Malpractice | Privacy
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Rutter, Gulf Shores, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Zachary Lewis, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Aaron Strimban, Robert Tidwell, (Tidwell & Strimban, LLC), Woodstock, John Burns, (Burns Law Group, PC), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1010

    Summary Judgment Properly Granted in Favor of Law Firm Accused of Negligent Training and Supervision of Staff Attorney

  • The City of College Park et al. v. The City of Sandersville

    Publication Date: 2021-11-17
    Practice Area: Contracts | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Winston Denmark, Valorri Jones, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Jonesboro, Bryan Tyson, Bryan Jacoutot, Loree Paradise, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Danielle Matricardi, Aliayah Baaith, (Fincher Denmark, LLC), Atlanta, Rebecca Woods, (Seyfarth Shaw, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keenan Howard, (Assistant Solicitor General), Athens, Edward Wasmuth, Leah Sears, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell), Atlanta, Bob Langstaff, (Langstaff Law LLC), Albany, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1048

    Testimony of Whether City Council Approved Contract Is Admissible As It Is Not Concerning Legislative Intent

  • Stanford v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2021-10-22
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Johnson, Craig Pendergrast, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Valladares, Steven Rosenwasser, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1004

    Court Erred in Dismissing Action Against City of Atlanta Due to Property Owner's Failure to Attach Copies of City Code or Ordinances to Complaint