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  • Clay v. Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Clay, Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Buckley, Kelly Christopher, (Buckley Christopher & Haff, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Laurel Henderson, (The Balch Law Group), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1320

    Court dismisses appellant's direct appeal because it lacked jurisdiction, as appellant was required to file an application for a discretionary appeal in the matter

  • G & E Construction, LLC v. Rubicon Construction, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-12
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Penland, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Dorothy Primm, (Attorney at Law), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Jones, William Hart, (Busch Reed Jones & Leeper PC), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1381

    Company's Founder Is Not Personally Liable Under OCGA §14-2-204 for Debt of Construction Company That Was Administratively Dissolved

  • Miller v. Hiawassee Allen Family, LLC. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-10
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roy Barnes, Benjamin Rosichan, (The Barnes Law Group, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lawrence Sorgen, Hiawassee, Furman Smith, (Furman Smith, Jr., P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0849

    Court reverses summary judgment order that had been in favor of a real estate purchaser because facts regarding waiver of a financing contingency were not clear

  • Taylor v. Ameris Bank

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeremy McCullough, (Aldridge Pite Haan, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1052

    Court affirms denial of guarantor's motion for summary judgment and determines that guarantor's waiver of statute of limitations defense did not violate public policy

  • Haynes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Samuel D'Entremont, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Gwinnett Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1347

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Removing Defendant From Courtroom, Given Defendant's Repetitive Arguing and Refusal to Answer Judge's Questions

  • Stevens v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Phillips, (Walton County Public Defender's Office), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, Randal McGinley, (Newton County District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1554

    Trial Court Did Not Coerce Verdict By Urging Jury to Continue Deliberating

  • Morman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Brouse, (Brouse Law), Blue Ridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benny Martin, Barbara Sosebee, (Assistant District Attorney), Blue Ridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1456

    Trial Court Did Not Err by Allowing Defendant to Be in Front of the Jury While 'Naked, Wrapped in a Blanket, Shackled, and Strapped to a Chair'

  • Outfront Media, LLC v. City of Sandy Springs

    Publication Date: 2020-09-16
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Peters, Sarah Smith, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Lee, (Attorney for the City of Sandy Springs), Sandy Springs, Matthew Weiss, (Freeman Mathis & Gary), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1269

    Trial Court Erred in Finding That Tenant Was Precluded From Pursuing Inverse Condemnation Counterclaim Against City for the Taking of Its Remaining Interests in Property

  • Watson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A20A1165

    Defendant Did Not Credibly Establish He Was Unaware of Fourth Amendment Waiver in Bond Order

  • Allen v. ABM Aviation, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-25
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Foster, (The Foster Firm LLC), Atlanta, Ralph Goldberg, (Goldberg & Cuvillier, P.C.), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yamisi James, Roger Harris, (Swift, Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Angela Tartline, (Bovis Kyle Burch & Medlin LLC), Atlanta, Grant Tall, (Bader Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0903

    Court affirms summary judgment for defendant in a slip and fall case where all evidence pointed to plaintiff's equal knowledge of the hazard