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  • Truist Bank f/k/a Branch Banking and Trust Company v. Stark

    Publication Date: 2021-04-08
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Levy, Paul Durdaller, (Burr & Forman LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Christy, Jonathan Akins, (Schreeder Wheeler & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Corporation Service Company Registered Agent Wells Fargo Bank NA, Norcross, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A2000

    Trial Court Erred in Holding That Disposable Earnings Limitation Applied to Disputed Funds in Garnishment Case

  • Murray v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Murray, (Dodge State Prison), Chester, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, (The Law Offices of Fani T. Willis, LLC), Atlanta, Claude Rudder, (District Attorney), Atlanta, David Getachew-Smith, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1692

    Court vacates denial of defendant's motion for an out-of-time appeal and remands for the trial court to hold an evidentiary hearing on claims of ineffective assistance

  • Johnson v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2021-04-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Grogan, (Grogan & Grogan), Columbus, Lynn Grogan, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Pitts, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2061

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Ordering Deviations in Child Support for Private School Tuition, Extracurricular Activities; Amended Divorce Decree Affirmed

  • Hartman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lauren Shubow, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, (The Law Offices of Fani T. Willis, LLC), Atlanta, Teri Walker, Richard Caplan, Claude Rudder, (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1911

    Court affirms convictions for rape and aggravated sodomy over defendant's challenges to evidence and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • The Hatchett Firm, P. C. et al. v. Atlanta Life Financial Group, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-30
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roy Banerjee, (Kumar, Prabhu, Patel & Banerjee, L.L.C.), Atlanta, Angelina Whitaker, (Blue Sky Law), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lisa Wolgast, Talia Wagner, (Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1723

    Court reverses summary judgment order that had been in favor of sub-lessor due to outstanding issue of material fact, but affirms order against subtenants' counterclaims

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Geary, Kelsey Wiley, (The Geary Law Firm, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, Samuel d'Entremont, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1842

    Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and aggravated assault over defendant's contentions of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • In the Interest of T. R. et al. children.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Burns Tanner, (Burns & Burns, PC), Milledgeville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Amy Michaud, (Attorney at Law), Greensboro, for appellee. Hoganne Harrison-Walton, (The Hogan Law Firm LLC), Milledgeville, Emilie Cook, (Cook Law Office, LLC), Milledgeville, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A2124

    Court vacates an order terminating parental rights as to three children and remands to the juvenile court for more specific findings as to each child

  • Becton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A20A1837

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation and other crimes over defendant's contentions of trial court error and insufficient evidence

  • Terry v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Chappell, (Solo Practicioner), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Bowden, Jennifer Hart, (Assistant District Attorney), Tifton, Bryce Johnson, (Solicitor General), Sylvester, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1627

    Court reverses conviction for Controlled Substance Act violation because trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized in a traffic stop

  • Strickland et al. v. Geico General Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2021-02-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Edgar, (Attorney at Law), Alma, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Lawrence, (Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Smith, Lawrence & Shenton), Valdosta, for appellee. Thomas Burke, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Tifton, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1971

    Court reverses dismissal of plaintiff's amended renewal complaint in a personal injury action where the amended renewal complaint properly related back to the original.