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  • Perkins v. Hayes

    Publication Date: 2020-08-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad MaDonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, Naomi Lumpkin, (Clark Lowery & Lumpkin LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nikki Marr, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Deana Spencer, (Spencer Law, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Deana Spencer, (Stepp Law LLC), Lawrenceville, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0204

    Court affirms trial court order on custody, visitation, and child support over mother's objections

  • The State v. Adams

    Publication Date: 2020-08-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Mauldin, (District Attorney), Athens, Malachi Peacock, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly Wegel, (Western Circuit Public Defender), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0050

    Court reverses order granting defendant's plea in bar because dismissal of federal charges was not an acquittal for purposes of Georgia's successive prosecution statute

  • Dellinger-Allen et al. v. O'Brien

    Publication Date: 2020-07-29
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Bachman, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Atlanta, Joseph Shelley, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Aaron Kappler, (Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti, P.C.), Peachtree Corners, Aaron O'brien, (Thompson O'Brien), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0087

    Court affirms the striking of a defamation claim but reverses the striking of a breach of contract claim in a dispute involving contractual professional counseling services

  • Marcus et al. v. Country Mutual Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2020-07-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Virgil Adams, Dawn Lewis, (Adams, Jordan & Herrington PC), Macon, Lauren Childs, (Lumley & Harper, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay Traynham, Amanda Smith, (Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer, LLP), Macon, for appellee. Allen Broughton, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, Floyd Buford, (Buford & Buford), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0391

    Homeowner Who Shot At Children Outside Her Home Committed Criminal Acts, Precluding Coverage Under Home Insurance Policy

  • Emory University et al. v. Willcox

    Publication Date: 2020-07-23
    Practice Area: Evidence | Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Ladner, Robert Stannard, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, John Fitzpatrick, Lamar Jost, (Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, LLP), Denver, Michael Bailey, Erica Jansen, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Graddock, Keenan Nix, (Morgan & Morgan, PA), Atlanta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Maxwell Thelen, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Kurt Kastorf, (Kastorf Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0665

    Trial Court in Wrongful Death Case Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Allowing Opinion Evidence Based on Incomplete Medical Records

  • Gathers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard Anderson, (Law Office of Howard W. Anderson, III, LLC), Pendleton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Henry Syms, (Office of the District Attorney), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0097

    Court affirms defendant's conviction for child molestation and sentencing as a recidivist.

  • Shaum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robin Flores, (Robin Flores - Attorney), Chattanooga, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, (District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0228

    Court affirms defendant's convictions for attempt to commit child molestation and attempt to entice a child for indecent purposes

  • Perez v. Cunningham

    Publication Date: 2020-07-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad Macdonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christina Cunningham, Woodstock, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0601

    Court Erred in Retroactively Modifying Father's Child Support Obligation and Improperly Applying Upward Deviation Based on His Lack of Parenting Time

  • Georgia Department of Transportation v. Mixon

    Publication Date: 2020-07-09
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Kathleen Pacious, Loretta Pinkston-Pope, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas Gibson, (Gibson & Associates, PC), Waycross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0690

    Sovereign Immunity Was Waived for Nuisance Claim; Inverse Condemnation Claim Arose Out of Alleged Nuisance to Which Sovereign Immunity Is Inapplicable

  • Morris v. Real Estate Expert Advisors, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Discovery
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Rafi, (Rafi Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Arthur York, (Swift Currie Mcghee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Leland Kynes, (Kynes Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Barnes, (Barnes Firm LLP), Atlanta, Tyler Walker, (Fields Howell LLP), Atlanta, Adam Joffe, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Robert Noble, (Goodman McGuffey LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Lloyd Hedrick, (Hedrick Law LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0038

    Court reverses summary judgment grant that was based on the defendants' responses to requests to admit, which responses were not binding on the plaintiff