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  • Shamblin et al. v. Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry Jackson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael, Scott McMickle, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, L.L.P.), Alpharetta, Todd Hatcher, Joseph Shelley, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellee. Travis Meyer, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout), Atlanta, Adam Smith, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Allen Broughton, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1238

    Plaintiff's wrongful death claim was barred by charitable immunity, and her other claims were properly dismissed

  • Rollins v. Smith et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-20
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Corbett, (The Corbett Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Rogers, (NCR Corp.), Atlanta, Johannes Kingma, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, William Mitchell, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet LLP), Norcross, Robyn Webb, (Hoffer & Webb, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1592

    Law Firm Failed to Exercise Care in Neglecting to Ensure a Stipulation Was Executed So Client Would Receive Court-Ordered Attorney Fee Credit

  • Agsouth Farm Credit, ACA v. West et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-17
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Aaron, George Rountree, (Brown Rountree & Stewart PC), Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bobby Jones, (Jones & Smith, P.C.), Metter, Brent Savage, (Savage Turner & Pinckney PC), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0964

    Court vacates, reverses, and remands the denial of a lender's summary judgment motion on fiduciary duty and other claims from prospective borrowers

  • Caldwell et al. v. Church

    Publication Date: 2019-12-13
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alex Merritt, (Attorney at Law), Dayton, Daniel DeWoskin, (DeWoskin Law Firm, LLC), Decatur, Sam Han, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1229

    Trial Court Lacked Authority to Award Attorney Fees Incurred by Party In Prior Appellate Court Proceeding

  • Handberry et al. v. Manning Forestry Services, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-12-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Caleb Walker, (Katherine L. McArthur, LLC), Macon, Katherine McArthur, (McArthur Law Firm), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Britton White, G. White, (Brennan, Harris & Rominger LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1321

    Circumstantial evidence was insufficient to create an issue of fact as to knowledge of the existence of an open well in a survivor's negligence action against a contractor

  • Ward v. Marriott International, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adanna Ugwonali, (Attorney at Law), Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stevan Miller, Gwendolyn Havlik, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Woods, (Law Office of James C. McLaughlin), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0826

    Court reverses dismissal of negligence action, ruling that the trial court had personal jurisdiction over foreign corporation

  • Courtland Properties I, LLC et al. v. Collins

    Publication Date: 2019-11-27
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sun Choy, Jacob Daly, Sara Brochstein, (Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yinka Omole, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1437

    Summary Judgment Could Not Properly Be Granted to Defendant on Basis of Real-Party-In-Interest Objection

  • Timmons et al. v. Suntrust Bank

    Publication Date: 2019-11-08
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Hall, Jordan Bell, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1262

    Bank was not entitled to summary judgment because it was not entitled to holder in due course status under a vehicle sales contract

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clifford Kurlander, (Office of the Appellate Defender), Atlanta, appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Henry Syms, (District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1014

    Trial Judge's Implied Expression of Opinion as to Defendant's Guilt Was Plain Error, Warranting New Trial

  • Parker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-22
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerard Kleinrock, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Emily Richardson, Sherry Boston, Deborah Wellborn, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1009

    Court affirms mistrial ruling over defendant's double jeopardy and trial court error objections.