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  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-02-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina Cribbs, Veronica O'Grady, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, David Getachew-Smith, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2446

    Trial Court Erred in Failing to Hold Hearing on Claims Raised in Second Amended Motion for New Trial

  • February 3, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    'I Put on the Armor of the Law to Slay the Dragons,' Justice Benham Says at UGA Lecture

    "I tell you this to tell you what lawyers do and why they do it," Benham said. "But there are certain things that the law can't handle. We can't let the evils of yesterday use up our tomorrows. As a people, we have more in common than things that separate us."

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  • In the Interest of C.B., A Child.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy Vaughn, Nicolas Parkerson, (District Attorney's Office - Oconee Judicial Circuit), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2095

    Police Officer Lacked Reasonable Suspicion to Stop Juvenile Who Smelled of Marijuana Absent Showing of Training and Experience In Marijuana Odor Detection

  • Avis Rent A Car System, LLC et al. v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2019-12-24
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Casey, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Brantley Rowlen, Victoria Waller, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Daniel, Matthew Friedlander, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael St. Amand, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Darryl Adams, (Law Offices of Michael L. Neff), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Terry, Amanda Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Michael Neff, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee. George Welborn, (Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams), Marietta, William Custer, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, for other party. Brittany Wilson, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon), San Francisco, Andrew Trask, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon), Los Angeles, Mark Behrens, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon), Washington, for AM.
    Case Number: A19A1503

    Former Employee, Who Was Not Acting Under Color of Employment When He Committed Criminal Acts, Proximately Caused Plaintiff's Injuries

  • 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