• The State v. O'Neal

    Publication Date: 2019-11-06
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Faircloth, Louie Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Dixon, (Nelson & Dixon, LLC), Dublin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1464

    Court Had No Basis to Conclude That Corrections Officer 'Was in the Performance of His Duties' When He Committed Certain Alleged Criminal Acts

  • Dillard v. Schilke

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Odis Williams, (The Law Office of Odis Williams, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chester Gregg, (Babo & Gregg, Attorneys at Law, PC), Richmond Hill, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1472

    Second wife was deceased husband's legal surviving spouse, and circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove to prove divorce from first wife

  • Yash Solutions, LLC v. New York Global Consultants Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-23
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Consulting | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Tallant, Jonah Howell, (Miles Patterson Hansford Tallant, LLC), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1483

    Party's Continuing Actions After Alleged Breach of Contract Supported Jury's Conclusion That Non-Compete Provision Was Waived

  • In the Interest of J. L.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Irene Serlis, (Attorney at Law), Dawsonville, Van'Nessa Lotson, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Grile, (Attorney at Law), Pooler, for appellee. Diette Barnwell Neal, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, Kathleen Davis, (Attorney at Law), Richmond Hill, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1103

    Maintaining Uncle's Temporary Guardianship Over Child Was In Child's Best Interest

  • Reyes-Castro v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Sparger, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Heap, Emily Puhala, (Assistant District Attorney), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0797

    Court affirms rape and kidnapping convictions over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

  • Easley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Chen, (Steven C. Chen PC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, Christopher Carr, Paula Smith, Thomas Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Lawrenceville, Daniel Porter, Lee Tittsworth, (Gwinnett Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0903

    Defendant Was Not Prejudiced By Prosecution's Untimely Delivery of Recording of Witness's Custodial Interview With Police

  • Haesun Park-Poaps v. Poaps

    Publication Date: 2019-10-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Ballinger, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sally Fox, Bridget Cardinale, (Fox Legal, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2032

    Family Law Court's Pro-Rata Division of Costs of Children's Extracurricular Activities Required Written Findings

  • ALA Construction Services, LLC v. Controlled Access, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Creasy, (The Law Offices of James K. Creasy, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Van De Water, (Isenberg & Hewitt), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0923

    Court reverses summary judgment order on a mechanic's lien because material supplier did not follow statutory notice provisions.

  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley Schoolcraft, (Circuit Public Defender's Office), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, John Fowler, Tracy Lawson, (Clayton County District Attorney), Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0990

    It Is Up to a Jury to Resolve Any Inconsistencies in Descriptions of a Criminal in a Warrant

  • Miller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley Schoolcraft, (Circuit Public Defender's Office), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, John Fowler, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, Tracy Lawson, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0990

    Trial Court Acted Within Its Discretion in Imposing Consecutive 20-Year Sentences For Four Aggravated-Assault Convictions