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  • Hall v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Juwayn Haddad, (Haddad Law Group), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Morrison, Daniel Porter, (District Attorney, Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1444

    Court affirms methamphetamine trafficking conviction over defendant's objection to evidence seized from his vehicle

  • Cordova v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Beau Worthington, (Coxen & Worthington LLC), Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alisha Johnson, Alicia Gant, (Rockdale County District Attorney's Office), Conyers, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1152

    Statements to Police Are Not Rendered Inadmissible Merely Because the Perpetrator Was Intoxicated at the Time

  • Moreno v. Carniceria, Loa #2

    Publication Date: 2019-09-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Bret Moore, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, Ibrahim Awad, (The Awad Law Firm, P.C.), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Bledsoe, Brittany Dant, (The Minor Firm), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0882

    Court vacates dismissal of renewal case and remands for determination of whether original complaint was served on defendant

  • Coleman v. Pretium Mortgage Acquisitions Trust et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Coleman, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Windham, (Troutman Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Kenney, (Kenney & Medina, P. C.), Suwanee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0294

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of lender-successors in mortgage foreclosure action

  • Holzheuser v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A19A0757

    Court Affirms Convictions for Molestation by Servicemember Over Challenge to Admission of Inculpatory Interview, Rejecting Contention That Military Commander's Expectation Compelled Convict's Participation in the Interview

  • In the Interest of T. S., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Thames, (Matthew D. Thames, Attorney at Law), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rodney Quarles, (Attorney at Law), Chatsworth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0223

    Court Reverses Trial Court's Order That Terminated Parental Rights of Father Based on Erroneous View That Father Was Responsible for Child Support and Other Obligations Prior to Service of Process to Inform Him of Obligations

  • State of Georgia v. Duncan et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Bunner, Christopher Carr, Kathleen Pacious, Loretta Pinkston-Pope, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Beisswenger, David Thomson, (Beisswenger & Thomson P.A.), Athens, Jed Manton, Madeline McNeeley, (Harris Lowry Manton, LLP), Atlanta, Ashley Alfonso, Roger Harris, (Swift, Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Andrew Capobianco, Richard Bruno, (Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, Valerie Pinkett, (Guideone Insurance), Des Moines, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0292

    Court Affirms Order Dismissing Claims Against Foster Parents by Biological Parents of Dead Child, Approving of Trial Court's Conclusion That Sovereign Immunity Barred Claims Against Foster Family

  • Duke Builders, Inc. v. Massey et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-23
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Powell, (Powell & Edwards), Lawrenceville, Wesley Ross, (Webb, Tanner & Powell), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Benson, Gerald Davidson, Brian Easley, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0570

    Lien Deemed Excessive Could Be Reduced Rather Than Invalidate Entire Lien

  • Edwards v. Moore et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-21
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Reed, (The Law Offices of Bill Reed, LLC), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Mock, (Hawkins & Parnell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0082

    Court Affirms Order Granting Summary Judgment to Lawyer Who Failed to Seek Reformation of Provision in Separation Agreement That Waived Client's Right to Alimony Upon Finalization of Divorce Where Client Failed to Show That Lawyer Could Have Secured Better Outcome

  • The Fulton-Dekalb Hospital Authority et al. v. Hickson

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Banks, (Weathington McGrew LLC), Atlanta, Paul Weathington, (Weathington Smith), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Angela Fox, Kurt Kastorf, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Christopher Graddock, Keenan Nix, (Morgan & Morgan, PA), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0215

    Open issues of material fact preclude summary judgment on hospital's good faith immunity argument in a medical malpractice action.