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  • LG Chem, Ltd. v. Lemmerman

    Publication Date: 2021-10-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Products Liability
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: P. Freed, Charles Reed, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dylan Hooper, (Morgan & Morgan), Atlanta, Harris Yegelwel, (Morgan & Morgan Atlanta, PPLC), Savannah, Thomas Seider, Celene Humphries, (Brannock Humphries & Berman), Tampa, for appellee; Homer Phillips, (The Phillips Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1029

    Court affirms denial of out-of-state defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that defendant had sufficient contacts with the State

  • McClain v. Carrollton Police Department

    Publication Date: 2021-09-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy McClain, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Smith, (Smith Conerly LLP), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1000

    Court affirms dismissal of plaintiff's civil suit against a municipal police department because the department is not a legal entity that is capable of being sued.

  • Gage v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Fitzpatrick, (Attorney at Law), Woodstock, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cliff Head, Shannon Wallace, (Assistant District Attorney), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1760

    Court affirms defendant's conviction for trafficking of methamphetamines over her contentions of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

  • Stewart et al. v. Johnson et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-09
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nick H. H. Stewart, Marie Sousa, James Cross, Nahunta, Christine Proctor, Hortense, for appellant.
    for defendant: John McQuigg, (Attorney at Law), St. Simons Island, Earl Smith, (Earl Daniel Smith, Jr., P.C.), Nahunta, Tania Tuttle, (McLain & Merritt PC), Alpharetta, Sarah Cook, (McLain & Merritt PC), Atlanta, Brook Gramm, Atlanta, for appellee. James Cross, Nahunta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A2104

    Trial Court Properly Dismissed Claims Brought by Appellant Who Did Not Have an Equitable Interest in His Wife's Property

  • Copeland v. Home Grown Music, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Braden Copeland, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Foy Devine, Diane LaRoss, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Michael Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1721

    Court affirms summary judgment on investor's breach of contract claims as to payment of royalties, and reverses award of costs for defendant

  • SDM Investments Group, LLC, et al. v. HBN Media, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Downs, (Downs Law, LLC), Atlanta, John Dennehy, (Dennehy Law), Nashua, for appellant.
    for defendant: Travis Hargrove, (The Finley Firm), Columbus, MaryBeth Gibson, (The Finley Firm), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1775

    Appellants' Unreasonable and Unexcused Failure to Timely File Trial Transcript Warranted Dismissal of Appeal

  • Ware et al. v. Jackson et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Merchant, John Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, PC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ashley Palmer, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee. Dorian Murry, (The Murry Law Group), Stone Mountain, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1413

    Sheriff's Office Employee Who Failed to Update Inmate Records Is Not Protected by Qualified Immunity, But Is Also Not Liable for Negligence After Inmate Was Murdered by Cellmate

  • Dipietro v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-09-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, Marc Mallon, (Senior Assistant District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0915

    Court affirms child molestation conviction over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel and trial court error on barring testimony from a witness

  • Ross v. Small

    Publication Date: 2020-07-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vicki Cuthbert, (Vicki Trammellcuthbert, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Divida Gude, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0372

    Court affirms legitimation petition and child support award but vacates award for retroactive support and attorney fees, and remands for further proceedings

  • Leslie v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth Brandenburg, Leigh Schrope, (Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg), Atlanta, Marcia Shein, (Law Office of Marcia G. Shein, P.C.), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Leonard, Sean Garrett, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0556

    Court affirms defendant's kidnapping and armed robbery convictions over multiple contentions of error