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Shuler v. Akpan

Publication Date: 2022-03-22
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond Humphrey, (The Law Office of Raymond C. Humphrey, Esq.), Dunwoody, for appellant.
for defendant: Kevin Tallant, Jonah Howell, (Miles Patterson Hansford Tallant, LLC), Cumming, for appellee.
Case Number: A21A1475

Court reverses denial of defendant's motion to set aside a default judgment because plaintiff failed to show diligence in serving defendant before service by publication

Wood et al. v. Wade et al.

Publication Date: 2022-02-24
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Phipps
Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. Wood, (L. Lin Wood, P.C.), Atlanta, Ibrahim Reyes, (Reyes Lawyers, P.A.), Coral Gables, for appellant.
for defendant: Andrew Beal, Milinda Brown, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A21A0558

Court affirms interlocutory injunction to enforce a non-disparagement clause in a settlement agreement between attorneys that were formerly in business together

February 1, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Announces Plan to Retire

Judge Christopher Brasher, 56, asked that his resignation be made effective Dec. 1. He also asked Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint him as a senior judge to allow him to hear cases on a part-time basis—as 10 others already do on Georgia's biggest and busiest court.

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Bene v. State of Georgia et al.

Publication Date: 2021-11-29
Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Gobeil
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Woodham, (Woodham Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Fani Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Daniel McRae, (Seyfarth Shaw LLP), Atlanta, Sandra Zayac, Henry Chalmers, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Craig Pendergrast, (Taylor English), Atlanta, for AM.
Case Number: A21A1143

Superior Court Properly Validated and Confirmed Bonds and Bond Security Related to the Financing of Four Development Projects in Fulton County

Rimert v. Meriwether & Tharp, LLC et al.

Publication Date: 2021-11-19
Practice Area: Family Law | Legal Malpractice | Privacy
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Reese
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Rutter, Gulf Shores, for appellant.
for defendant: Christine Mast, Zachary Lewis, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Aaron Strimban, Robert Tidwell, (Tidwell & Strimban, LLC), Woodstock, John Burns, (Burns Law Group, PC), Canton, for appellee.
Case Number: A21A1010

Summary Judgment Properly Granted in Favor of Law Firm Accused of Negligent Training and Supervision of Staff Attorney

The City of College Park et al. v. The City of Sandersville

Publication Date: 2021-11-17
Practice Area: Contracts | Evidence
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Phipps
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Winston Denmark, Valorri Jones, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Jonesboro, Bryan Tyson, Bryan Jacoutot, Loree Paradise, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Danielle Matricardi, Aliayah Baaith, (Fincher Denmark, LLC), Atlanta, Rebecca Woods, (Seyfarth Shaw, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Keenan Howard, (Assistant Solicitor General), Athens, Edward Wasmuth, Leah Sears, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell), Atlanta, Bob Langstaff, (Langstaff Law LLC), Albany, for appellee.
Case Number: A21A1048

Testimony of Whether City Council Approved Contract Is Admissible As It Is Not Concerning Legislative Intent

Stanford v. City of Atlanta

Publication Date: 2021-10-22
Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Gobeil
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Johnson, Craig Pendergrast, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Richard Valladares, Steven Rosenwasser, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A21A1004

Court Erred in Dismissing Action Against City of Atlanta Due to Property Owner's Failure to Attach Copies of City Code or Ordinances to Complaint

Hair Restoration Specialists, Inc. D/B/A Hair Restoration Specialists of Atlanta v. State of Georgia

Publication Date: 2021-09-14
Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
Industry: Consumer Products
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Rosenkoff, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for Appellant.
for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jacquelyn Kneidel, Brandon Wilson, (State of Georgia Attorney General’s Office), Atlanta, for Appellee.
Case Number: A21A1621

Court dismisses petitioner's appeal to an order in favor of an administrative agency because petitioner's failure to follow procedure deprived the court of jurisdiction

Johnson v. The State

Publication Date: 2021-09-09
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Frier, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Fani Willis, Aslean Eaglin, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A21A1054

Defendant Impliedly Consented to Mistrial By Failing to Object

Vasudeva v. Dagnew et al.

Publication Date: 2021-09-03
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Employment Litigation
Industry: Health Care
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Mercier
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary Freed, Thomas Grant, (Freed Grant, LLC), Atlanta, for Appellant.
for defendant: Ramsey Knowles, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Jared Hodges, (Knowles Gallant LLC), Atlanta, for Appellee.
Case Number: A21A0866

Court reverses order that dismissed a lawsuit and compelled arbitration after concluding that an arbitration clause was unenforceable because it was not initialed