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Ghali et al. v. Miles et al.

Publication Date: 2020-07-01
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Marsh, Donovan Potter, (Swift Currie McGhee & Heirs LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Jerry Lumley, (Lumley and Harper, LLC.), Macon, for appellee. Marc Avidano, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), McDonough, for other party.
Case Number: A20A0429

Court rules that parents of an adult child were entitled to summary judgment in a lawsuit for emotional distress because they owed no duty to the plaintiff over the child's actions

Purnell v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-06-22
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Jacquelyn Johnson, Thomas Buscemi, (District Attorney's Office, Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, for appellee.
Case Number: A20A0526

Potential Jurors' Comments on Sentencing and Parole Were Not Inherently Prejudicial; Trial Court Did Not Err in Declining to Strike Venire

Steed v. Steed

Publication Date: 2020-06-17
Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Family Law | Fee Disputes
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Coomer
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sammie Mitchell, (law Office of S. Mark Mitchell, LLC), Newnan, for appellant.
for defendant: Lance Owen, (Johnston Owen & Bullard, LLP), Griffin, for appellee.
Case Number: A20A0316

Trial Court in Child Support Action Erred in Awarding Attorneys' Fees to Mother; There Were No Bills Presented and No Testimony as to Fees' Reasonableness

June 11, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Habachy and Greenberg Traurig Take Top Honors for Legal Food Frenzy

"We challenged the state's legal community to step up and help those in need," said AG Chris Carr, "and they truly went above and beyond."

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Evans et al. v. Rockdale Hospital, LLC

Publication Date: 2020-05-19
Practice Area: Damages | Medical Malpractice
Industry: Health Care
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Bell, (Bell Law Firm), Atlanta, Sidney Moore, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, James Wilson, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: Sharonda Boyce, Daniel Huff, Randolph Powell, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Heather McGrotty, (Weathington Mgrew PC), Atlanta, Paul Weathin, (Weathington Smith), Atlanta, for other party.
Case Number: A18A0233

Court vacates and remands zero damages award in medical malpractice case for determination of whether the verdict was void as inconsistent

Jones v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-05-12
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Jones, (Leslie Spornberger Jones LLC), Athens, for appellant.
for defendant: Kenneth Mauldin, Brian Patterson, (Chief Assistant District Attorney), Athens, for appellee.
Case Number: A19A2224

Convictions for Sexual Battery and Sodomy Vacated for Resentencing; Court Should Have Imposed a Split Sentence in Accordance With Statute in Effect at Time of Sentencing

In Re Adams et al.

Publication Date: 2020-05-08
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bernard Brody, (Brody Law Firm), Atlanta, Lawrence Zimmerman, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Keith Gammage, (Fulton County Solicitor General), Atlanta, Kenneth Kondritzer, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A19A1723

Court reverses finding of direct criminal contempt against two attorneys because their due process rights had been violated

St. Francis Health, LLC v. Weng

Publication Date: 2020-04-29
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Rickman
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Martin, James Brooks, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Columbus, Lauren Dimitri, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellant.
for defendant: Derrell Dowdell, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee. Eric Frisch, Jasper Abbott, (Carlock Copeland & Stair LLP), Atlanta, Roger Harris, (SWIFT, CURRIE Mcghee & HIERS, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
Case Number: A19A2082

Trial Court Improperly Allowed Medical Malpractice Plaintiff to Amend Complaint to Add St. Francis Health as a New Defendant; Claims Are Barred by Statute of Limitations

Henry et al. v. Atlanta Gas Light Company

Publication Date: 2020-04-28
Practice Area: Personal Injury | Toxic Torts
Industry:
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas Protentis, (Protentis Law LLC), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Eric Miller, (Miller Bonham LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Alexandra Nelson, Seth Litman, John McDonald, (Thompson Hine LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A19A1990

Court Properly Held That Injuries From Gas Explosion Did Not Arise From a Breach of Duty by Gas Company, Which Had No Knowledge of the Hazard

Doe v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-04-23
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Public Records
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jared Miller, (Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, Erin Donohue-Koehler, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Sherry Boston, Jason Rea, (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, Lisa Moultrie, (Assistant Solicitor General), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
Case Number: A19A2378

Acquitted Defendant Failed to Show He Suffered Harm From County's Continuing Failure to Seal His Arrest Records