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  • City of Savannah v. Brantley et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Herman, (Savannah City Attorneys Office), Savannah, Colin McRae, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, Christopher Smith, Patrick Barkley, (Hunter, Maclean, Exley, & Dunn, P.C.), Savannah, W. Stillwell, (Brooks Stillwell LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Shipley, John Manly, (Manly Shipley LLP), Savannah, Richard Middleton, Richard Harrison, (The Middleton Firm, LLC), Savannah, for appellee. Thomas Bass, (Brennan, Harris & Rominger), Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1604

    In Personal Injury Action, Trial Court Erred in Denying City's Summary Judgment Motion on Sovereign Immunity Basis

  • Clayton County, Georgia v. New Image Towing and Recovery, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-27
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jack Hancock, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Forest Park, Dana Maine, Matthew Weiss, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Winston Denmark, Steven Fincher, Danielle Matricardi, (Fincher, Denmark & Williams, LLC), Jonesboro, for appellee. Travis Smith, Aaron McCullough, (Foster, Foster, & Smith, LLC), Jonesboro, for Other party.
    Case Number: A19A0298

    Court Reverses Trial Court Order That Reversed Zoning Board's Denial of Business License to New Business That Refused to Submit a Site Plan for Its Primary Place of Business, Disapproving of Trial Court's Narrow Construction of Zoning Ordinances

  • Sexton et al. v. Sewell et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Acting Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rachel Gage, Richard Robbins, Heather Sharp, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Cook, (Smith & Liss, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0751

    Court reverse summary judgment ordering specific performance in a breach of contract matter over a real estate purchase

  • Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. CW Masonry, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-15
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Jones, John Schultz, (Bush Reed Jones & Leeper PC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bill Crecelius, (Bill W Crecelius Jr. P.C.), Johns Creek, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0583

    Court enters summary judgment in favor of an insurer in an indemnity agreement under a performance and payment bond

  • Brown v. Dickerson

    Publication Date: 2019-06-07
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Scarbrough, Rachel Reed, (Mabry & McClelland, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Rice, Andrew Brandt, (James A. Rice, Jr., P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1016

    Court grants summary judgment in property owner's favor and against a licensee who was injured on his property

  • MCClendon v. Harper et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-14
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Leibel, Paul Menair, (Steven Leibel, PC), Cumming, For Appellant.
    for defendant: Lara Percifield, (Superior Court of Fulton County), Atlanta, Walter McClelland, (Mabry & McClelland LLP), Atlanta, For appellee.
    Case Number: A18A2075

    Court Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment to Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and Its Employees Upon Concluding That Plaintiff Had Failed to Support Claims with Evidence of Wrongdoing

  • Warnock v. Sandford et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-10
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristen Cawley, (Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, LLP), Atlanta, James Doyle, Robert Marcovitch, Charles Reed, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, For Appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Bleiberg, Gary Hill, (Hill and Bleiberg), Atlanta, For Appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1656

    Court affirms damages award for pain and suffering over defendant's objections to improper jury instructions on the Georgia impact rule

  • Nash v. Reed

    Publication Date: 2019-05-01
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Little, David Fried, Matthew Kahn, (Fried & Bonder, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Gray, (Law Office of Dan J. Colley), Duluth, for appellee. Matthew Ashby, (Savell & Williams, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A1707

    Court Affirms in Part and Reverses in Part Trial Court's Handling of Summary Judgment in Dispute Between Jogger and Driver Who Struck Driver

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Maddox, Anna Szatkowski, (Northeastern Circuit Public Defender's Office), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Harold Buckler, Lee Darragh, (District Attorney, NEJC of GA), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A2132

    Court Affirms Conviction for Cruelty to a Child of Mother Who Used Drugs While Parenting Over Objection that Key Witness Perjured Himself to Avoid Prosecution for Child Pornography

  • Stapler v. Boling et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-27
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Buice (Kevin B. Buice LLC), Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Bills (David S. Bills PC), Atlanta; Diane Sternlieb (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, for appellee. Johannes Kingma (Carlock Copeland & Stair LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A0374

    Professional Negligence and Abusive Litigation Claims Failed Based on Res Judicata and Failure of Notice