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  • Temples et al. v. Hitson

    Publication Date: 2023-11-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Meredith Lowry, (Lowry Law, LLC), Blue Ridge for appellant.
    for defendant: Larry Mayfield, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), Barnesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1072

    Court reverses dismissal of lawsuit against a defendant who had died after its filing because no suggestion of death had been served on a nonparty representative to enable substitution of a party

  • In re Bruni

    Publication Date: 2023-11-14
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Meadors, (Allen Meadors Practitioners), Atlanta, James Morton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta,for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Carlson, Harry MacDougald, Lauren Miller, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & DeLoach LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Mercedes Murrell, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A1099

    Court dismisses appeal to conservatorship orders because it lacked jurisdiction, given that the orders were not final and proceedings remained pending. In the probate court

  • Leggat et al. v. Navicent Health, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-10-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Fuller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Banks, (Banks & Riedel, PC), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Hunter Allen, Joscelyn Hughes, Jennifer Bellis, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner), Atlanta, Samuel Lucas, Stephen Moseley, (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, LLP), Rome, Jo Jagor, Mikell Reynolds, (Huff Powell Bailey), Atlanta, Austin Atkinson, Mitchell Walker, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0631

    COVID Emergency Order Did Not Support Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Claim For Additional Time to File Expert Affidavit

  • Craw v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-17
    Practice Area: 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: Lenny Krick, (Assistant District Attorney-Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit), Decatur, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1077

    Court affirms convictions for voluntary manslaughter and other crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and jury instruction error

  • Flat Creek Falls, LLC v. Labat, Solely in his Capacity as Sheriff of Fulton County et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-19
    Practice Area: Government | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Clark, (Clark Caskey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Sams, (W. Shannon Sams Law, P.C.), Atlanta, Victoria Kealy, Thomas Whitley, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, Meredith Germain, Valerie Ross, (Turner Ross Germain, LLC), Marietta, Bradley Hutchins, (Weissman, PC), Atlanta, Joshua Adams, (Internal Revenue Service), Seattle, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1145

    City's Lien Against Real Property Could Not Be Satisfied From Excess Funds Remaining After Tax Sale

  • Bassett v. Winfield Farm, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-06
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Pinckney, Brent Savage, (Savage Turner & Pinckney PC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter Muller, (Goodman, McGuffey, Lindsey & Johnson LLP), Savannah, Daniel Snipes, (Taulbee, Rushing, Snipes, Marsh & Hodgin, LLC), Statesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1134

    Court approves summary judgment for vehicle owner and against party who was injured when the owner's teenage daughter took her vehicle without first asking

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan Malone, (Appellate Division, Georgia Pubic Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stacey Jackson, Frederick Lewis, Veronica Hansis, (Chattahoochee Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0367

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation over defendant's multiple contentions of error, but vacates defendant's sentence and remands for resentencing

  • McArthur et al. v. Beech Haven Baptist Church of Athens et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-16
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Giovinazzo, Michael Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Jane Vincent, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Kevin Ketner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Cochran, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, M. Heath, (Cowsert & Avery, LLP), Athens, Kevin Hudson, Mary Walker, Zachary Hall, (Hudson Parrott Walker, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Martin, Mark Silver, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Moseley, (Cowsert & Avery, LLP), Athens, Edward Tolley, (Attorney at Law), Athens, Kathryn Whitlock, (McAngus, Goudelock, & Courie LLC), Atlanta, Stephen Rothring, (Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0898

    Court reverses dismissal of multiple claims related to sexual abuse brought by plaintiffs against churches that sponsored boy scout troops

  • Sons of Confederate Veterans v. Henry County Board of Commissioners

    Publication Date: 2023-08-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walker Chandler, Peachtree City, Timothy King, (Hodges, McEachern & King), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Megan Martin, Patrick Jaugstetter, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, for appellee; Mawuli Davis, (The Davis Bozeman Law Firm PC), Decatur, Maryum Jordan, (Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law), Washington, for AM.
    Case Number: A21A0734

    Court affirms trial court holding that an individual's lawsuit for injunctive relief over removal of a Confederate monument is barred by sovereign immunity.

  • Green et al. v. Pinnix et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bailey, Randolph Powell, Lindsey Costakos, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth Lewis, (Lewis & Murphy, LLP), Winder, for appellee; Georgia Hospital Association, Inc. et al., Atlanta, Jason Bring, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A23A0547

    Court reverses an order finding that a defendant had violated HIPAA, concluding that the transmission of medical records to a treating doctor was not a HIPAA violation