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March 19, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Fight for Justice Blackwell's Seat Heads to Ga. Supreme Court, Teeing Up Potential Conflict of Interest

The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday transferred an emergency appeal over whether to reinstate an election for state Supreme Court Justice Keith Blackwell's seat to the state Supreme Court for a ruling.

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March 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Justice Blackwell's Would-Be Opponent Seeks Emergency Order to Reinstate Election

The motion calls on the appeals court to set aside a Fulton County judge's ruling affirming Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's right to cancel the election.

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Giddens v. The Medical Center of Central Georgia

Publication Date: 2020-03-11
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Brown
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Shamp, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Roy Meeks, Amanda Speier, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Michael Bailey, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
Case Number: A19A2439

Nurses Had a Duty to Assure That Patient Received Antibiotic Before Surgery; Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment to Medical Center on Professional Negligence Claim

Harris v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-02-03
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Ellington
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, John B. Merchant, III, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, John Richard Edwards, Jesse David Evans, D. Victor Reynolds, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
Case Number: S19A1572

Law Enforcement Agency Is Not Required to Provide a Deaf Person With an Interpreter Until the Deaf Person 'Is Arrested'

January 9, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Judges Considering Claims of Lead Poisoning Near Coal Yard

"A plaintiff cannot try a case without being able to show the defendant caused the injuries," David Helmick of Waldrep, Mullin & Callahan said.

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January 7, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Christening the New Courthouse: Divorce, Pollution and a Tiny Technical Glitch

"The faintest praise I can give is that it has exceeded all our expectations," Presiding Judge Anne Barnes said.

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Hudson v. The State

Publication Date: 2020-01-03
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Mercier
Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Clark, (Clark & Towne, PC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
for defendant: Daniel Porter, Lee Tittsworth, Samuel D'Entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
Case Number: A19A2108

Defendant's confession of sexual assault was voluntary and not coerced by threats of physical harm, and Defendant's motion to suppress his confession was properly denied

Southern States Chemical, Inc. et al. v. Tampa Tank & Welding, Inc. et al.

Publication Date: 2019-12-24
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Chemicals and Materials
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Coomer
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Barr, Jeffrey Lewis, Andrew Stevens, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, Edwin King, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, George Carley, (Carley, Gregory & Gregory), Decatur, for appellant.
for defendant: Cecily McLeod, (Gordon & Rees, LLP), Atlanta, Kimberly Sheridan, (Gordon & Rees, LLP), Atlanta, Mike Crawford, Bradley Wolff, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Mark Johnson, (Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, P. C.), Brunswick, Mark Middleton, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for AM.
Case Number: A19A0960

Court denies plaintiff's breach of contract claims because they were barred by the statute of repose

Weintraub v. The State

Publication Date: 2019-12-19
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Gobeil
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stewart Bratcher, (The Bratcher Firm, LLC), Rome, appellant.
for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Luke Martin, (Floyd County District Attorney), Rome, for appellee.
Case Number: A19A1284

Further Findings Necessary to Determine Whether Houseguest's Cell Phone Recording of Householders' Acrimonious Quarrel Was Taken in Private Place

Sweet City Landfill, LLC v. Lyon et al.

Publication Date: 2019-12-18
Practice Area: Administrative Law
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Coomer
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Mayo, (Mayo Hill), Macon, for appellant.
for defendant: Brandon Bowen, Robert Walker, Sarah MaCkimm, (Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C.), Cartersville, Timothy Buckley, Kelly Christopher, (Buckley Christopher & Haff, P.C.), Atlanta, Derrick Bingham, Whitney Edwards, (Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A19A1530

County Commission's Actions in Voting Against Proposed Landfill Project Were Within the Scope of its Official Duties