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  • Williams v. Phillips

    Publication Date: 2023-08-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tommy Thigpen, (Tommy L. Thigpen, LLC.), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karla Walker, (Copeland, Haugabrook And Walker), Valdosta, for appellee; Rhonda Mumford, Valdosta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0302

    No Record Evidence That Minor Child Would Suffer Significant Emotional Harm If Father Was Granted Custody

  • United Sciences, LLC et al. v. Kellett et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-02
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure | Corporate Governance
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Simon Bloom, (Bloom Parham, LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan Palmer, Nicholas Sears, (Knight Palmer, LLC) Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Rutherford, Steven Collins, Gavin Reinke, Bryan Lutz, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, Blake Frye, (Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP), Atlanta, Andrew Gibson, Daniel Hendrix, (The Finley Law Firm PC), Atlanta, Keith Kodosky, Ronald Masterson, Andrew Eaton, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Samuel Kellett, Artoush Ohanian, Atlanta, for appellee; Wess Sharpe, Richmond Hill, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1060

    Tortious Interference Claims Against Defendants' Attorneys Properly Dismissed Under Stranger Doctrine

  • Smartt v. Eldridge

    Publication Date: 2023-07-18
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Michmerhuizen, Warren Coppedge, (Coppedge and Associates, P.C.), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Lockhart, (Bradford & Lockhart, P.C.), LaFayette, Benjamin Bradford, (Benjamin T. Bradford, P.C.), LaFayette, for appellee; Christopher Carr, Keilani Parker, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Ryan Marks, Madison, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0628

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of acquirer of fee simple title in surplus property over adjacent property owner's claim that he should have received notice of sale

  • Kudzu Capital, LLC v. City of Decatur

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Peters, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Luther Beck, John Zwald, (Beck, Zwald & Associates, LLC), Buford, Bryan Downs, (Wilson Morton & Downs, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0374

    Court affirms a final judgment in a condemnation case over property owner's arguments over admission of certain testimony and exclusion of other evidence

  • Williams v. Silvers

    Publication Date: 2023-07-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nancy Jordan, (Kessler & Solomiany), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rickie Brown, (Attorney at Law), Dalton, Julia Hill, (Brown, Toland, & Hill Attorneys), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0208

    Court affirms childcare modification order granting a father primary physical and legal custody and vacates an order denying the mother's contempt allegations against him

  • The State v. Bly

    Publication Date: 2023-06-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Brandon Delfunt, Ryan Smith, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0153

    Court affirms motion to suppress evidence of narcotics seized during a traffic stop because officers had no reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to initiate that stop

  • Sadler v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-06-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jon Rhoades, (Attorney at Law), Lagrange, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, Connor Dooley, (Troup County District Attorney’s Office), Lagrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0750

    Court vacates restitution order and remands for a new hearing on the fair market value of a vehicle before the defendant damaged it, and evidence of cost of repairs

  • In the Interest of B. A., a Child

    Publication Date: 2023-06-14
    Practice Area: Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Tucker, (The Law Offices of J Nichole Tucker, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Kayla Brooks, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0585

    Dependency Order Not Supported by Clear and Convincing Evidence of Present Dependency

  • Lilienthal v. JLK, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-14
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Insurance Law
    Industry: Education | Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sergio Ardila-Ibarra, (Morgan & Morgan), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: M. McElroy, Robert Peery, (Swift Currie McGheee & Hiers), Atlanta, for appellee; Amy Urban, (Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0290

    Unresolved Issue as to Whether Employer Posted List of Insurer-Approved Workplace-Injury Physicians in Prominent Place

  • In the Interest of K. R., a Child

    Publication Date: 2023-06-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bryan Villarreal, (Attorney at Law), Cedartown, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jennifer Ennerberg, (Public Defenders Office Cherokee Judicial Circuit), Cartersville, Shalen Nelson, Mark Cicero, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee; Evan Stapler, (Attorney at Law), Bremen, Jon Veal, Lisa Dowda, Cedartown, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0570

    S Dependency Finding Was Supported by Evidence Minor Child Was Physically Abused by Her Adoptive Parent