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  • Steffey v. Ameris Bank et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Meadors, (Allen Meadors Practitioners), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Shanon McGinnis, (Wargo & French LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1368

    Court reverses dismissal of breach of contract claims where plaintiff was charged interest on a construction loan but never took a draw under that loan

  • Hong v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, (GA Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit), Cumming, Sandra Partridge, (Chief Assistant District Attorney Office of District Attorney), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1268

    Court affirms convictions for rape and aggravated stalking over defendant's contentions of evidentiary and other error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • MyFamilyDoc, LLC et al. v. Johnston et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-17
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wayne McGrew, Andrew Bagley, (McGrew Miller Bomar & Bagley LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Wisebram, Lee Gutschenritter, (Finch, McCranie, Brown Hendrix et al), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1714

    Court reverses denial of practitioner's summary judgment motion in a malpractice case where she had not relationship with patient, and affirms denial as to other issues

  • Mulkey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-02-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, Jason McLendon, (McLendon Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1452

    Court affirms child molestation conviction over defendant's contentions of error regarding admission of prior bad acts evidence from similar charges that were dismissed

  • Sachy et al. v. Allen et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-30
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Henry Green, (The Weathington Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Dozier, George Phillips, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1680

    Court reverses denial of a motion to dismiss wrongful death claims because they were untimely filed and the statute of limitations had not been tolled

  • Rider v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Strong, (Imhoff and Associates PC), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samir Patel, (Cherokee Judicial Circuit - District Attorney’s Office), Cartersville, Jana Allen, (The McCoy Law Firm, LLC), Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1727

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation and drug offenses over defendant's claims of error and evidentiary and jury charge challenges

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-12-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Elizabeth York, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, Samuel d’Entremont, (DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1297

    Court affirms convictions for kidnapping and sexual battery over defendant's challenges to admission of other acts evidence and allegations of no proof of venue

  • Praultshell, Inc. et al. v. River City Bank

    Publication Date: 2022-12-07
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Conerly, (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leon Jones, Jameson Killorin, (Jones & Walden, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1512

    COVID-19-Related Orders Closing Restaurants Did Not Support Impossibility Defense to Action For Breach of Promissory Note

  • City of Roswell v. Hernandez-Flores

    Publication Date: 2022-11-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sun Choy, Wesley Jackson, (Freeman Mathis Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Larry Stewart, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, Kyle Koester, (Attorney at Law), Woodstock, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0985

    Court reverses denial of a City's motion for summary judgment in a personal injury case, finding that the City had not waived its sovereign immunity defense

  • Brooks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-11-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Muhammad, (Law Office of Kenneth W Muhammad), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1110

    Court affirms convictions for rape and other crimes over pro so defendant's multiple contentions of error and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel