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  • Whipkey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herman Kilgore, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Leslie Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1722

    Court affirms convictions for rape, enticing a minor, and related crimes over defendant's contentions of evidentiary error and ineffective assistance.

  • In the Interest of N. E. K., a child.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carlton Nelson, (Attorney at Law), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jennifer McComas, (Jennifer T. McComas, P.C.), Vidalia, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1471

    Court reverses termination of parental rights of both a father and a mother as to their child because the record showed no intent to abandon, or specific harm to the child

  • Zeh et al. v. Maso et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-24
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randolph Powell, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wendy Huray, David Krugler, Andrew Cash, Laura Voght, (Cash Krugler & Fredericks, LLC), Atlanta, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1289

    Court concludes that a physician is not vicariously liable under OCGA §43-34-100, and holds that certain expert testimony is not admissible in a medical malpractice case

  • Anderson v. Cribbs

    Publication Date: 2023-03-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Divida Gude, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chad Cribbs, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1225

    Court affirmed father's petition for legitimation of a minor child over mother's arguments regarding drug testing, parenting plan, and child support

  • In the Matter of Gus Vincent Soto.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-17
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gus Vincent Soto, (Soto Dui Defense), Tallahassee, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23Y0438

    Court approves disbarment of attorney in Georgia as reciprocal discipline to his suspension from the practice of law in Florida

  • In the Matter of Kara Sherrisse Lawrence.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-17
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kara Sherrisse Lawrence, Atlanta, for appellee; Catherine Koura, (Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S23Y0269

    Court approves disbarment of attorney in view of her multiple violations of Rules of Conduct and aggravating circumstances and abandonment of a client

  • Lipman et al. v. State of Georgia

    Publication Date: 2023-03-10
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Conley, Robert Ingram, (Chilivis Grubman Dalbey & Warner LLP), Atlanta, Scott Grubman, (Chilivis Grubman Dalbey & Warner LLP), Atlanta, Brittany Cambre, (Chilivis, Grubman, Dalbey & Warner LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Sara Vann, (Office of the Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit), Atlanta, Jessica Hall, (Georgia Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Mary Bryan, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1659

    Violations of Federal Anti-Kickback Statute Can Support Liability Under Georgia's False Medicaid Claims Act

  • Brooks v. Brooks

    Publication Date: 2023-03-09
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (Miller & Key, P.A.), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Cauthorn, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1377

    Arbitrator in Alimony Dispute Did Not Exceed His Authority By Applying His Calculation to Award Past-Due Sums

  • In the Interest of C. E. Jr., a Child

    Publication Date: 2023-03-07
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Wittich, (The Law Office of Jennifer Wittich), Pooler, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leo Beckmann, Wendy Furey, (Beckmann & Furey, LLP), Savannah, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, Mark Cicero, (Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee; Charles Loncon, (C. V. Loncon, PC), Savannah, Evan Miller, Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1237

    Court affirms finding of dependency of a minor child over his mother's objections to evidence and procedures in juvenile court

  • Roberts et al. v. McCoy et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vic Hill, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Kemp, Atlanta, Kevina McCoy, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1217

    Court affirms ruling that petitioners did not have standing to be adjudicated equitable caregivers of a minor child