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  • Henry v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-02-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Yurachek, (The Law Offices of Mark Allen Yurachek & Associate), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bradford Rigby, Lauren Fletcher, (Office of the District Attorney, Cordele Judicial Circuit), Cordele, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1260

    Court Affirms Convictions for Furnishing Contraband to Inmates Over Defendant's Challenges to Sufficiency of Evidence and Claim of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

  • Perry v. Emory Healthcare Services Management, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2025-01-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Careton Matthews, (Attorney at Law), Stone Mountain, Jessica Austin, (Law Offices of Careton Matthews), Stone Mountain, Theresa Mahfood, Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Hall, Jacquelyn Clarke, Courtney Walker, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, Kawania James, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, James Dean, (Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1435

    Court Vacates Dismissal of Sexual Assault Claim, Noting that Statute of Limitations May Not Have Tolled in View of Criminal Prosecution of Defendant

  • Stevens et al. v. Bluff Holdings, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2025-01-23
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Poppell, (Attorney at Law), Darien, for appellant.
    for defendant: Hugh McCullough, (Attorney at Law), Glennville, David Walker, (Athens Regional Conflict Defender Office), Athens, Dylan Mulligan, (Law Office of Hugh J. McCullough, P.C.), Glennville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1342

    Court Affirms Mandamus Order Requiring County to Repair Public Road

  • Rouse v. The State

    Publication Date: 2025-01-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A1787

    Court Partially Affirms and Partially Reverses Convictions for High-Speed Chase and Assault on Officers

  • Wohlers v. Wohlers

    Publication Date: 2024-12-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Delia Crouch, (Attorney at Law), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Webster, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Tyler Moffitt, (Moffitt Law, LLC), Lagrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0841

    Court affirms award of embryos to former wife in a divorce case, finding no abuse of discretion by trial court

  • Allen et al. v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2024-12-11
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Bahr, (Kevin J. Bahr, P.C.), Atlanta, Melissa McMullen, Brian Neary, (Webb Zschunke Neary & Dikeman, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Todd Poole, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Tucker, Scott McMahan, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0822

    Court reverses denial of of sellers' summary judgment motion in a home defect and fraud case, concluding that buyer could not show fraud or negligence for lack of disclosure of water intrusion

  • King v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Surinder Chadha Jimenez, (The Chadha Jimenez Law Firm, LLC), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, John Fowler, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Hallie Dixon, (Office of the District Attorney, Coweta Judicial Circuit- Troup Office), LaGrange, for appellee; Thomas Clyde, Kurtis Anderson, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A1125

    Trial Court Erred in Closing Courtroom to Public and Media During Jury Selection Voir Dire Without Issuing Written Order

  • Asekere v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Harper, Allen Lightcap, (Mayer & Harper, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tasha Mosley, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, Kelsey Smith, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, Craig Runyon, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0773

    Court affirms denial of immunity from criminal prosecution for a coach whose actions led to the death of a student following a conditioning session held in high heat

  • Frady v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A1011

    Court reverses convictions for burglary and other crimes due to trial court's improper admission of "other acts" evidence regarding defendant's character

  • Liggins et al. v. Parkwood Living, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-25
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Catherine Gibson, (The Gibson Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Clark, (Clark Caskey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1534

    Court reverses summary judgment and damages award that had been in favor of a purchaser in a property sale contract dispute, and dismisses purchaser's cross-appeal for attorney fees