• Gelin v. Welch

    Publication Date: 2024-06-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher McCormick, (The McCormick Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Conley, Stephen Steele, (Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP), Marietta, for appellee; Darrell Caudill, (Roach Caudill & Gunn LLP), Canton, Robert Abbott, Heather Logan, (Abbott & Abbott, P.C.), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A0236

    Court affirms custody modification and child support calculations in order that awarded retired father custody and child support, but reverses and remands for income assessment of father

  • PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. v. Gibson

    Publication Date: 2024-06-03
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Tucker, (Tucker Long, P.C.), Augusta, Christopher Kanne, (Duane Morris, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, John Gibson, Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0268

    Court reverses order denying attorney fees and mandating document production, and affirms dismissal of defamation claim on the basis of Georgia's anti-SLAPP statute

  • The State v. Baker

    Publication Date: 2019-10-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua Smith, Henry Syms, (District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Stewart (Augusta Public Defender's Office), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1545

    Court Did Not Err in Relying on Federal Case Law to Grant Motion for a New Trial Based on Dismissal of Juror After Deliberations Had Begun

  • Institute for Justice v. Reilly et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Information Governance and Compliance
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darrell Sutton, (Sutton Law Group, LLC), Marietta, Mark Perry, (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP), Washington, Alex Harris, Matthew Reagan, (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP), San Francisco, R. Valvo, Ryan Mulvey, (Cause of Action Institute), Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wayne Allen, Shawn Story, (Office of Legislative Counsel), Atlanta, Hugh Lanier, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Madison Kitchens, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: A19A0076

    Court Affirms Trial Court Order Dismissing Claims Against Offices of the General Assembly Under Georgia's Open Records Act, Approving of Trial Court's Conclusion That Act Did Not Apply to Offices of the General Assembly