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  • William J. Weathers, II et al. v. Robert L. Weathers, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-26
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael King, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gerald Davidson, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville; Warren Wills, (Law Offices of Warren W. Wills, Jr.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0608

    Court affirms vacatur of arbitration award in an inheritance dispute due to arbitrator's imperfect execution of authority in resolving issues over the inheritance

  • Samsung Electronics America, Inc. v. Brewer

    Publication Date: 2023-08-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Odom, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, Robert Hughes, (Rahimi Hughes & Padgett, LLC), Savannah, James Doyle, Andrew Eaton, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Harold Melton, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Quentin Marlin, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Hunter, Patrick O’Connor, George Major, Irving Drought, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, Michael Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, Edwin Page, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0452

    Court vacates order granting a motion to set aside a default judgment and remands for application of proper legal standard and assessment of movant's burden of proof

  • Maynard et al. v. Snapchat, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-23
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd Henningsen, Michael Neff, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Darryl Adams, (Law Offices of Michael L. Neff), Atlanta, Susan Cremer, (Neff Law), Atlanta, Timothy Peagler, (Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff, P.C.), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Terry, Amanda Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori Cohen, Sean Jessee, Andrew Smith, (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan Blavin, John Major, (Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP), San Francisco, Anne Conley, (Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP), Los Angeles, for appellee; Robert Johnson, (Johnson & Alday LLC), Marietta, Anne Gower, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1218

    Party Injured in Auto Collision Adequately Stated Claim Negligently Designed Software Was Proximate Cause

  • Hicks et al. v. Universal Health Services, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Gebhardt, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, Kevin Ketner, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Kevin Ketner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marcella Ducca, Lori Cohen, Michael King, Gerond Lawrence, Precious Johnson, Brandon Cox, (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta, Margaret McClatchey, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Hostetter, Molly McCall, Jacob Madsen, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, Alison Currie, Mikell Reynolds, Christina Essex, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Lavender, (Lavender Hoffman Alderman, LLC), Atlanta, , for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0204

    Court affirms dismissal of survivors' wrongful death claims filed after expiration of statute of limitations, and reverses denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction

  • Stanford v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2021-10-22
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Johnson, Craig Pendergrast, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Valladares, Steven Rosenwasser, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1004

    Court Erred in Dismissing Action Against City of Atlanta Due to Property Owner's Failure to Attach Copies of City Code or Ordinances to Complaint

  • Beyond Meat, Inc. v. Don Lee Farms, A Division of Goodman Food Products, et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sada Baby, Halsey Knapp, (Krevolin & Horst LLC), Atlanta, Christopher Yeung, (Covington & Burling LLP), New York, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alan Clarke, Michael Ross, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Daniel Platt, Edward Lee, (Loeb & Loeb LLP), Los Angeles, Michael King, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1131

    Court vacates denial of a motion for a protective order and/or to quash a subpoena and remands case for reconsideration solely in view of the record before the trial court

  • Maynard et al. v. Snapchat, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-09
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd Henningsen, Michael Neff, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Darryl Adams, (Law Offices of Michael L. Neff), Atlanta, Susan Cremer, (Neff Law), Atlanta, Timothy Peagler, (Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff, P.C.), Atlanta, Michael Terry, Amanda Seals, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori Cohen, Sean Jessee, Andrew Smith, (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan Blavin, (Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP), San Francisco, Anne Conley, John Major, (Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP), Los Angeles, for appellee. Robert Johnson, (Johnson & Alday LLC), Marietta, Anne Gower, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1218

    Manufacturer's Duty of Care to Make Products Safe Does Not Extend to Intentional Misuse by Third Parties

  • Maynard et al. v. Snapchat, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-09
    Practice Area: Internet Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive | Entertainment and Leisure | Software
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd Henningsen (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; Darryl Adams, Susan Cremer, Timothy Peagler (Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff PC), Atlanta; John Hawkins (Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial), Atlanta; Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Terry, Amanda Bersinger (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta; Michael Neff (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori Cohen, Mark Trigg, Janna Nugent (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta; Benjamin Kleine, Michael Rhodes (Cooley LLP), San Francisco, for appellee. Robert Johnson (Johnson & Alday LLC), Marietta; Anne Gower (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A0749

    Snapchat Not ImmuneFrom Liability For Designing and Creating App That Allegedly Encouraged Excessive Speeding

  • Barbour v. Sangha et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Court Administration
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wayne Kendall (Attorney at Law), East Point, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori Cohen, Victoria Lockard (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0294

    Trial Court Had Discretion to Accept Answer to Complaint After Erroneous Rejection of Defendant's E-Filed Documents