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  • First Communities Management, Inc. v. Tearria Byrd

    Publication Date: 2024-12-10
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sara Galloway, Ronald Masterson, Michael DiOrio, Brittany DeDiego, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Rafi, Alan Stagmeier, Alexander Brown, (Rafi Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Austin Atkinson, Pearson Cunningham, (Hall Booth Smith), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A0937

    Court affirms that exculpatory clauses in leases purporting to waive landlord liability for third party criminal acts are void and unenforceable as against public policy

  • Dixie Amusement, LLC v. Primero Games, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Kushner, Ethan Knott, (Fellows LaBriola LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Franklin Brannen, (Tesla, Inc.), Washington, Elizabeth Scherer, (Fox Rothschild LLP), Raleigh, Keith Kodosky, Ronald Masterson, Cameron Mobley, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1103

    Court vacates ruling in a breach of contract business dispute over contract terms of sale and whether those terms materially altered a contract under UCC Section 2-207

  • L'Oreal USA, Inc. et al. v. Burroughs

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Products Liability
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Eason, (Barnes & Thornburg LLP), Atlanta, Dennis Ellis, Katherine Murray, Nicholas Begakis, (Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP), Los Angeles, David Clarke, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nkosi Bey, (Bey & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, Elizabeth Stone, Darren Summerville, Alison Currie, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Tina Bullock, (Bullock Ward Mason), Acworth, Danielle Mason, (Bullock Ward Mason), Atlanta, for appellee; Mark Johnson, (Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, P. C.), Brunswick, Lori Leskin, (Arnold & Porter), Newyork, Leah Schultz, (Arnold & Porter), Houston, Rhonda Trotter, (Arnold & Porter), Houston, Ronald Masterson, Candis Jones, (Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Donna Welch, (Kirkland & Ellis LLP), Chicago, Sierra Elizabeth, (Kirkland & Ellis LLP), Los Angeles, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0313

    Court addresses statute of repose and preemption issues and affirms in part, reverses in part, and remands product liability and fraud claims in chemical hair relaxer product liability case

  • Barrett, as Administrator of the Estate of Lizzie Curry v. Farrior et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Dozier, James Tuggle, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Masterson, Candis Jones, Kyrie Chandler, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Candis Jones, Kyrie Chandler, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0222

    Court reverses summary judgment in vehicle collision case, allowing claims against driver and insurer to proceed due to factual disputes over negligence and right of way

  • 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

  • Jordan v. Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-11
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Cooper, Kenneth Barton, (Cooper, Barton & Cooper, LLP), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Doyle, Andrew Eaton, Cali Kerr, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0212

    Court reverses summary judgment that had been in favor of a hotel on causes related to breach of contract and affirms as to other causes where hotel evicted a guest

  • United Sciences, LLC et al. v. Kellett et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-02
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure | Corporate Governance
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Simon Bloom, (Bloom Parham, LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan Palmer, Nicholas Sears, (Knight Palmer, LLC) Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Rutherford, Steven Collins, Gavin Reinke, Bryan Lutz, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, Blake Frye, (Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP), Atlanta, Andrew Gibson, Daniel Hendrix, (The Finley Law Firm PC), Atlanta, Keith Kodosky, Ronald Masterson, Andrew Eaton, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Samuel Kellett, Artoush Ohanian, Atlanta, for appellee; Wess Sharpe, Richmond Hill, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1060

    Tortious Interference Claims Against Defendants' Attorneys Properly Dismissed Under Stranger Doctrine

  • Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America v. Bozovich

    Publication Date: 2023-07-04
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Insurance Litigation | Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth Friedman, Christopher Meeks, Victoria Munian, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susanne Witt, (Witt Law Group), Atlanta, Brian Ross, (The Ross Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; David Bersinger, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Daniels, (Barnes & Thornburg, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0548

    Policy Terms Could Not Be Circumvented By Labeling Personal Injury Claims As Arising From Premises Liability and Negligent Hiring

  • Merritts v. North Georgia Veterinary Referral Practice, Inc., et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-14
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cory Close, (Busch Reed & Jones, P.C.), Marietta, Chad Reed , (Attorney At Law), Marietta, Blake Kilday, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Wilhelm, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1657

    Court affirms dismissal of professional negligence complaint against veterinarian because plaintiff failed to include the requisite affidavit with her complaint

  • Heritage Roof Truss, Inc. v. Leeper et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barbara Marschalk, Michelle Whitelaw, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chad Reed, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Cory Close, (Busch Reed & Jones, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee; Chad Shultz, Vernon Hill, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP), Atlanta, Ryan Wilhelm, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP), Atlanta, Nanette Wesley, (Wesley Firm, LLC), Roswell, Samantha Skolnick, (Bloom Parham LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1066

    Court reverses denial of motion to dismiss amended complaint where defendant was added after expiration of statute and did not know it would be named as a party