• Trejo v. Ken Corbett Farms, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-12-11
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities | Personal Injury
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Saleem Dennis, (Sam D. Dennis, P.C.), Valdosta, Carl Varnedoe, (Carl R Varnedoe, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, for appellee; Christopher Freeman, (Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A.), Atlanta, Scot Pool, (Forbes, Foster & Pool), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A0709

    Court affirms summary judgment order that business interdependency alone does not establish joint venture for purposes of shared liability in a personal injury case

  • Lee v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

    Publication Date: 2024-12-04
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, James Yancey, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Monika Scott, (Fidelity National Law Group), Atlanta, James Yancey, (James A. Yancey, Jr,. Attorney at Law, P.C.), Brunswick, Bret Chaness, (Rubin Lublin, LLC), Peachtree Corners, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0514

    Court reverses summary judgment that had been in favor of a holder of a security interest on quiet title and declaratory judgment claims, finding a factual dispute over deed authenticity

  • Titshaw et al. v. Geer et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Peacock, (Michael Peacock), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Lauren Dick, (Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP), Atlanta, Donald Brown, William Story, Thomas Haswell, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0410

    Continuous Relationship Rule Did Not Apply to Toll Statute of Limitations Period on Legal Malpractice Claim

  • Coe et al. v. Proskauer, LLP

    Publication Date: 2023-05-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry MacDougald, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & Deloach, LLP), Atlanta, Jeven Sloan, (Deary Ray LLP), Dallas, W. Canada, John McKenzie, David Deary, (Loewinsohn Flegle Deary Simon, LLP), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Morris, (Akerman LLP), Atlanta, Shari Klevens, (Dentons US LLP), Washington, Mark Trigg, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, David Lederkramer, (Proskauer Rose), New York, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0142

    On remand from the Georgia Supreme Court, the court vacated its prior opinion regarding expiration of the statute of limitations and remanded the case to the trial court

  • Lewis v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2023-05-11
    Practice Area: Public Records | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Torriel Lewis, Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Bickwit, Lawrence Kelly, (Fidelity National Law Group), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0030

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of title insurer on a fraud claim against an individual who falsely represented to be the owner-of-record of a parcel of real estate

  • Coe et al. v. Proskauer, LLP

    Publication Date: 2021-07-26
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry MacDougald, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & Deloach, LLP), Atlanta, Jeven Sloan, W. Canada, John McKenzie, David Deary, (Loewinsohn Flegle Deary Simon, LLP), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Morris, (Akerman LLP), Atlanta, Shari Klevens, (Dentons US LLP), Washington, Mark Trigg, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, David Lederkramer, (Proskauer Rose), New York, for Appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0142

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of law firm on plaintiff's legal malpractice action, which was invalid due to statute of limitations issues

  • November 24, 2010 | Daily Report Online

    Ex-judge joins Balch & Bingham

    Former Georgia Court of Appeals Judge G. Alan Blackburn joined Balch & Bingham as of counsel on Nov. 8, after leaving the court at the end of October. Blackburn will handle appella

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