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  • June 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    On the Rise

    The Daily Report is recognizing the state's best attorneys 40 and under.

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  • Goodman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric C. Crawford, (Crawford & Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel Brent Cochran, Tuttle Wright Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Gray, Monticello, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0306

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and other crimes but vacates a sentence over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and error admitting evidence

  • McInerney v. McInerney

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Paul Johnson, Elizabeth Esther Berenguer, (Johnson, Kraeuter & Dunn, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew McLean Wilkes, William C Phillips, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1068

    Superior Courts Can Transfer or Dismiss Divorce Cases Under Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens

  • Edible IP, LLC v. Google, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-03-04
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Advertising
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Arnold Pickens, Andrew Dorsey Stancil, (Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP), Lawrenceville, Jason James Carter, Ronan Patrick Doherty, Patrick Christopher Fagan, Solesse Lane Altman, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Peter Schroeder, Brian McKinley Underwood, Jr., (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Margret Mary Caruso, (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP), Redwood Shores, for appellee; John David Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Bret S Moore, (Broughton LAW), Atlanta, Amicus Appellant; Todd Wuescher Beauchamp, Rachel S. Horn, Carolyn Homer, Sarang Damle, (Latham & Watkins LLP), Washington, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S21G0798

    Court affirms dismissal of complaint for failure to state a claim for theft, conversion, money had and received, and Georgia RICO Act violations

  • Wood et al. v. Wade et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: L. Wood, (L. Lin Wood, P.C.), Atlanta, Ibrahim Reyes, (Reyes Lawyers, P.A.), Coral Gables, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Beal, Milinda Brown, (Buckley Beal LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0558

    Court affirms interlocutory injunction to enforce a non-disparagement clause in a settlement agreement between attorneys that were formerly in business together

  • February 1, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Announces Plan to Retire

    Judge Christopher Brasher, 56, asked that his resignation be made effective Dec. 1. He also asked Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint him as a senior judge to allow him to hear cases on a part-time basis—as 10 others already do on Georgia's biggest and busiest court.

    5 minute read

  • Ash v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jackie Lynn Tyo, (Georgia Public Defender Council Appellate Division), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Richard Benjamin Caplan, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0771

    No Showing Made That Photo on Cell Phone Destroyed by Police Had Exculpatory Value

  • Rimert v. Meriwether & Tharp, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-19
    Practice Area: Family Law | Legal Malpractice | Privacy
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Rutter, Gulf Shores, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Zachary Lewis, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Aaron Strimban, Robert Tidwell, (Tidwell & Strimban, LLC), Woodstock, John Burns, (Burns Law Group, PC), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1010

    Summary Judgment Properly Granted in Favor of Law Firm Accused of Negligent Training and Supervision of Staff Attorney

  • Stanford v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2021-10-22
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
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    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

  • Harvey et al. v. Merchan

    Publication Date: 2021-07-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Candace Ellene Rader, (Candace E Rader P.C.), Carrollton, Met Merritt Lane, (Shadrix Lane & Parmer, PC), Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Esther Dina Feuer Panitch, (The Panitch Law Group, P.C.), Atlanta, Brian Joseph Atkinson, Emily M. Hetherington, Devin LeDrut Mashman, (Wilbanks Cease Clinic), Athens, for Appellee; Paul E. Weathington, (Weathington, LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant; Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group, P.C.), Atlanta, Darren Wade Penn, Kevin M. Ketner, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Jacqueline Olivia Eisermann, Richard A. Horder, (Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0143

    Law Applies to Torts Committed in Georgia, While Quebec Law Applies to Torts Committed in Quebec; Trial Court Must Compare Respective Limitations Periods