• In the Matter of James Archie Barnett.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-16
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Allen Earles, Rebecca S. Mick, (Georgia Office of Bar Admissions), Atlanta, Christopher M. Carr, Russell David Willard, Russell David Willard, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Archie Barnett, Fairburn, for appellee.

    Case Number: S21Z1090

    Previously-Disbarred Attorney Demonstrated He Was Now Entitled to be Certified as Fit to Practice Law

  • August 13, 2021 | Law.com

    U.S. Finds Target on Night Vision Goggles + VoIP-Pal Tries Once More to Be Heard in Waco + Fish & Richardson Designs a Trial Win

    The U.S. government keeps taking shots at patents on night vision goggle technology. Last week it finally registered some hits.

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  • Hill v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Harty, Greg Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, (District Attorney), Hartwell, Jeffrey Lee, (Elbert County District Attorney's Office), Elberton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0264

    Court Reverses Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained in Search Following Traffic Stop

  • Lane Dermatology et al. v. Smith et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-10
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Gristina, Carter Schondelmayer, Austin Gibson, (Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, P.C.), Columbus, James Sherman, (Stanley, Esrey & Buckley, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julie Wood, Jared Miller, John Elliott, (Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, Jerry Buchanan, Trisha Hargrove, (Buchanan & Land), Columbus, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0582

    Communications Between Dermatologist's Former Employee and Patients Did Not Violate Non-Solicitation Provision

  • Appellate Division, First Department: August 5, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-08-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department: August 5, 2021

  • Hill v. Hill

    Publication Date: 2021-08-09
    Practice Area: Family Law | Judges
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Hill, Kingsland, for appellant.
    for defendant: Garnett Harrison, (Garnett Harrison P.C.), Kingsland, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A0285

    Court affirms denial of litigant's motion to recuse an entire court from presiding over his ex-wife's contempt action in a child support payment matter

  • Hall et al. v. Hill

    Publication Date: 2021-08-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Trent Speckhals, (Speckhals Law, P. C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Willingham, (Law Offices of Thomas P. Willingham PC), Birmingham, William Norwood, (Pope McGlamry Kilpatrick Morrison & Norwood P.C.), Atlanta, Yehuda Smolar, (Yes Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; John Smith, William Purvis, (Young Thagard Hoffman Smith Lawrence & Shenton), Valdosta, Richard Hines, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough), Atlanta for other party.

    Case Number: A21A0111

    Court affirms majority of orders addressing procedure regarding estate conservator's exclusive right to represent minor children in a wrongful death action

  • Durham v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-05
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erica Durham, Opelika, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Strickland, Nelofar Agharahimi, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0624

    Trial Court Erred by Issuing an Incomplete Jury Instruction on Apportionment in Premises Liability Action; Denial of Motion for New Trial Remanded

  • Bellin v. Zucker

    Publication Date: 2021-08-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Rosalind Bellin: Nina Keilin, Law Office of Nina Keilin, New York, NY, on the brief, Aytan Y. Bellin, Bellin & Associates LLC, White Plains, NY.
    for defendant: for Defendant-Appellee Howard A. Zucker: Caroline A. Olsen, Assistant Solicitor General of Counsel, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, New York State Office of the Attorney General, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee ElderServe Health, Inc., DBA RiverSpring at Home: Mara R. Lieber, on the brief, Brian T. McGovern, Crowell & Moring LLP, New York, NY. For National Health Law Program, Center for Medicare Advocacy, and Justice in Aging, Amici Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Rosalind Bellin: Martha Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers, National Health Law Program, Chapel Hill, NC; Alice Bers, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Willimantic, CT. For Empire Justice Center and New York Legal Assistance Group, Amici Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Rosalind Bellin: Benjamin W. Taylor, New York Legal Assistance Group, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-1463

    Medicaid Beneficiary Shows MLTC Personal Care Hours Channeled by Contract, Regulation

  • Appellate Division, First Department: July 29, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-08-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department: July 29, 2021