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  • Georgiacarry.Org., Inc. et al. v. Atlanta Botanical Garden, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Government | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John R. Monroe, (John Monroe Law, PC), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Baird Carpenter, James Charles Grant, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Peter Crane Canfield, Brian Charles Lea, (Jones Day), Atlanta, Henry R. Chalmers, Andrew Clay Stevens, (Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S18G1149

    Private Lessee of Public Property May Not Exclude Persons Carrying Firearms Unless Lease Conferred Present Estate to Lessee

  • City of Guyton v. Barrow

    Publication Date: 2019-06-14
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ray Chandlar Smith, (City Attorney), Richmond Hill, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Lee Schwartz, (Jon L. Schwartz, Attorney at Law, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Isaac Byrd, Suzanne E. Success Osborne, John Edward Hennelly, James Doyle Coots, Christopher M. Carr, Andrew Alan Pinson, Margaret Kemmerly Eckrote, Ross Warren Bergethon, Jameson B. Bilsborrow, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S18G0944

    No antidegradation analysis required prior to issuing environmental permit for facilities with nonpoint water discharges

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-03
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Damages
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joyce Gist Lewis, (Krevolin Horst, LLC), Atlanta, Curtis J. Martin, II, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, Michael P. Kohler, Charles B. Lee, Laura Elisabeth Ashby, (Miller & Martin PLLC), Atlanta, George P. Shingler, (The Shingler Law Firm LLC), Decatur, Ashley Elizabeth Wilson Clark, (Buckley Beal, LLP), Atlanta, Kathryn R. Norcross, James S. Watson, Colleen J. Boles, John Stuart Tonkinson, (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), Arlington, Ellis A. Sharp, (Stokes, Williams, Sharp & Davies), Knoxville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Richard Long, IV, Brian David Boone, Theodore J. Sawicki, Elizabeth Gingold Clark, Lauren Tapson Macon, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Q1233

    Georgia's Apportionment Statute Was Applicable to Tort Claims Against Bank Directors and Officers For Purely Pecuniary Losses

  • First Acceptance Insurance Company of Georgia, Inc. v. Hughes

    Publication Date: 2019-04-23
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Stephen Berry, Robin N. Johnson, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Kyle G.A. Wallace, Cari Katrice Dawson, Andrew Jacob Tuck, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brandon Graham Cathey, Brent Gavin Steinberg, (Swope Rodante P.A.), Tampa, for appellee. David Marlow Atkinson Jonathan J. Kandelm, Pamela Newsom Lee, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, Sarah Brown Akins, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, Martin Adam Levinson, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Garret Warrington Meader, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Brunswick, Hall F. McKinley, III, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, Duke Riley Groover, Lee Malcolm Gillis, Jr., Rachel Rozier Turnbull, (James Bates Brannan Groover LLP), Macon, Leah Ward Sears, Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Christian James Bromley, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Ean Kade Cullefer, (Georgia Chamber of Commerce), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant. Adanna Urunwa Ugwonali, (Ugwonali Law Group), Sandy Springs, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S18G0517

    Court Rejects Court of Appeals Decision That Reversed Grant of Summary Judgment to Insurer Where Third Party Made Open Settlement Offer, Offer Was Rescinded Before Acceptance by Insurer, and Insured Brought Failure-To-Settle Claim

  • Elliott v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-08
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Jared Thomas Hall, (Thomas, Webb & Willis LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Washington Fleenor, Ethan Merritt Makin, (Athens-Clarke County Solicitor General's Office), Athens, Kenneth W. Mauldin, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee. Daniel J. Sabol, (Luftman, Heck & Associates LLP), Columbus, Donald Timothy Huey, Blaise J. Katter, (Huey Defense Firm), Columbus, for Amicus appellant. Patricia B. Attaway Burton, David Scott McLaughlinm, Paula Khristian Smith, Andrew Alan Pinson, Christopher M. Carr, Jameson B. Bilsborrow, (Department Of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee. Margaret Ellen Heap, (Office of The District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, Joseph Scott Key, (Miller & Key, PA), McDonough, William Aubrey Finch, (Forsyth County Solicitor General's Office), Cumming, David Holmes, (Cherokee County District Attorney's Office), Canton, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for Neutral Amicus. Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Ross Warren Bergethon, David Scott McLaughlin, Paula Khristian Smith, Andrew Alan Pinson, Christopher M. Carr, Jameson B. Bilsborrow, (Department Of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee. Gilbert Alexander Crosby, Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia), Morrow, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S18A1204

    Under Georgia Constitution, Motorist's Invocation of Right to Refuse Blood Alcohol Test Could Not Be Admitted Against Her at Trial

  • Mercedes Benz USA v. Carduco Inc

    Publication Date: 2019-03-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0644

    Respondent, a Mercedes-Benz franchisee, alleged that petitioner fraudulently induced it to purchase the assets of a previous Mercedes-Benz dealer in Harlingen, Texas because it believed it would then be able to relocate to the McAllen area as the exclusive dealership there.

  • Huyck v. 171 Tenants Corp.

    Publication Date: 2018-12-04
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Justice Robert Kalish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 653181/2017

    Co-op Owners Have Exclusive Rooftop Terrace Use; Others' Use Does Not Establish a Waiver

  • People v. Wachtel

    Publication Date: 2018-10-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Justice Jill Konviser
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Appearing on behalf of the People: Assistant District Attorney Stuart Silberg Assistant District Attorney Courtney Groves District Attorney of the County of New York, NY
    for defendant: Appearing on behalf of the defendant: Lloyd Epstein, Esq. Ira Mickenberg, Esq., Epstein & Weil LLC, New York NY
    Case Number: 1669/12

    Substance Abuser Who Killed His Mother During Seizure Has a Dangerous Mental Disorder

  • L.F.M. v. S.R.M.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Jeffrey Goodstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff (Wife) attorney: Maxine Last, Esq.;
    for defendant: Defendant (Husband) attorney: Yonatan Levoritz, Esq.
    Case Number:

    Wife Denied Reargument on Post-Commencement Issue of Visitation With Emotional Support Dog

  • Cruz v. Seward Park Hous. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-19
    Practice Area: Fee Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Arthur Engoron
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Giacoia of Capuder, Fazio Giacoia represents petitioners on the fee request.
    for defendant: James W. Perkins and Daniel Milstein of Greenberg, Traurig represent respondents.
    Case Number: 155244/2016

    Court Partly Confirms, Partly Rejects Referee's Report and Further Reduces Attorney Fees