• Dalton Paving & Constr. Inc. v. South Green Constr. of Ga. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2007-03-09
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Henry Parkman, Frank D. LoMonte Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta, and James H. Phillips McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle & Fordham, Dalton, for Dalton Paving. William D. Flatt, Bart W. Reed, Erik B. Seeney Hendrick, Phillips, Salzman & Flatt, Brian R. Neary, Melissa C. Patton Webb, Zschunke, Miller & Dikeman LLP and Stanley K. Kreimer Jr., Atlanta, for South Green Construction. Other party representation: Robert T. Strang III and Daniel J. Huff Huff, Powell & Bailey LLC, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A06A2414; A06A2415

    Res judicata barred the plaintiff's s, because the arbitrator expressly denied the s, which the plaintiff raised in a prior arbitration, and the plaintiff should have asserted the remainin

  • Cieplinski v. Caldwell Elec. Contractors Inc.

    Publication Date: 2006-07-21
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John D. Steel Matthews & Steel, Atlanta, and Douglas P. McManamy, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: David F. Root, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, John C. Cheshire Carr, Tabb, Pope & Freeman LLP, Atlanta, Mark W. Wortham Hicks, Casey, Barber PC, Marietta, and J. Douglas Stewart Stewart, Melvin & Frost, Gainesville, for appellees. Other party representation: Brian M. Leepson Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A06A0596

    The intervening negligence of the plaintiff's employer was the sole proximate cause of his injury and broke any legally sufficient causal connection between the third-party tortfeasor defendants' al

  • Kace Invs. LP v. Hull

    Publication Date: 2006-03-24
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William A. Trotter III, Warren D. Evans William A. Trotter III PC, William J. Williams Johnston, Wilkin & Williams, Augusta, John K. Larkins Jr. and Thomas D. Bever Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John B. Long and A. Montague Miller Tucker, Everitt, Long, Brewton & Lanier PA, Augusta, for appellees. Other party representation: Robert C. Hagler, James W. Purcell Fulcher, Hagler, Reed, Hanks & Harper, and William M. Fleming, Augusta.

    Case Number: A05A2014

    The defendants were entitled to amend their counterclaim, since claims remained pending after the remittitur was returned to the trial court following an appeal on cross motions for summary judgment

  • Neely Dev. Corp. v. Sevice First Invs. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2003-05-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: F. Edwin Hallman Jr. and Harry K. Buttermore III Decker, Hallman, Barber & Briggs, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Emory L. Palmer, H. Lane Young II Hawkins & Parnell, and Glenn A. Delk Lightmas & Delk, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A03A1291

    Defendant's obligation to execute a restrictive covenant survived the parties' real estate closing where they executed an Addendum and Acknowledgement, which expressly and unambiguously provided tha

  • Johnston v. Warendh

    Publication Date: 2001-12-21
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd B. Hedrick Jr. Gray, Hedrick & Edenfield LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John W. Gibson Gibson, Deal, Fletcher & Prebula PC, Norcross, for appellees.

    Case Number: A01A1480; A01A1481

    A jury question remained as to whether two dogs were confined within the meaning of a local ordinance since they escaped from defendants' house and attacked plaintiff in defendants' front

  • Hooters of Augusta Inc. v. Nicholson

    Publication Date: 2000-09-01
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark C. Wilby, Elizabeth McLeod Fulcher, Hagler, Reed, Hanks & Harper, Augusta, Emmet J. Bondurant and Frank M. Lowrey IV Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Harry D. Revell Burnside, Wall, Daniel, Ellison & Revell, Augusta, for appellee. Bambi Clark, Martinez, proceeded pro se. Other party representation: John J. Flynt III Lester, Lester & Flynt, Michael W. Millians Glover, Blount & Millians, Augusta, Thurbert Baker, Attorney General, Robert S. Bomar, Deputy Attorney General, Harold D. Melton, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Stacey L. Ferris-Smith, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A00A0429

    Georgia citizens have a right to file private causes of action under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C.

  • Davis v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-08-18
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia F. Angeli, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Erman J. Tanjuatco and Clifford A. Sticher, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A00A1439

    The defendant's failure to give a plausible explanation for the cash he was carrying when he and his codefendant were apprehended supported the jury's conclusion that he was a party to his co-defend

  • Cochran v. Ogletree

    Publication Date: 2000-08-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard D.C. Schrade Jr. Schrade & Richardson, Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: William C. Drosky, Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A00A1531

    Plaintiff was entitled to recover the money she deposited under an invalid agreement with defendants on the basis of money had and received or unjust enric

  • State v. Redd

    Publication Date: 2000-06-23
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert B. Ellis Jr., District Attorney, Timothy L. Eidson, Chief Assistant District Attorney, Ellen S. Bolden, Assistant District Attorney, Nashville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles R. Reddick Charles R. Reddick PC, Homerville, for appellee. Other party representation: Kermit N. McManus, District Attorney, Dalton, Kenneth B. Hodges III, District Attorney, Albany, J. David Miller, District Attorney, Valdosta, Keith C. Martin, Solicitor, Jonesboro, Leslie C. Abernathy, Solicitor, Cumming, Carmen Smith, Solicitor, Atlanta, Sheryl B. Jolly, Solicitor General, Augusta, and Wensley Hobby, Solicitor, Reidsville.

    Case Number: A00A1059

    An attorney who is appointed as district attorney pro tempore may continue his private criminal practice during that appoin

  • May 21, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Duane Morris' construction practice picks up three Reed Smith partners

    In an effort to expand its construction litigation practice firmwide, Duane Morris has added three partners to the group in its Pittsburgh office. John Tedder joined most recently, fol

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