• Gardei v. Conway et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-18
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Allen Yurachek, (Yurachek & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Monroe Mitchell, (Carothers & Mitchell, LLC), Buford, Tuwanda Rush Williams, Murray Joseph Weed, (Gwinnett County Department of Law), Lawrenceville, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Elizabeth McRary Crowder, Tina Michelle Piper, Christopher M. Carr, Andrew Alan Pinson Drew F. Waldbeser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S21G0430

    Causes of Action in Petition Seeking Determination as to Sex Offender's Future Registration Requirements Had Not Yet Accrued

  • Doxey v. Crissey et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hylton Dupree, Blake Carl, (Dupree & Kimbrough, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Beard, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Richard Calhoun, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0203

    Court vacates amended order and remands case for the trial court to conduct proceedings and to consider evidence on the changed use of an easement

  • In Re Ragas

    Publication Date: 2021-07-01
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Morgan, (Attorney at Law), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Erik Pirozzi, (Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C.), Cartersville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0237

    Court reverses order of criminal attempt that had been issued against an attorney due to insufficient evidence to show violation of any order directed at the attorney

  • Jane Doe v. Vaughn

    Publication Date: 2020-12-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alfred Adams, Atlanta, Jared Miller, (Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, Catherine Scott, (Georgia Justice Project), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Vaughn, Keely Pitts, (Oconee Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eastman, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1431

    Superior Court Erred by Dismissing Petition to Modify Sentence; Court Had Authority to Consider the Relief Sought

  • G & E Construction, LLC v. Rubicon Construction, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-12
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Penland, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Dorothy Primm, (Attorney at Law), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Jones, William Hart, (Busch Reed Jones & Leeper PC), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1381

    Company's Founder Is Not Personally Liable Under OCGA §14-2-204 for Debt of Construction Company That Was Administratively Dissolved

  • Haynes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Samuel D'Entremont, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Gwinnett Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1347

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Removing Defendant From Courtroom, Given Defendant's Repetitive Arguing and Refusal to Answer Judge's Questions

  • Stevens v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Phillips, (Walton County Public Defender's Office), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, Randal McGinley, (Newton County District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1554

    Trial Court Did Not Coerce Verdict By Urging Jury to Continue Deliberating

  • Emory University et al. v. Willcox

    Publication Date: 2020-07-23
    Practice Area: Evidence | Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Ladner, Robert Stannard, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, John Fitzpatrick, Lamar Jost, (Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, LLP), Denver, Michael Bailey, Erica Jansen, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Graddock, Keenan Nix, (Morgan & Morgan, PA), Atlanta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Maxwell Thelen, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Kurt Kastorf, (Kastorf Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0665

    Trial Court in Wrongful Death Case Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Allowing Opinion Evidence Based on Incomplete Medical Records

  • Lucas v. Charles Schwab & Company Inc. Ira Account No. XXXX-2410 et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-11
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Panos Constantinides, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keisha Coleman, (McGuirewoods LLP), Bainbridge, Jeremy Moulton, (The Moulton Firm), Conyers, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1991

    Court affirms verdict that a decedent's ex-wife was the primary beneficiary of his IRA on the basis of his ratification of his agent's actions.

  • Reder v. Dodds et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca McLaws, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Bloom, (Richardson Bloom & Lines LLC), Atlanta, Allen Harris, (Harris Divorce & Family Law), Roswell, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1668

    Court affirms custody award in favor of grandmother and denies adoptive father's challenge to that award and to an order requiring him to pay fees