• Oldham et al. v. Landrum, III et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-19
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry Oldham, (Larry C. Oldham, P.C.), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dana Maine, Mallory Ball, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Charles Marsh, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, Henry Tharpe, (Sponcler & Tharpe, LLC), Dalton, Myrece Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1271

    Court vacates dismissal of abusive litigation complaint and remands for determination of whether real party-in-interest should be added as a plaintiff

  • Williams, III et al. v. Georgia Ports Authority et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noble Boykin, (Jones, Boykin & Associates), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jared Campbell, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Edgar Smith, (Morgan & Morgan, PA), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1313

    Court reverses dismissal of negligence complaint against an individual, finding that he did not have Eleventh Amendment immunity under federal maritime law