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Mayor City Council of the City of Richmond Hill v. Maia

Publication Date: 2016-06-16
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Ellington, John J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick O'Connor, Benjamin Perkins Oliver Maner LLP, Savannah, and Ray Smith, Richmond Hill, for appellant.
for defendant: . Billy Jones and Carl Varnedoe Jones, Osteen Jones, Hinesville, for appellees.
Case Number: A15A2334

The trial court erred in denying the defendants' motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff's claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and pain and suffering ar

Goldstein, Garber Salama LLC v. J. B.

Publication Date: 2016-02-23
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: H. Lane Young, Matthew Barr Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, Atlanta, Jonathan Freiman, and Tadhg Dooley Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, CT, for appellant.
for defendant: Jennifer Jordan Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward, William Bird Bird Law Group PC, and Michael Regas, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A15A1491

The trial court did not err in denying the defendant dental practice's motion for directed verdict in the plaintiff's suit alleging that the defendant's negligence resulted in a certified registere

In the Interest of B. R. F.

Publication Date: 2015-06-12
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Rawlings McMillan Rawlings LLP, Sandersville, for appellant.
for defendant: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Shalen Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Penny Hannah, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Tammy Griner, Griffin, for appellee. Other party representation: Todd Harding, Michael Feltman, Griffin, Roger Montgomery, Talbotton, and Charles O'Neill, Zebulon. Amicus: Lisa Krisher, Phyllis Holmen, Vicky Kimbrell Georgia Legal Services Program Inc., Atlanta, and Jane Okransinski Georgia Ass'n of Counsel for Children, Athens.
Case Number: A14A1536

The Court found that it had jurisdiction to grant an out-of-time application for discretionary appeal from an order terminating a mother's parental rights, because the mother's due process rights we

State v. Allen

Publication Date: 2014-09-03
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: James L. Wright III, District Attorney, Christina M. Kempter, and Jordan K. Van Matre, Assistant District Attorneys, McDonough, for appellant.
for defendant: William C. Puckett Jr., Conyers, and Holly W. Veal Veal and Lamar LLC, McDonough, for appellees.
Case Number: A14A0297

The officer impermissibly prolonged the duration of a traffic stop when he initiated a computer check of the defendants' license and identification card after completing his written wa

Henderson v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co.

Publication Date: 2014-08-27
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Ellington, John J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John B. Long Tucker, Everitt, Long, Brewton & Lanier, Augusta, for appellant.
for defendant: . Mark T. Dietrichs and Melissa K. Kahren Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A14A0242

The trial court erred in granting the defendant-insurer's motion for j.n.o.v. following a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in their action seeking benefits under a homeowners' insurance polic

Ford Motor Co. v. Conley

Publication Date: 2014-03-03
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Nahmias, David E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher S. Anulewicz, Michael J. Bowers Balch & Bingham LLP, Michael R. Boorman, Audrey K. Berland Huff, Powell & Bailey LLC, Curtis A. Garrett Jr. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, and Adam H. Charnes Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem, N.C., for appellant.
for defendant: Robin F. Clark, Atlanta, Andrew W. Jones, Marietta, Benjamin E. Baker Jr., and Dana Taunton Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles LLC, Montgomery, Ala., for appellees. Amicus Appellant: Chilton D. Varner, Stephen B. Devereaux, Susan M. Clare King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Robert D. Ingram, and Angela H. Smith Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele LLP, Marietta. Amicus Appellee: Madeline E. McNeeley and Darren W. Penn Harris Penn Lowry & Delcampo LLP, Atlanta.
Case Number: S13A1601

The plaintiffs were properly granted an extraordinary motion for new trial since they met the requirements of showing that they exercised due diligence in asking the defendant for its insurance info

Heard v. State

Publication Date: 2013-12-18
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy Healy and Nina Svoren Healy & Svoren, Toccoa, for appellant.
for defendant: Robert Lavender, District Attorney, Eberton, David White, District Attorney, Hartwell, and Adam Schroeder, Assistant District Attorney, Carnesville, for appellee.
Case Number: A13A0853

The trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion to suppress evidence officers found in his vehicle, as the initial traffic stop for a suspected tag violation was valid but the officer prolon

Dell v. Dell

Publication Date: 2013-11-20
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
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Case Number: A13A1068

The trial court's order terminating the mother's parental rights and granting the stepmother's adoption petition was defi

June 9, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Custody Ruling on Muslim Family Is Overturned

ALBANY — Delving into an international child custody squabble, an appellate panel in Albany overturned a Family Court judge in a case where a Muslim man took his children to Saudi Arabia

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April 4, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Panel Finds Syracuse Firm Erred In Taking Client Despite Conflict

ALBANY - An appellate panel in Albany yesterday delved into the sticky arena of imputed disqualification and held that an upstate law firm should have been barred from defending a client when one o

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