• Legacy Academy, Inc. v. Doles-Smith Enterprises, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-03
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Bachman (Gregory Doyle Calhoun & Rogers LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cary Ichter (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; William Davis (Ichter Davis, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A2102

    Res Judicata Barred Francisor From Seeking Remedies It Could Have Pursued Against Franchisee in Prior Action

  • Autozone, Inc. et al. v. Mesa

    Publication Date: 2017-09-27
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Beauchamp (McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Balducci (Attorney at Law), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A1294

    The superior court exceeded its authority when it substituted itself as the factfinder in lieu of an administrative law judge and the State Board of Workers' Compensation and reversed the Board's ruling, which denied certain benefits to the claimant.