• The Fulton-Dekalb Hospital Authority et al. v. Hickson

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Banks, (Weathington McGrew LLC), Atlanta, Paul Weathington, (Weathington Smith), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Angela Fox, Kurt Kastorf, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Christopher Graddock, Keenan Nix, (Morgan & Morgan, PA), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0215

    Open issues of material fact preclude summary judgment on hospital's good faith immunity argument in a medical malpractice action.

  • Pierson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bernard Brody, (Brody Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia Slater, (District Attorney), Columbus, William Lisenby, (Attorney at Law), Hamilton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1460

    Court affirms sexual assault convictions of former county sheriff's deputy

  • Reid v. Lindsey

    Publication Date: 2019-02-19
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joann Sharp, David Canale, (Meriwether & Tharp, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Justin O'Dell, Alyssa Blanchard, (O'Dell & O'Neal, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee. Brandy Daswani, (Brandy Daswani, LLC), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A18A1933

    Court Affirms Trial Court Order Granting Visitation Rights to Grandmother Over Father's Objection but Reverses Court's Imposition of Guardian ad Litem Costs on Father

  • Blackwell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter (District Attorney Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville; Lee Tittsworth (Gwinnett Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A0696

    Court Rejects Defendant's Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Argument

  • Whatley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Genevieve Holmes (Appellate Division – GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Morrison (Fulton County DA's Office), Atlanta; Paul Howard (District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A0940

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for kidnapping, aggravated assault, two counts of robbery and two counts of false imprisonment and defendant failed to prove his several ineffective assistance of counsel claims.