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  • Choi v. Sierra Construction Company, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-14
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Corporate Entities
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Hasson, Michael O’Neill, (Hasson Law Group LLP), Atlanta, Mariana Melendez, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jefferson Allen, Erin Lewis, (Cohen Cooper Estep & Allen, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Steven Newton, (Steven N. Newton, LLC), Peachtree City, Jin Choi, Roswell, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1057

    Court reverses a judgment on a breach of a construction contract against an individual due to improper jury instructions on the issue of joint venture liability

  • Huff v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen Brouse, (Brouse Law), Blue Ridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Leah Mayo, (Rome District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1539

    Defendant Acquiesced in Counsel's Waiver of Defendant's Right to be Present at Bench Conferences

  • Rimert v. Meriwether & Tharp, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-19
    Practice Area: Family Law | Legal Malpractice | Privacy
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Rutter, Gulf Shores, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Zachary Lewis, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Aaron Strimban, Robert Tidwell, (Tidwell & Strimban, LLC), Woodstock, John Burns, (Burns Law Group, PC), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1010

    Summary Judgment Properly Granted in Favor of Law Firm Accused of Negligent Training and Supervision of Staff Attorney

  • Ray v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sonya Chachere-Compton, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, Elizabeth Racine, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, Ryan Leonard, (District Attorney), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0338

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Denying Child Cruelty Defendant's Motion to Withdraw Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

  • Taylor v. Ameris Bank

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeremy McCullough, (Aldridge Pite Haan, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1052

    Court affirms denial of guarantor's motion for summary judgment and determines that guarantor's waiver of statute of limitations defense did not violate public policy

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Lewis, (JCTL Law LLC), Colorado Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin Majeska, Henry Syms, (District Attorney, Augusta Jud. Circuit), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0299

    Court Did Not Err in Denying Defendant's Motion for a Mistrial; Inadvertent Publication of Part of Witness Interview Did Not Infringe on Defendant's Right to a Fair Trial

  • Shamblin et al. v. Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry Jackson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael, Scott McMickle, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, L.L.P.), Alpharetta, Todd Hatcher, Joseph Shelley, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellee. Travis Meyer, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout), Atlanta, Adam Smith, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Allen Broughton, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1238

    Plaintiff's wrongful death claim was barred by charitable immunity, and her other claims were properly dismissed

  • Tripp v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick Calcutt, (Attorney at Law), Americus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Edwards, Jeremy Hager, Katie Fite, (Dougherty County District Attorney's Office), Albany, Heather Lanier, (South Georgia Judicial Circuit), Camilla, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1782

    Court Rejects Appeal by Child Molester Who Claimed That Counsel Failed to Introduce Evidence of Alternative Suspect but Identified No Admissible Evidence to Support Theory

  • Pruitt v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Ramsey Magaro, (Assistant District Attorney), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A1687

    Evidence Was Sufficient to Support Convictions for Theft by Deception

  • Fannie Mae v. Las Colinas Apartments, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-02
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Pierce, Kimberly Rizzotti Weber (Aldridge Pite LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Anderson (Downey & Cleveland LLP), Marietta; Robert Elarbee (Law Office of Robert R. Elarbee LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0297

    Loan Documents Unambiguously Provided for Personal Liability on Note