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  • Olsen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Clark Palmer, Donald Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: C. Cross, Sherry Boston, (DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office DeKalb County Courthouse), Decatur, Lenny Krick, (Assistant District Attorney-Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1506

    Court reverses police officer's conviction related to use of force policy in a case involving a fatal shooting, but notes that officer may be retried for aggravated assault

  • Green et al. v. Pinnix et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bailey, Randolph Powell, Lindsey Costakos, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth Lewis, (Lewis & Murphy, LLP), Winder, for appellee; Georgia Hospital Association, Inc. et al., Atlanta, Jason Bring, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A23A0547

    Court reverses an order finding that a defendant had violated HIPAA, concluding that the transmission of medical records to a treating doctor was not a HIPAA violation

  • Titshaw et al. v. Geer et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Peacock, (Michael Peacock), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Lauren Dick, (Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP), Atlanta, Donald Brown, William Story, Thomas Haswell, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0410

    Continuous Relationship Rule Did Not Apply to Toll Statute of Limitations Period on Legal Malpractice Claim

  • Johnson v. Lindsay Pope Brayfield & Associates, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-03
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Consulting
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene Massafra, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Thomas, Jaletta Smith, (Andersen Tate & Carr, P.C.), Duluth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0189

    Court affirms summary judgment for employer in a discrimination and wrongful discharge case brought by disabled employee whose accommodation request was denied

  • In Re Estate of Curvan

    Publication Date: 2022-03-11
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin O'Sullivan, (Cohen Pollock Merlin Turner P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sharon Lavant, Stockbridge, for appellee; Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1435

    Court reverses probate court's summary judgment order ruling on a decedent's last will because of factual issues raised by existence of a second will

  • Douglas R. Wilson et al v. Redmond Construction, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-09
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Procedure | Evidence
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Lovett, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Evans, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0506

    Bona Fide Controversy Precluded Attorney Fees Award For Stubborn Litigiousness or Unnecessary Trouble and Expense

  • Barbara Cantrell et al. v. AU Medical Center, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-21
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Bush, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Floyd Taylor, James Painter, Amanda Lynde, (Brennan, Wasden & Painter LLC), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2101

    Court reverses dismissal of medical negligence complaint after determining that the affidavit attached to the plaintiff's complaint met statutory requirements

  • Clay v. Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Clay, Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Buckley, Kelly Christopher, (Buckley Christopher & Haff, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Laurel Henderson, (The Balch Law Group), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1320

    Court dismisses appellant's direct appeal because it lacked jurisdiction, as appellant was required to file an application for a discretionary appeal in the matter

  • The State v. Adams

    Publication Date: 2020-08-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Mauldin, (District Attorney), Athens, Malachi Peacock, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly Wegel, (Western Circuit Public Defender), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0050

    Court reverses order granting defendant's plea in bar because dismissal of federal charges was not an acquittal for purposes of Georgia's successive prosecution statute

  • Faulkner v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-09
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sydney Strickland, (Strickland & Webster, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Leonard, Sean Garrett, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2220

    Defendant's Responses on Pretrial Faretta Waiver Form Did Not Establish Knowing Waiver of Right to Counsel