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  • Williams v. Regency Hospital Company, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hill, (Mayo Hill), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Sharonda Boyce, (Huff Powell Bailey LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1035

    Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of medical malpractice claim, affirming constitutionality of statute limiting tolling for mentally incompetent plaintiffs

  • In the Interest of K. A. V., a child.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, Bryan Webb, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Robin McCallum, (McCallum & Associates, LLC), Decatur, Laurie Brown, (Gwinnett County DFCS), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Bliss, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Chevelle Douglas, (Vayman & Teitelbaum PC), Alpharetta, Yazmin Sobh, Andrea Landers, (Atlanta Legal Aid Society), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0968

    Juvenile Court Lacked Authority to Sanction Department of Family and Children Services After Juvenile Turned 18

  • In the Interest of N. E. K., a child.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carlton Nelson, (Attorney at Law), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jennifer McComas, (Jennifer T. McComas, P.C.), Vidalia, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1471

    Court reverses termination of parental rights of both a father and a mother as to their child because the record showed no intent to abandon, or specific harm to the child

  • Zeh et al. v. Maso et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-24
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randolph Powell, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wendy Huray, David Krugler, Andrew Cash, Laura Voght, (Cash Krugler & Fredericks, LLC), Atlanta, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1289

    Court concludes that a physician is not vicariously liable under OCGA §43-34-100, and holds that certain expert testimony is not admissible in a medical malpractice case

  • Roberts et al. v. McCoy et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vic Hill, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Kemp, Atlanta, Kevina McCoy, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1217

    Court affirms ruling that petitioners did not have standing to be adjudicated equitable caregivers of a minor child

  • Cephas v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, John Nichols, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1144

    Court affirms conviction for misdemeanor obstruction of an officer but vacates a sentencing provision on banishment and remands for resentencing

  • Grimes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Woodrow Smith, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darius Pattillo, Sharon Hopkins, Jodi Spiegel, (Henry County District Attorney’s Office), McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0076

    Court reverses order revoking a defendant's probation because that order was based on inadmissible hearsay and defendant's due process rights were violated

  • The State v. Arroyo

    Publication Date: 2022-01-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fani Willis, Juliana Sleeper, Dustin Lee, (Fulton County Office of the District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lauren Shubow, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Steven Phillips, (Public Defender), Atlanta, Kerrel McCrimons, (Fulton County Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1358

    Court affirms ruling suppressing evidence of cocaine after officers conducted a K-9 open-air sniff near an apartment door deemed to be part of the apartment's curtilage

  • Utilicom Supply Associates, LLC v. Terra Tech, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Bell, Steven Vickery, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Conerly, (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0225

    Trial Court Had Inherent Authority in its Discretion to Set Aside Default Judgment

  • Cynthia S. Barry v. Thomas S. Barry, III et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-11
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Blitch, (Blitch Law, PC), Atlanta, Edward Tolley, (Attorney at Law), Athens, Devin Smith, Edward Tolley, (Cook & Tolley LLP), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eddy Corn, (E A Corn, LLC), Hiawassee, James Tittle, (Attorney at Law), West Palm Beach, Daniel Duello, (Law Office of Daniel R. Duello), Blairsville, William Mercer, (William K. Mercer Jr PC), Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0839

    Court affirms ruling that an heir forfeited her beneficial interests in a will and trust pursuant to in terrorem clauses as a result of her bad faith efforts to prevent probate