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  • The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. et al. v. Turner et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-19
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Hall, Jacquelyn Clarke, Austin Atkinson, Pearson Cunningham, Michael Profit, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Randolph Powell, Alexander Vey, (Huff Powell & Bailey), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracey Dellacona, (Dellacona Law Firm), Macon, Caleb Walker, Katherine McArthur, Lindsey Macon, (McArthur Law Firm), Macon, for appellee; Jason Bring, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, William Rissler, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Lisa Churvis, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Heistand & Prout), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A0378

    Court affirms $9.2 million jury verdict for medical malpractice and wrongful death, rejecting defendants' arguments as to causation and excess damages

  • Snellings v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alisha Johnson, Alicia Gant, (Rockdale County District Attorney's Office), Conyers, Nathan Stuckey, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0492

    Court reverses trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence because traffic stop was unreasonably prolonged in a DUI case

  • Farmer v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rahmaan Bowick, (Augusta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Augusta, Jay Kim, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Larry Smith, Jared Williams, (District Attorney’s Office Augusta Judicial Circuit), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1677

    Court reverses denial of motion to suppress evidence in a burglary case, highlighting the limits of police authority in encounters and searches

  • Moye v. Northhaven Homeowners Association, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-21
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Alderman, (Anderson, Walker & Reichert), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Allen, (Martin Snow, LLP), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1709

    Court reverses declaratory judgment favoring an HOA, and rules that new construction on a certain tract in a subdivision is exempt from construction covenants

  • Craw v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-10-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Frier, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lenny Krick, (Assistant District Attorney-Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit), Decatur, Sherry Boston, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1077

    Court affirms convictions for voluntary manslaughter and other crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and jury instruction error

  • Sons of Confederate Veterans v. Henry County Board of Commissioners

    Publication Date: 2023-08-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walker Chandler, Peachtree City, Timothy King, (Hodges, McEachern & King), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Megan Martin, Patrick Jaugstetter, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, for appellee; Mawuli Davis, (The Davis Bozeman Law Firm PC), Decatur, Maryum Jordan, (Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law), Washington, for AM.
    Case Number: A21A0734

    Court affirms trial court holding that an individual's lawsuit for injunctive relief over removal of a Confederate monument is barred by sovereign immunity.

  • Phillis Graham v. Hospice Savannah, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-26
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brent Savage, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sandra Foster, Marvin McGahee, (Brennan, Wasden & Painter, LLC), Savannah, for appellee; Jordon Morrow (Brannen, Searcy & Smith), Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0430

    Employee Called to Work Outside of Normal Schedule Was Not on "Special Mission" While Commuting to Work

  • Campbell et al. v. Courtesy Ford, Inc., et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-11
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter Law, Ernest Moran, (Law & Moran), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Warner Fox, Elliott Ream, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Timothy Mitchell, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet), Norcross, Diana Moore, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet), Peachtree Corners for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1739

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of employer, which did not bear vicarious liability for employee's negligent car accident

  • Bristol Consulting Group, Inc. et al. v. D2 Property Group, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-23
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kimberly Ellison, Wayne Kendall, (Wayne B Kendall PC), Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: M. O’Neill, (Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLC), Charlotte, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1209

    Court affirms judgment for investors that were defrauded in a complex real estate deal over liable party's contentions of trial court error

  • Mulkey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-02-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, Jason McLendon, (McLendon Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1452

    Court affirms child molestation conviction over defendant's contentions of error regarding admission of prior bad acts evidence from similar charges that were dismissed