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  • A & M Hospitalities LLC et al. v. Alimchandani

    Publication Date: 2022-04-18
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Bright, Justin Scott, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, John Floyd, Jennifer Peterson, Kamal Ghali, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, James Garland, George Lilly, (Alexander & Vann, LLP), Thomasville, John Kennedy, (James-Bates-Brannan-Groover, LLP), Macon, Timothy Tanner, (Attorney at Law), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Henry Scott, (H. Pearce Scott, P.C.), Valdosta, Vineet Roney, (Roney Law LLC), Atlanta, Daniel Lombard, David Lakin, Jonathan Bunge, Daniel Scwartz, Sanford Weisburst, (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP), Chicago, New York, K. Cooke, (Gautreaux Law, LLC), Macon, for appellee; Christopher Cohilas, (Watson Spence LLP), Albany, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1576

    Court determines that a plaintiff's second amended complaint is barred by res judicata

  • Pruitthealth-Augusta, LLC et al. v. Lyell et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Braintwain, Randolph Powell, Mark Simmons, (Huff Powell & Bailey LLC), Atlanta, James Purcell, David Hymel, (Fulcher Hagler LLP), AUGUSTA, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Connor, (Connor & Connor LLC), Augusta, Kenneth Connor, Anne Moore, (Connor & Connor LLC), Aiken, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1681

    Court vacates order denying motion to dismiss wrongful death action and remands case for trial court to address relief under an arbitration agreement

  • Bentford v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keenen Twymon, (Law Office of the Public Defender), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Vincent Faucette, Sherry Boston, Jason Rea, (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for Appellee
    Case Number: A21A0333

    Court vacates and remands matter for consideration of substance of defendant's objection to other acts evidence after defendant was convicted of rape and child molestation

  • Rose v. Clark

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula Free, (Law Office of Paula O'Neal Stewart), Winder, David Thomson, (Beisswenger & Thomson P.A.), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0172

    Court affirms contempt finding as to child support payments in a divorce proceeding but vacates an attorney fee award that was not supported by findings of fact or statute

  • Collins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-05-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Pearlman, (Office of the Public Defender Western Judicial Circuit), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Kwiatkowski, Deborah Gonzalez, Kenneth Mauldin, (Office of the District Attorney Western Judicial Circuit), Athens, Brian Patterson, (The Law Office of Brian V. Patterson, LLC), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0084

    Court affirms convictions for serious injury by vehicle and other crimes over defendant's contentions of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Wright v. Nelson

    Publication Date: 2021-04-13
    Practice Area: Contracts | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Curtright, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Creasy, (The Law Offices of James K. Creasy, LLC), Atlanta, Joseph Cruser, Maggie Beall, (Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1868

    Trial Court Erred in Denying Personal Injury Action Defendant's Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement; Insurer Had Accepted Personal Injury Action Plaintiff's Settlement Offer

  • Wright v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Walker, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Bradley, Daniel Cochran, (District Attorney, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit), Monticello, Tuttle Barksdale, (District Attorney, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit), Eatonton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1998

    Trial Court Erred by Failing to Grant Defendant's Post-Waiver Request for Counsel; Aggravated Assault, Family Violence Battery Conviction Reversed and Remanded

  • Murray v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Murray, (Dodge State Prison), Chester, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, (The Law Offices of Fani T. Willis, LLC), Atlanta, Claude Rudder, (District Attorney), Atlanta, David Getachew-Smith, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1692

    Court vacates denial of defendant's motion for an out-of-time appeal and remands for the trial court to hold an evidentiary hearing on claims of ineffective assistance

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Geary, Kelsey Wiley, (The Geary Law Firm, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, Samuel d'Entremont, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1842

    Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and aggravated assault over defendant's contentions of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Massengille v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Schneider, (Alcovy Circuit Public Defender), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, (District Attorney), Covington, Tara Latimer, (Walton County DA's Office), Monroe, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2077

    Court vacates a split sentence of confinement and probation for fleeing from the police because split sentences are not authorized under the applicable statute