• In the Interest of J. A., a child.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Ryczek, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Nhan-Ai Simms, samuel D'entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1193

    Juvenile Had no Right to Direct Appeal From Superior Court's Denial of Juvenile's Motion to Transfer to Juvenile Court

  • Arnold v. Word et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-31
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Louie Hendricks, (L. Barrington Hendricks, P.C.), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Maren Cave, Kathryn Robertson, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Odis Williams, (The Law Office of Odis Williams, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0675

    Aunt of Autistic Man Who Died After Choking on Food at Personal Care Home Fails to Identify Premises Liability Duty Owed by Property's Alleged Co-Owner

  • Cupsa v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Lee Tittsworth, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Gwinnett Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0611

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Responding to Jury Question; Counsel Was Not Ineffective by Failing to Object to Court's Response to Jury's Question on Coercion

  • Perez v. Cunningham

    Publication Date: 2020-07-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad Macdonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christina Cunningham, Woodstock, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0601

    Court Erred in Retroactively Modifying Father's Child Support Obligation and Improperly Applying Upward Deviation Based on His Lack of Parenting Time

  • Ghali et al. v. Miles et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Marsh, Donovan Potter, (Swift Currie McGhee & Heirs LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jerry Lumley, (Lumley and Harper, LLC.), Macon, for appellee. Marc Avidano, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), McDonough, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A0429

    Court rules that parents of an adult child were entitled to summary judgment in a lawsuit for emotional distress because they owed no duty to the plaintiff over the child's actions

  • Henry et al. v. Atlanta Gas Light Company

    Publication Date: 2020-04-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas Protentis, (Protentis Law LLC), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Eric Miller, (Miller Bonham LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alexandra Nelson, Seth Litman, John McDonald, (Thompson Hine LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1990

    Court Properly Held That Injuries From Gas Explosion Did Not Arise From a Breach of Duty by Gas Company, Which Had No Knowledge of the Hazard

  • The State v. O'Neal

    Publication Date: 2019-11-06
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Faircloth, Louie Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney), Dublin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Dixon, (Nelson & Dixon, LLC), Dublin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1464

    Court Had No Basis to Conclude That Corrections Officer 'Was in the Performance of His Duties' When He Committed Certain Alleged Criminal Acts

  • Holzheuser v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A19A0757

    Court Affirms Convictions for Molestation by Servicemember Over Challenge to Admission of Inculpatory Interview, Rejecting Contention That Military Commander's Expectation Compelled Convict's Participation in the Interview

  • In the Interest of T. S., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Thames, (Matthew D. Thames, Attorney at Law), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rodney Quarles, (Attorney at Law), Chatsworth, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0223

    Court Reverses Trial Court's Order That Terminated Parental Rights of Father Based on Erroneous View That Father Was Responsible for Child Support and Other Obligations Prior to Service of Process to Inform Him of Obligations

  • Holzheuser v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-07-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, Andrew Fleischman, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn Johnson, Thomas Buscemi, (District Attorney's Office, Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A0757

    Court affirms child molestation conviction over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel and improper admission of evidence