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  • Faulkner v. Cotes

    Publication Date: 2024-11-28
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Meredith Gardial, (Grisham, Poole & Carlile, P.C.), Canton, Sarah Illg, (Teague Law), East Ellijay, for appellant.
    for defendant: George Weaver, (Law Office of George W. Weaver), Jasper, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1073

    Court vacates trial court order on a child custody modification due to inadequate findings of fact and remands for more detailed findings and clarification of how those findings support the order

  • Georgia Department of Community Health v. Houston Hospitals, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Margaret Eckrote, Charles Thimmesch, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jeffrey Stump, Chelsea Harvey, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Bring, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, Michael Gray, (Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Moore, LLP), Perry, for appellee; Kathlynn Polvino, (KBP Law, P.C.), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0424

    Court affirms denial of certificates of need for a proposed freestanding emergency healthcare department

  • Miller v. Polk et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-10
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Felicia Rowe, (Rowe & Rowe LLC), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Terrell Benton, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Sheila Kazemian, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0404

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of anesthetist staffing companies in negligent credentialing case, finding that staffing companies have no credentialing duties

  • MCCloud v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David West, (David West & Associates), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Brooks, Winder, James Smith, (District Attorney), Jefferson, Hannah McLear, (Barrow County Da’s Office), Winder, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0126

    Court affirms child abuse convictions and rejects defendant's challenges to circumstantial evidence and trial procedures, admission of certain evidence, and claims of ineffective assistance

  • Myers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-03-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Schneider, (Wosnik Law LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bobby Christine, Kevin Majeska, (Columbia Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Evans, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1319

    Court affirms defendant's conviction for interference with custody and corrects sentencing error to delete requirement that defendant register as a sex offender

  • Davis v. Taylor

    Publication Date: 2024-03-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carol EllisHoyle, (Ellis Hoyle Law, LLC), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas Hassinger, Anna O’donnell, (The Siemon Law Firm), Cumming, Clint Christopher Malcolm, for appellee; Marcy Millard, (The Millard Law Firm), Alpharetta, Ravelle Smith, (The Smith Firm, A Family Law Group, LLC), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A1384

    Court defers to trial court's discretion and affirms custody award to a father in legitimation case where that father was the child's biological parent but was not married to her mother

  • In the Interest of Z. A. et al., (Children)

    Publication Date: 2024-02-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A23A1434

    Court affirms order awarding temporary custody of children to the Department of Family and Children Services, and rejects mother's multiple challenges to the order

  • In the Interest of K. B., et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Tucker, (The Law Offices of J Nichole Tucker, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leslie Abbott, (Special Assistant Attorney General), Decatur, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, Emily Harris, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Jamila Fair, Decatur, for appellee; LaShanda Lennon, (Lennon Family Law LLC), Snellville, April Hall, Austell, Chandra Wilson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Amy Cole, (DeKalb County Child Advocacy Center), Decatur, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0355

    Court rejects a father's challenge to a juvenile court fining that his twin children are dependent, have been neglected, and are in need of court protection

  • Ivey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bryan Ivey, (Carroll County Correctional Institution), Carrolton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attornye’s Office), Eatonton, Sydney Segers, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attornye’s Office), Milledgeville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1214

    Trial Court Should Have Asked Pro Se Defendant If He Wanted To Enter Plea Under First Offender Act

  • Brailsford v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-01-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donell Holiday, (Law Office of Donell Holiday), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Elisabeth Giuliani, (Floyd County District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1155

    Court affirms convictions for trafficking a person and attempted child molestation over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and claim of jury charge error