• Georgia Pain and Wellness Center, LLC v. Hatchett

    Publication Date: 2023-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Long, Sarah Gordon, Edward Wasmuth, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, Sean Rosario, (Hunton & Williams LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Wingate, (Myers & Wingate, LLP), Gainesville, for appellee; Stephen Berger, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Kathyrn Guzner, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, Marina Melman, (Melman Law Group), Roswell, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0185

    Court reverses denial of a motion to set aside a contempt order in a discovery dispute involving a nonparty because service of process did not comport with due process

  • Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America v. Bozovich

    Publication Date: 2023-07-04
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Insurance Litigation | Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth Friedman, Christopher Meeks, Victoria Munian, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susanne Witt, (Witt Law Group), Atlanta, Brian Ross, (The Ross Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; David Bersinger, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Daniels, (Barnes & Thornburg, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0548

    Policy Terms Could Not Be Circumvented By Labeling Personal Injury Claims As Arising From Premises Liability and Negligent Hiring

  • Baggett v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Morgan Bottger, (Floyd County District Attorney’s Office), Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0263

    Law Officer's Hunch That Motorist Had Committed Sex Crime Justified Investigatory Traffic Stop

  • Lopez-Lopez v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Stepp, (G. Richard Stepp, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Heather Sampah, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0593

    Court reverses denial of motion to suppress pre-arrest incriminating statements because defendant was effectively detained as if he were under arrest

  • White v. Fana

    Publication Date: 2023-07-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dennis Dozier, (Attorney at Law), Rincon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Molly Howard, Evan Barker, (Howard Barker Lane, P.C.), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0283

    Court vacates revised parenting order that included self-executing visitation provisions because they did not give paramount import to a child's best interests

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  • Day v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leonard Myers, (Ocmulgee Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Gray, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Eatonton, Cara Fiore, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit), Gray, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0316

    Court affirms convictions for sexual exploitation of children over defendant's contentions of trial court error, insufficient evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Rijal v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-06-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Creal, (Attorney at Law), Forest Park, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Finch, (Solicitor General of Forsyth County), Cumming, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Dekalb County Solicitor’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0357

    Court affirms convictions for DUI and passing an emergency vehicle over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence and claims of trial court error

  • The Augusta Press, Inc. v. Roundtree

    Publication Date: 2023-06-12
    Practice Area: Government | Public Records
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randolph Frails, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, Tameka Haynes, (Frails & Wilson), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0552

    Sheriff Deputy's Incident-Response Body-Cam Footage Not Subject to Disclosure Under Georgia's Open Records Act

  • In the Interest of K. R., a Child

    Publication Date: 2023-06-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bryan Villarreal, (Attorney at Law), Cedartown, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jennifer Ennerberg, (Public Defenders Office Cherokee Judicial Circuit), Cartersville, Shalen Nelson, Mark Cicero, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee; Evan Stapler, (Attorney at Law), Bremen, Jon Veal, Lisa Dowda, Cedartown, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0570

    S Dependency Finding Was Supported by Evidence Minor Child Was Physically Abused by Her Adoptive Parent

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-05-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Oden, (The Office of the Appellate Defender Georgia Public Defender Council), 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: A23A0155

    Court affirms convictions for family violence battery over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel