Pappas Restaurant, Inc. v. Welch et al.
Publication Date: 2024-06-18Practice Area:Premises Liability
Industry:Hospitality and Lodging
Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Judge MarkleAttorneys:For plaintiff: Nicole Leet, Michael Rust, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske), Atlanta, Laurie Daniel, Atlanta, Nicholas Boyd, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Naveen Ramachandrappa, Jennifer Peterson, Michael Terry, Frank Lowrey, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Edward Wynn, James Sadd, (Slappey & Sadd, LLC), Atlanta, Aleksandra Bronsted, (Law Offices of Aleksandra Bronsted PC), Atlanta,, for appellee; Warner Fox, Christine Mast, Elliott Ream, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, for other party; Philip Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams, LLP), Savannah, Bret Moore, (Bret Moore Law), Atlanta, for AM.Case number: A21A1341
Court affirms denial of summary judgment in wrongful death and negligence claims against restaurant and security company
Shriver v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-14Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge MillerAttorneys:For plaintiff: Charles Warnock, (Mitchell Warnock, LLC), Dublin, for appellant.For defendant: Louie Fraser, Grady Cullens, (Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dublin, for appellee.Case number: A24A0068
Court affirms denial of motion to dismiss for alleged speedy trial violation, finding that the four-factor Barker-Doggett balancing test did not justify dismissal of an indictment
Anderson v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-12Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice PinsonAttorneys:For plaintiff: Randall Paul Sharp, (Paulding County Public Defender’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Anthony Brett Williams, Matthew Wayne Rollins, (Paulding County District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.Case number: S24A0405
Court affirms malice murder conviction over defendant's argument that the trial court should have issued an instruction on voluntary manslaughter and claim of ineffective assistance
Walmart Stores East, LP v. Leverette
Publication Date: 2024-06-10Practice Area:Personal Injury
Industry:Retail
Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Justice BrownAttorneys:For plaintiff: Robert Hill, (McLain & Merritt), Atlanta, Jack Reiter, Sydney Feldman, (Gray Robinson, P.A.), Miami, for appellant.For defendant: Welles Gilliland, (Nick Schnyder Law Firm), Marietta, Maxwell Thelen, Seth Lowry, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellee.Case number: A24A0115
Court affirms $1 million nominal damages award against Walmart in a premises liability and injury case, rejecting Walmart's arguments as to excessive damages and bias
Gelin v. Welch
Publication Date: 2024-06-10Practice Area:Family Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge MillerAttorneys:For plaintiff: Christopher McCormick, (The McCormick Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: David Conley, Stephen Steele, (Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP), Marietta, for appellee; Darrell Caudill, (Roach Caudill & Gunn LLP), Canton, Robert Abbott, Heather Logan, (Abbott & Abbott, P.C.), Marietta, for other party.Case number: A24A0236
Court affirms custody modification and child support calculations in order that awarded retired father custody and child support, but reverses and remands for income assessment of father
Percy v. Townsend
Publication Date: 2024-06-07Practice Area:Civil Procedure |
Damages
Industry:Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNYJudge: Magistrate Judge Victoria ReznikAttorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 16-CV-5304
Prejudgment Interest on Damages Award Not Needed to Make Rights Claimant Whole
Cobb County v. Floam et al.
Publication Date: 2024-06-07Practice Area:Government
Industry:State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Presiding Justice PetersonAttorneys:For plaintiff: Hugh William Rowling, Jr., Lauren Smith Bruce, Elizabeth Ahern Monyak, (Cobb County Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellant.For defendant: Ray Stallings Smith, III, (Smith & Liss, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Logan B. Winkles, Jonathan David Loegel, Christopher M. Carr, Stephen John Petrany, Justin Thomas Golart, Zachary Mullinax, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel Walter White, (Haynie, Litchfield,Crane & White, P.C.), Marietta, William A. Pinto, Jr., (Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.Case number: S24A0599
Court reverses order granting declaratory relief to residents who challenged a county boundary redistricting, finding that they could not show a need for guidance for future conduct
Crawford v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-05Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge DoyleAttorneys:For plaintiff: John Bradley, (Ocmulgee Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Milledgeville, for appellant.For defendant: Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Eatonton, for appellee.Case number: A24A0217
Court affirms child molestation convictions and rejects ineffective counsel claim over his trial counsel's decision not to strike and remove a juror for cause
Coker v. Goldberg & Assocs. P.C.
Publication Date: 2024-06-05Practice Area:Attorney Compensation |
Wage and Hour Litigation
Industry:Legal Services
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNYJudge: District Judge Jennifer L. RochonAttorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 1:21-CV-01802
Reduced Legal Fees Awarded Litigant Who Prevailed on Sole Not Withdrawn Claim
U.S. v. Moran
Publication Date: 2024-06-04Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNYJudge: District Judge Nicholas G. GaraufisAttorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 14-CR-348
Government Provided Insufficient Evidence That Restitution, Loss Amount Was Proper