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  • Frith v. Harvey

    Publication Date: 2021-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Cross, (Cross Law Firm, LLC), Phenix City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donna Hix, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0892

    Court reverses an order that a 2012 child support order remained in effect while a temporary order suspending payments was in place between 2014 and 2018.

  • Stanford v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2021-10-22
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Johnson, Craig Pendergrast, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Valladares, Steven Rosenwasser, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1004

    Court Erred in Dismissing Action Against City of Atlanta Due to Property Owner's Failure to Attach Copies of City Code or Ordinances to Complaint

  • Cortes et al. v. Georgia Power Company

    Publication Date: 2021-09-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sidney Moore, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, William Smith, (W. Calvin Smith, II, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Malissa Kaufold-Wiggins, Meghan Pieler, (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0706

    Court vacates dismissal order that was based solely on plaintiffs' failure to comply with a scheduling order, and remands for consideration of why a deadline was missed

  • Lowe et al. v. Etheridge, As Natural Parent of Next of Kin Clinton Giddens et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-20
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ken Jarrard, Patrick Dodson, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ashley Mackin, (Ashley Tyson Mackin PC), Gray, Caleb Walker, (Katherine L. McArthur, LLC), Macon, Katherine McArthur, Jessica Edmonds, (McArthur Law Firm), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0761

    Court reverses denial of county employees' motion for summary judgment in a wrongful death case, finding that employees were entitled to a sovereign immunity defense

  • Union Carbide Corporation v. Brannan et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Catherine Payne, William Massey, Philip Sandick, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Buck, (Buck Law Firm), Peachtree Corners, Brian Kinsley, Greensboro, for Appellee
    Case Number: A21A0143

    Court affirms denial of motion to dismiss personal injury claims of a decedent's estate where prior pending claims doctrine did not bar the refiling

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  • Young v. Johnson et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-07
    Practice Area: Government | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kimberly Mowbray, Rishi Pattni, (The Fry Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwinnett County Department, (Gwinnett County Law Department), Lawrenceville, Jacquita Parks, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee. Larry Cobb, (Dodson & Associates), Alpharetta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0453

    Defendant Municipality Had No Affirmative Obligation to Establish That Defense of Sovereign Immunity Had Not Been Waived

  • The Renee Group, Inc. v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2021-07-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jamison Ledbetter, (Conoscienti & Ledbetter), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Reginald Martin, (City of Atlanta, Law Department), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0260

    Court affirms summary judgment order that dismissed contractor's promissory estoppel claim against the City of Atlanta because proposed agreement was ultra vires

  • Canales v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-07-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn Kleinrock, (Law Office of Lynn M. Kleinrock), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Forsyth County Solicitor's Office Forsyth County Solicitor General's Office), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0272

    Trial Court Imposed LWOP Sentence Without Statement of Aggravating Circumstances Required in Applicable Statute

  • American Southern Insurance Company v. SPN Trans, LLC. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Denise Spitalnick, Samuel Sykes, John Easley, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Wood, (David H. Wood, P.C.), Atlanta, Daniel Gholston, Barry Zimmerman, (Zimmerman & Associates), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0174

    Court affirms that an insurance carrier is liable to provide policy coverage for an accident that occurred while a truck was being used for non-trucking purposes

  • Dashtpeyma v. Walker et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hassan Dashtpeyma, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dana Maine, (Freeman Mathis & Gary), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0631

    Res Judicata Precluded New Action Based on Same Facts and Relating to Same Parties Involved in Earlier, Resolved Action