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  • McWilliams v. Parker

    Publication Date: 2021-12-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Mosley, (Mosley Law Offices), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Johnson, (Gower Wooten & Darneille LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1276

    Trial Court Properly Ruled That Automobile Collision Case Could Not Be Renewed Under 'Renewal Statute' as Action Was Not Made 'Valid' Through Service Before Its Dismissal

  • Spires v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2021-12-29
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Piasta, Michael Walker, (Piasta Newbern Walker, LLC), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, Douglas Dean, (Lawson & Reid), Cordele, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Cowsert, Michael Broun, (Cowsert & Avery), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1299

    Trial Court Erred in Granting Summary Judgment in Personal Injury Case; Conflicting Evidence Exists as to Injured Plaintiff's Location at the Time of the Collision

  • Watts v. Brittian

    Publication Date: 2021-12-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eno Eno, (Eno Eno & Associates, Inc.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay Eidex, (Attorney at Law), Suwanee, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1369

    Court affirms denial of motion for service by publication in a personal injury/auto accident case where plaintiff failed to show that defendant was evading service

  • Blondell et al. v. Courtney Station 300 LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-03
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eugene Brooks, (Brooks Law Firm), Savannah, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Meredith Kincaid, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Johnson, (Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial), Atlanta, John McKinley, Bridgette Eckerson, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, Derek Mendicino, (Penna & Mendicino), Conyers, Tracy O’Connell, Philip Thompson, Gary Tiller, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0731

    Court affirms summary judgment denials in personal injury case due to genuine issues of material fact on all claims other than nuisance

  • Sharma, individually as surviving spouse of Amit Sharma et al. v. City of Alpharetta

    Publication Date: 2021-11-29
    Practice Area: Government | Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Rogers, Michael Goldberg, Nathan Gaffney, (Fried Rogers Goldberg), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dana Maine, Wesley Jackson, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0954

    Liability Insurance Policy Purchased by City Did Not Amount to Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

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  • McArthur et al. v. Beech Haven Baptist Church of Athens et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Giovinazzo, Michael Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP.), Atlanta, Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Jane Vincent, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Kevin Ketner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Cochran, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, M. Heath, Matthew Moseley, (Cowsert & Avery, LLP), Athens, Kevin Hudson, Mary Walker, (Hudson Parrott Walker, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Martin, Mark Silver, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Edward Tolley, (Attorney at Law), Athens, Kathryn Whitlock, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Stephen Rothring, (The Conner Law Group, P.C.), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0898

    Court affirms dismissal of sexual abuse claims against churches that hosted Boy Scout meetings because those claims were all time-barred.

  • City of Atlanta v. Burgos

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Banks, (Banks Weaver LLC), Atlanta, Robert Ware, Jacob O'Neal, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Zachary Fuller, (Weathington, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Ellis, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Rakhi McNeill, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Michael Sheridan, (Davis & Sheridan LLC), Lithonia, Alwyn Fredericks, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Lisa Bobb, (Cash Krugler& Fredericks LLC), Atlanta, Richard Taylor, (Taylor & Viers, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0831

    Court reverses denial of City's summary judgment motion in a car accident case where the plaintiff failed to provide a proper ante litem notice of her claims

  • Smithwick v. Campbell

    Publication Date: 2021-11-11
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Hammers, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Kendall, Matthew Howard, (Kendall Law Group, LLC), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0733

    Court affirms denial of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in an auto collision case where defendant was found not liable due to sudden emergency defense

  • Rowe d/b/a Shellmar Tree Service v. Tyson

    Publication Date: 2021-11-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brent Savage, Zachary Sprouse, (Savage Turner & Pinckney PC), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1091

    Court affirms jury verdict and $4.25 million award in injured employee's failure in a negligence case against an employer

  • Stockert v. Rogers

    Publication Date: 2021-10-26
    Practice Area: Evidence | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Beans, (McLaughlin Law Firm), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Zagoria, (The Zagoria Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1047

    Court Improperly Excluded Evidence Based Only on 'Public Policy' Behind Statutory Exclusions That Do Not Apply to Riders of Motorized Skateboards