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  • Johnson v. Avis Rent A Car System, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Brian Terry, Christopher Todd Giovinazzo, Naveen Ramachandrappa, Amanda Kay Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Lawson Neff, Darryl Dwayne Adams, Susan Mary Cremer, Timothy Shane Peagler, (The Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brantley Cole Rowlen, Jason Phillip Wright, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, George Lee Welborn, (Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams), Marietta, William T. Casey, Jr., (Swift Currie Mcghee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. John David Hadden, (The Hadden Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Nathan Alexander Gaffney, (Fried Rogers Goldberg), Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group, P.C.), Atlanta, Brian DeVoe Rogers, (Rogers & Fite, LLC), Atlanta, Darren Wade Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant. Mark Behrens, Caroline Marie Gieser, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP), Atlanta, Philip Wade Savrin, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Alexia B. Ruffner Roney, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, Jeffrey S. Ward, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Brunswick, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, Malissa Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Jennifer Burch Dempsey, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S20G0695

    Tortfeasor's intervening criminal conduct caused plaintiff's injuries, and defendant rental car company was not liable for plaintiffs' injuries

  • GEICO Indemnity Co. v. Whiteside

    Publication Date: 2021-05-13
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Robb Cruser, Kathleen Marie Hurley, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet LLP), Norcross, Wallace Miller, (Wallace Miller III, LLC), Macon, Leah Ward Sears, Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., Colin Dang Delaney, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Scot Rigsbee, Frank Mitchell Lowrey, Michael Brian Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Miranda Johnston Brash, Charles Austin Gower, Jr., Shaun Patrick O'Hara, (Charles A. Gower PC), Columbus, for appellee. David Marlow Atkinson, Bradley S. Wolff, Douglas Lee Clayton, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Jeffrey S. Ward, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Brunswick, Malissa Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for Amicus Appellant. Richard English Dolder, Jr., James Nicholas Sadd, (Slappey & Sadd, LLC), Atlanta, David Austin Bersinger, (Bersinger Law LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S21Q0227

    Court Analyzes Tortfeasor's Duty to Give Insurer Notice of Suit, Insurer's Duty to Settle Claim Brought Against Tortfeasor

  • Advanced Disposal Services Atlanta, LLC. v. Marczak et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Dixon, Melody Demasi, (Dennis, Corry, Porter & Smith, L.L.P.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Calabro, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, Stephen Berger, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Marina Melman, (Melman Law Group), Roswell, for appellee. James Strawinski, (Strawinski & Stout, P. C.), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0180

    Court affirms denial of summary judgment on respondeat superior and negligent training claims, and reverses order granting summary judgment on negligent retention

  • The Retail Property Trust v. McPhaul et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-03
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wayne McGrew, Andrew Bagley, (McGrew Miller Bomar & Bagley LLC), Atlanta, James Banks, (Weathington McGrew LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Moore, (The Moore Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. James Brieske, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Brycen Maenza, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, George Duncan, (Dennis, Corry, Smith & Dixon, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0467

    Altercation Between Motorists in Mall Parking Area Was Not Reasonably Foreseeable

  • Leary v. Perdue Farms, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive | Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Ayerbe, (Ayerbe & Cowart), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Fisher, Tiffany Winks, Caroline Jozefczyk, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0289

    Evidence That Two Similarly-Named Entities Had Same Address and Registered Agent Supported Leave to Amend Complaint

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  • Georgia Trails & Rentals, Inc. v. Rogers et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-15
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin Fierman, (Attorney at Law), Madison, Ben Fierman, (Fierman Law Firm), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Clark, Richard Sizemore, Michael Smith, (Clark & Smith Law Firm, LLC), Macon, William Dobson, (Morriss, Lober & Dobson, LLC), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1705

    Court affirms $15 million jury verdict in a motorbike race personal injury and premises liability action over multiple challenges by several liable defendants

  • Thurman v. TCFPA Family Medical Centers, P. C. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-16
    Practice Area: Health Care Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Wright, (The Cowan Law Firm, LLC), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cara Weiner, Cynthia Hall, (Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams PC), Chattanooga, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1831

    Medical Patient Who Fell From Examination Table Offered No Evidence to Support Ordinary Negligence Claim Against Clinic

  • Cabrera v. Ellis et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cheryl Treadwell, (KaneTreadwell Law LLC), Atlanta, Caleb Walker, (Katherine L. McArthur, LLC), Macon, Katherine McArthur, (McaArthur Law Firm), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Malissa Kaufold-Wiggins, Hugh McNatt, Hugh Peterson, Tyler Bishop, (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1674

    Premises Liability Principles Not Applicable to Fall on Stairway Resulting From Individual Tortfeasor's Failure to Exercise Due Care

  • Jervis et al. v. Amos et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-01
    Practice Area: Contracts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, John Nichols, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, Darrell Hinson, (Shiver Hamilton, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lawrence Domenico, John McKinley, (Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, Jessica Lawrence, (Attorney at Law), Sandy Springs, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1582

    Court reverses trial court order enforcing a settlement in a personal injury action because the settlement offer was not accepted per its terms

  • Strickland et al. v. Geico General Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2021-02-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Edgar, (Attorney at Law), Alma, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Lawrence, (Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Smith, Lawrence & Shenton), Valdosta, for appellee. Thomas Burke, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Tifton, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1971

    Court reverses dismissal of plaintiff's amended renewal complaint in a personal injury action where the amended renewal complaint properly related back to the original.