• Nayani v. Bhatia et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-18
    Practice Area: Cybersecurity | Privacy
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yasha Heidari, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, Chenyu Li, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Zelonka, Jenna Fowler, Kelli Steele, (Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1716

    Court reverses summary judgment for defendants in a plaintiff's lawsuit for invasion of privacy and violations of computer systems protections in a case involving unauthorized access of medical records

  • Clark v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amara Montgomery, (Rockdale County Public Defenders Office), Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darius Pattillo, Sharon Hopkins, (Henry County Courthouse 2nd Floor), McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1690

    Court affirms denial of a motion for early probation termination under OCGA § 17-10-1 (a) (1) (B), citing statute's directory nature and deference to trial court's judicial discretion

  • In the Interest of H. D. G. H., a Child

    Publication Date: 2024-04-15
    Practice Area: Family Law | Immigration Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake Evans, (The Blake Evans Law Firm), Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Shalen Nelson, Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Cathy Lerow, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A1659

    Court vacates juvenile court's conclusion that it lacked jurisdiction in a dependency and Special Immigrant Juvenile status case and remands for court to make critical findings for minor's status

  • Song v. EGPS Solutions I, Inc., et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Grant, (Freed Grant LLC), Atlanta, Robert Kaufman, (Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman, LLC), Alpharetta, Kevin Kucharz, (Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman, LLC), Johns Creek, for appellant.
    for defendant: Harold Daniel, (Harold Daniel Law LLC), Atlanta, David Lipscomb, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, Neil Wilcove, Elizabeth Marquardtt, Christopher Brock, (Miller & Martin PLLC), Atlanta, Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1458

    Court partially reverses summary judgment for a company and its majority owner in a derivative and breach of fiduciary duty action

  • Everett v. Parker

    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Monroe, (John Monroe Law, P.C.), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Parker, Rome, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1534

    Court reverses issuance of stalking protective order for insufficient evidence of stalking victim's emotional distress or reasonable fear

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  • Soundara v. AMB Sports & Entertainment, et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexandria Seay, Rishi Pattni, (Bird Law Group), Atlanta, T. Bell, (Bell Injury Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Gaither, Mitchell Robinson, Jarvarus Gresham, (BakerHostetler LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Joseph Rahimi, John Hubert, (Rahimi, Hughes & Padgett, LLC), Savannah, Marc Bardack, (Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Carlos Fernandez, (Meriwether & Tharp LLC), Atlanta, for Other party.

    Case Number: A23A1449

    Court affirms summary judgment for a stadium and security in an injury case involving a brawl, but reverses summary judgment for defendants as to injured victims assault and battery claims

  • Murphy v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sara Becker, (Sara Stewart Law Group), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Racine, (Douglas County District Attorney), Douglasville, Aimee Sobhani, (DeKalb County Government-Law Department), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1395

    Court affirms in part and vacates in part a trial court order revoking defendant's probation, and remands for evaluation of revocation based solely on proven violations

  • Carnegay v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig Jones, (Craig T. Jones, PC), Savannah, Steven West, (Days & West, P. C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leslie Becknell, Michael Miller, Douglas Smith, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham, LP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1758

    Court affirms summary judgment for retailer and against plaintiff who sued for battery and false imprisonment after a security officer beat him with a baton in a shoplifting incident

  • Williams v. Dekalb County et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-22
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ed Williams, (Concerned Citizens For Effective Government), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bennett Bryan, Shaheem Williams, Laura Johnson, Terry Phillips, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, Ken Jarrard, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, Brent Herrin, Gus Small, Benjamin Klehr, (Small Herrin, LLP) Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0508

    Court concludes that a taxpayer has standing to dispute a county commissioner's salary Increase, but affirms dismissal of taxpayer's complaint on other grounds

  • Sharpe v. McCartney

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter Adams, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick O’Connor, Amelia Stevens, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1550

    Court affirms dismissal of action for excessive use of force by the police, concluding it was not a proper renewal action where plaintiff's original case was dismissed for lack of diligence in service