• McHugh Fuller Law Grp. PLLC v. PruittHealth Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-11-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shannon M. Sprinkle, Tyler J. Wetzel Carlock, Copeland Stair LLP, Atlanta, and Charles E. Peeler Flynn Peeler Phillips LLC, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason E. Bring, John R. Hood Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, and Gregory T. Talley Coleman Talley LLP, Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S16A0655

    Law firm's advertisements about nursing home did not violate Georgia's trademark anti-dilution statute, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-451 subsection b, and the Court reversed the permanent injunction order that p

  • State v. Wood

    Publication Date: 2016-09-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Rickman, District Attorney, James Staples, Assistant District Attorney, Clarkesville, and George Christian District Attorney's Office, Clayton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ashleigh Merchant The Merchant Law Firm PC, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A16A0023

    Because the trial court made a factual error regarding a reason for the pre-trial delay, the Court vacated the grant of the defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment against him on constitutional

  • Tetra Tech Tesoro Inc. v. JAAAT Tech. Servs. LLC

    Publication Date: 2016-08-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Branch, Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael King, Ernest Greer in Case No. A16A0609 only, Richard Valladares in Case No. A16A0609 only Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, David Hudson Hull Barrett PC, Augusta, and Thomas Gristina in Case No. A16A0609 only Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker Ford PC, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amer Ahmad Swift, Currie, McGhee Hiers LLP, Atlanta, Wyatt Durrette, and J. Buckley Warden DurretteCrump PLC, Richmond, VA, for appellees.

    Case Number: A16A0567; A16A0609

    Two trial courts properly granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's breach of contract suits for lack of venue based on Virginia choice-of-forum clauses in the cont

  • Grange Indem. Ins. Co. v. Burns

    Publication Date: 2016-08-11
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Gray Law Office of Dan J. Colley, Duluth, Scott McMickle, and Jonathan Kandel McMickle, Kurey Branch LLP, Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Morgan Duncan Butler, Wooten, Cheeley Peak LLP, Atlanta, Brandon Peak Butler, Wooten Fryhofer LLP, Columbus, and Mary Weeks, Phenix City, AL, for appellee. Other party representation: William Harrison, Andrew Capobianco Mozley, Finlayson Loggins LLP, and Dennis Manganiello Bridges Ormand Demetz, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A16A0057

    The MCS-90 endorsement to the trucking company's commercial auto insurance policy was not applicable, because the driver was engaged solely in intrastate commerce of nonhazardous materials during th

  • Watson v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-06-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Rick Public Defender's Office, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, and Gerald Mason District Attorney's Office, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A16A0228

    The trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion for directed verdict of acquittal, because there was evidence showing that the defendant was connected to the crimes of robbery and thef

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  • Jordan v. State of GA

    Publication Date: 2016-05-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yvonne Godfrey, Jeffrey Harris, Darren Penn, Jed Manton Harris Penn Lowry LLP, Atlanta, Stephen Lowry Harris Penn Lowry LLP, Savannah, Michael Clark Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp Nasuti PC, Norcross, and James Franklin Franklin Law LLC, Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Nancy Allstrom Attorney General's Office, Sara Vann Rogers Hardin LLP, and Kevin Bradberry Baker Hostetler LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A1733

    Res judicata barred the plaintiffs' state suit on behalf of the State of Georgia against three related pharmaceutical companies under the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act, O.C.G.A. § 49-4-168 et se

  • Georgia Dep't of Behavioral Health Developmental Disabilities v. United Cerebral Palsy of GA Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-03-31
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Joshua B. Belinfante, Kimberly K. Anderson Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC, Jaime L. Theriot, and J. Nick Phillips Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Jason M. Beach, Lawrence J. Bracken II, Eric J. Taylor, Peter F. Busscher Hunton Williams LLP, Rebeccah L. Bower, Jonathan L. Rue Parker Hudson Rainer Dobbs LLP, Jordan Kearney, Glenn P. Hendrix, William J. Rissler Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Alysa B. Freeman, Atlanta, and Deepak Jeyaram Jeyaram Associates Inc., Duluth, for appellees. Amicus Appellees: Gerald R. Weber Jr., Atlanta.

    Case Number: S15G1183

    The Court of Appeals erred in holding that the strative agencies' alleged failure to give the plaintiffs proper notice of adverse agency decisions excused the plaintiffs from the exhaustion of

  • Georgia Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2016-03-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee M. Gillis Jr., Duke R. Groover James Bates Brannangroover LLP, Macon, and Norman S. Fletcher Brinson Askew Berry Seigler Richardson Davis LLP, Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: Seth M. Friedman Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard Smith, Atlanta, Mark W. Wortham Hall Booth Smith PC, Columbus, and Steven E. Leder Leder Law Group, Baltimore, MD. Charles A. Childers Childers, Schlueter Smith LLP, John D. Hadden Turkheimer Hadden LLC, Jonathan W. Johnson, Atlanta, and John L. Strauss, Covington, for appellees. Amicus Appellees: David J. Hungeling, Atlanta, Michael H. Sampson Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Evan T. Knott, and Emily E. Garrison Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL.

    Case Number: S15G1177

    The Court of Appeals erred in holding, as a matter of first impression, that personal injury claims arising from lead poisoning due to lead-based paint ingestion were not excluded from coverage purs

  • Post v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-11-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh B. Merchant The Merchant Law Firm PC, Marietta, for Post. Kenneth R. Croy, Marietta, and Christopher R. Geel, Charleston, SC, for Fripp. Mitchell D. Durham, Marietta, for Brown. D. Victor Reynolds, District Attorney, John A. Pursley in Case No. S15A1189 only, John R. Edwards, Assistant District Attorneys, Jason R. Samuels J. Samuels Law PC, Marietta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Vicki Samara Bass in Case No. S15A1193 only, Assistant Attorney General, and Mary C. Greaber in Case Nos. S15A1189 S15A1190 only Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for State.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S15A1189; S15A1190; S15A1193

    A superior court judge erred in denying the defendants' recusal motions, which were based in part on the fact that the district attorney prosecuting the cases was serving as treasurer for the trial

  • Brawner v. Miller

    Publication Date: 2015-11-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mereda Johnson Burroughs Johnson Hopewell LLC, and E. Duane Jones, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sheri Lake Smith Lake LLC, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A1063

    In affirming the award of custody of two minor children to their maternal grandfather following their mother's murder, the Court found that there was clear and convincing evidence to support the tri