• Daily Underwriters of America v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2020-05-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury | Transportation
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brent Estes, (Dennis, Corry, Smith & Dixon, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Derek Nuce, (Singleton, Pasley & Nuce, LLC), Thomaston, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2101

    Joinder of Interstate Motor Carrier's Insurer as Defendant in Underlying Tort Action Was Authorized Under State Statute

  • Brown v. Assurance American Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2020-04-28
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lester Dozier, Ashley Cameron, (Dozier Law Firm, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eugene Hatcher, Caleb Davis, (Jones Cork, LLP), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2013

    Automobile Liability Insurance Policy Did Not UM Coverage on Day of Collision; Handwritten Date on Insurance Application Was a Scrivener's Error

  • In the Interest of J. H., a child

    Publication Date: 2020-04-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keegan Gary, (Paulding County Public Defender), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, (District Attorney), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2166

    Juvenile Who Charged Victims With Butcher Knife Properly Adjudicated as Delinquent

  • Estes v. G&W Carriers, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-14
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Rogers, Michael Goldberg, Nathan Gaffney, (Fried Rogers Goldberg), Atlanta, Lashonda Rogers, (Council & Associates LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory Kinnamon, (Gregory H. Kinnamon, P.C.), Dalton, Grant Smith, Joel Purser, (Dennis, Corry, Smith & Dixon), Atlanta, Rishi Pattni, (The Fry Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellee. Joseph Cruser, Glenn Tornillo, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet LLP), Norcross, William Pate, (Dennis Corry Smith & Dixon LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A2385

    Personal Injury Lawsuit Brought by Employee Against Company Is Barred by the Exclusive Remedy Provision of the Workers' Compensation Act

  • Crittenden v. Crittenden

    Publication Date: 2020-04-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teresa Crider, (Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas Hassinger, (The Siemon Law Firm), Cumming, Noah Thompson, (Attorney at Law), Gainesville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1866

    Court affirms dismissal of divorce complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because petitioner could not show Georgia residency

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  • Kittrell v. Dream Builder Investment, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-03
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Kittrell, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kimberly Copeland, (Attorney at Law), Jesup, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1952

    Court vacates order opening a default, remands case for a hearing on whether the defendant's delay in answering was reasonable, and vacates summary judgment order in favor of that defendant

  • Republic Title Company, LLC v. Andrews

    Publication Date: 2020-03-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tynesha Walls, (Rhodes Walls Law Office, LLC), Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Fletcher, (Fletcher Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1703

    Party Moving For Summary Judgment Not Required to Renew Motion After Case Was Transferred for Venue Purposes

  • City of Atlanta v. Dale

    Publication Date: 2020-03-24
    Practice Area: Premises Liability | Real Estate
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Torrey Smith, Sherida Mabon, Nina Hickson, (City of Atlanta Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Baskin, (The Baskin Law Group, P.C. Peachtree Center North Tower), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2012

    Premises Liability Plaintiff Failed to Show Dangerous Manhole Constituted Public Nuisance

  • Reder v. Dodds et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca McLaws, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Bloom, (Richardson Bloom & Lines LLC), Atlanta, Allen Harris, (Harris Divorce & Family Law), Roswell, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1668

    Court affirms custody award in favor of grandmother and denies adoptive father's challenge to that award and to an order requiring him to pay fees

  • Montgomery v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-03-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Dunn, Victor Aloisio, (Office of the Public Defender, Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit), Lafayette, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, Rachael Stein, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lafayette, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1761

    No suppression of evidence found after a warrantless search of a house when an occupant of the house consented to the search.