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  • In re Estate of T. M. N., a Child

    Publication Date: 2023-10-16
    Practice Area: Family Law | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Donsbach, (Donsbach Law Group, LLC), Martinez, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carrie Markham, (Rosenzweig, Jones, Horne & Griffis, P.C.), Newnan, Danielle McRae, (Upson Probate Judge), Thomaston, LeAnne Gilbert, (Gaslowitz Frankel LLC), Atlanta, Timothy King, (Hodges, McEachern & King), Peachtree City, for AM.
    Case Number: A23A1581

    Court reverses a probate court order that had restricted a mother, who was also a child's conservator, from using estate income to pay for the child's expenses

  • Alpha Genomix Laboratories, Inc. et al. v. Crandall

    Publication Date: 2023-08-25
    Practice Area: Contracts | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Foust, (Parks, Chesin & Walbert P. C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1096

    Court affirms breach of contract claim by former employee where defendants failed to pay severance, and partially vacates and remands for consideration of other issues

  • Samsung Electronics America, Inc. v. Brewer

    Publication Date: 2023-08-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Odom, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, Robert Hughes, (Rahimi Hughes & Padgett, LLC), Savannah, James Doyle, Andrew Eaton, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Harold Melton, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Quentin Marlin, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Hunter, Patrick O’Connor, George Major, Irving Drought, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, Michael Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, Edwin Page, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0452

    Court vacates order granting a motion to set aside a default judgment and remands for application of proper legal standard and assessment of movant's burden of proof

  • Eastside Recovery, LLC v. Calhoun

    Publication Date: 2023-08-04
    Practice Area: Contracts | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James McIlvaine, (Williams Litigation Group, P.C.), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Wooten, Trenton Edwards, (Gower Wooten & Darneille, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0615

    Driver Had No Common-Law Duty to Pay Towing Company Towing and Storage Charges Absent Any Contractual Relationship

  • Berlin et al. v. City of Atlanta et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-01
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Daughdrill, (Giacoma, Roberts & Daughdrill, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Dunlavy, (Dunlavy Law Group, LLC), Decatur, Jonathan Futrell, Michael Wynter, Joshua Foster, (City of Atlanta Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0370

    Court vacates summary judgment order in favor of the City on a zoning redevelopment matter because superior court failed to consider substantive issues

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  • Wallace v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2023-07-18
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robin Clark, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Cale Brice, (The Brice Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kristine Hayter, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Joshua Foster, (City of Atlanta Department of Law), Atlanta, Ian Kecskes, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0904

    Court affirms dismissal of wrongful death claims against the City because the plaintiff failed to substantially comply with ante litem notice requirements

  • In the Interest of H. P., a Child.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
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    Case Number: A23A0111

    Court affirms a juvenile court adjudication of a Probation Management Program with secure sanctions over juvenile's challenge that the adjudication was illegal

  • Bell v. Lopez et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Bell, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Padgett, (Fidelity National Law Group), Atlanta, Webster Richards, Queens, Mark Richards, Queens, Andrew Asare, Yulee, Eyelondra Austin, Orlando, The Offer Geek ATL, LLC, Stonecrest, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0723

    Party Could Not Maintain Claims to Quiet Title and For Ejectment Where He Lacked Title to Disputed Property

  • Wyatt v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

    Publication Date: 2023-04-28
    Practice Area: Whistleblower Laws
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Khayat, Brian Spielman, (The Khayat Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Emily Borna, Andrew Salman, (Jackson Lewis, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0685

    Court vacates summary judgment order and remands for determination of whether an employee presented evidence that a stated reason for termination was pretextual

  • The State v. Berman

    Publication Date: 2023-04-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Fitzner, (Middle Judicial Circuit), Swainsboro, Jessica Wilson, (District Attorney’s Office, Middle Judicial Circuit), Lyons, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lauren Kirkland, (Law Office of Tina Maddox, LLC), Vidalia, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0654

    Trial Court Should Have Allowed Investigator's Testimony Regarding Defendant's Alleged Incriminating Statements About Prior Acts of Child Molestation