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  • Fun Spot America of Atlanta, Inc. v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2024-04-23
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca Strickland, Kelly Chartash, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Je'Nita Lane, (The J. Lane Law Group, P.C.), Albany, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1463

    Court reverses denial of amusement park's motion for summary judgment in a personal injury case, finding that park patron assumed the risk of injury in a go-kart collision incident

  • McCommons, et al. v. White, et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-22
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin Fierman, (Attorney at Law), Madison, Ben Fierman, (Fierman Law Firm), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Joedecke, Render Freeman, Tyler Dillard, Hayley Rymer, (Andersen Tate & Carr PC), Duluth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1541

    Court affirms $22 Million Award in wrongful death lawsuit against dirt bike trail operator, finding evidence of gross negligence that precluded operator's reliance on a waiver signed by decedent

  • Sivak v. Georgia Department of Natural Resources

    Publication Date: 2024-04-19
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anna Cross, Meredith Kincaid, (Cross Kincaid), Decatur, Brandon Smith, (Shiver Hamilton LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, Angela Cusimano, Kristine Hayter, (Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1323

    Court affirms dismissal of personal injury and premises liability lawsuit against Georgia Department of Natural Resources, citing sovereign immunity and discretionary functions exception

  • 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

  • Smith v. Six Flags Over Georgia II, LP

    Publication Date: 2024-04-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jared Lina, James Goldstein, (Goldstein & Hayes, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew Bagley, Colleen Callaghan, (McGrew Miller Bomar & Bagley LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1431

    Court affirms summary judgment for an amusement park in a personal injury case, finding that injured party had equal knowledge of risks that were open and obvious

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  • Knight v. Senoia Raceway Management, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Phillips, (Law Office of Johnny Phillips), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lonnie Haralson, (Lonnie J. Haralson, IV P.C.), Lagrange, Melissa McMullen, Brian Neary, (Webb, Zschunke, Neary, Dikeman, LLP), Atlanta, Andrei Ionescu, (Bloom Parham, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0878

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of a raceway in a personal injury case, finding that race participant assumed the risk of injury and rejecting his other supporting claims

  • Berrian v. Max Grin, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-11-29
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neal Graham, (Graham Law LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Callie Bryan, Sydney Solomon, (Jones Cork & Miller, LLP), Macon, for appellee; Thomas Sippel, McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0754

    Court affirms summary judgment for an entertainment complex in in a slip and fall finding that the complex complied with the Roller Skating Safety Act of 1993

  • Lambert et al. v. DMRT, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-24
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Real Estate
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Buckley, Nicolas Bohorquez, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alan Begner, Eric Coffelt, (Begner & Begner, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0955

    Nightclub Owner's Action Against Neighbors Who Complained of Noise Was Meritless Anti-SLAPP Suit

  • Sheffield v. Jekyll Island State Park Authority

    Publication Date: 2023-10-09
    Practice Area: Premises Liability | Real Estate
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Fuller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ross Evans, (CBxMU PLLC), St. Augustine, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Boyter. Christopher Carr, Christina Waide, Kathleen Pacious, Angela Cusimano, (Attorney General’s Office, GA), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1023

    Premises Liability Plaintiff's Conclusory and Speculative Factual Allegations Insufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment

  • Funvestment Group, LLC v. Robyn A. Crittenden

    Publication Date: 2023-10-05
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Leland Walker, Paul Oliver, Les A. Schneider, (Wimberly Lawson Steckel Schneider & Stine, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julie Adams Jacobs, Ross Warren Bergethon, Logan B. Winkles, Ronald Joseph Stay, Jr., Melody Chapman, Stephen John Petrany, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul Richard Draper, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Christopher Scott Anulewicz, (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP), Atlanta, Joshua Barrett Belinfante, (Robbins Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, Patrick N. Silloway, James Mitchell Fucetola, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S22G1247

    Revenue Generated From Lease of Coin Operated Amusement Machines Was Exempt From Sales and Use Taxes