• Whitcomb v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-23
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bain, Douglas Flint, (Flint, Connolly & Walker, LLP), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bret Chaness, (Rubin Lublin, LLC), Peachtree Corners, Kearstin Sale, (Seyfarth Shaw, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1131

    Bank Was Entitled to Reformation of Security Deed Based on Mutual Mistake of Borrower and Original Lender

  • Brooks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-11-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Muhammad, (Law Office of Kenneth W Muhammad), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Linda Dunikoski, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1110

    Court affirms convictions for rape and other crimes over pro so defendant's multiple contentions of error and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Morris v. Real Estate Expert Advisors, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-22
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Rafi, (Rafi Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, Meghan Hatfield Yanacek, (The Summerville Firm), Atlanta, Meredith Kincaid, (Cross Kincaid), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey Barnes, (Barnes Firm LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Daniel, Atlanta, Adam Joffe, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, Paul Spann, (Goodman McGuffey LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Lloyd Hedrick, (Hedrick Law LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1116

    Trial Court Erred in Granting Summary Judgment Sua Sponte on Issue Not Raised by Moving Party

  • Taylor v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-11-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Hawkins, (The Hawkins Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Melissa Tatum, (Deputy Chief Assistant Solicitor-General), Marietta, Barry Morgan, (Cobb Solicitor General), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0645

    Court reverses conviction for DUI less safe because trial court improperly admitted evidence of defendant's refusal to consent to a breath test

  • Clarke v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-11-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Dillon, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Anthony Volkodav, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0802

    Court affirms convictions for fraud in obtaining food stamps over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence.

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  • Rayfield v. Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood, P.C

    Publication Date: 2022-11-22
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neal Callahan, Clarence Mullin, David Rayfield, (Waldrep, Mullin and Callahan, LLC), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Neal Pope, Kimberly Johnson, (Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0955

    Court reverses denial of a motion to transfer venue in a compensation dispute between a lawyer and his former firm

  • Pride Medical, Inc. et al. v. John Doe et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Class Actions | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Bazinet, Jonathan Peters, (Peters & Monyak, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Todd Poole, Bret Moore, Jon David Huffman, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Tucker, Scott McMahan, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1140

    Ample Evidence Supported Imposition of Attorney Fees and Expenses as Discovery Sanctions

  • Waller v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-11-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Jones, (Leslie Spornberger Jones LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tuttle Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorneys Office), Eatonton, Faith Worley, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Gray, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1145

    Trial Court Erred in Believing It Was Required to Sentence Recidivist Drug Offender to Life Without Parole

  • Chausmer et al. v. Gottlieb et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aaron Chausmer, (Chausmer Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darryl Haynes, (Lynn Leonard & Associates), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0620

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of one property owner whose tree fell and damaged another owner's house, finding no evidence of knowledge of a defect

  • West v. Miller et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-21
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin Fierman, (Attorney at Law), Madison, Ben Fierman, (Fierman Law Firm), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michelle Chaudhuri, (Attorney at Law), Conyers, Kevin Epps, Tyler Gaines, (Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier, LLC), Watkinsville, Adam Rosenberg, (Rennie & Rosenberg), Watkinsville, Brian Toney, (The Law Office of Alan Toney), Macon, Matthew Miller, Madison, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1122

    Possible Closest Heir's Timely Motion to Intervene in Will-Construction Case Should Have Been Granted