• In the Interest of Z. A. et al., (Children)

    Publication Date: 2024-02-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A23A1434

    Court affirms order awarding temporary custody of children to the Department of Family and Children Services, and rejects mother's multiple challenges to the order

  • The State v. Huynh

    Publication Date: 2024-02-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Brooks, (Office of the Solicitor General of Clayton County), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nam Nguyen, (Nguyen & Pham, LLC), Norcross, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1326

    Court dismisses State's appeal to trial court's acquittal of a defendant who had been charged with an improper lane change, citing its lack of jurisdiction over the appeal

  • Schaffer v. Collinsville Meadow Townhomes, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-23
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A23A1382

    Court vacates trial court order that precluded a previous owner from asserting an ownership interest in a parcel of property and remands for reconsideration of consideration in conveyance

  • Buenrrostro v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A23A1307

    Court affirms convictions in a child molestation case over defendant's claims of trial court errors and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • In the Interest of K. M., et al., Children (Mother)

    Publication Date: 2024-02-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Coleman Brice, (C. Brice Law, LLC), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Charles Reddick, (Charles R. Reddick, P.C.), Homerville, Shalen Nelson, Atlanta, Emily Harris, Atlanta, Bryan Rumker, (Bryan Rumker Attorney at Law, LLC), Douglas, for appellee; John Edwards, (Attorney at Law), Valdosta, for Other party.

    Case Number: A23A1311

    Court reverses juvenile court's dependency order for lack of clear and convincing evidence of abuse or neglect

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  • Clanton v. Taylor, et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Reza Sedghi, Sandra Davis-Campos, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wendy Heiman, (The Law Office of Nancy W. Phillips), Macon, Karl Broder, Griffin, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1244

    Court affirms denial of motion for service by publication and grant of defendant's motion to dismiss a plaintiff's action against an insurer in a car accident negligence case

  • Trident Wholesale, Inc. et al. v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2024-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ernest Satterfield, Pearson Cunningham, Thomas Haswell, Brian Manikowski, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Kenner, (Law Offices of Robert Kenner, Jr.), Stone Mountain, for appellee; Meghan Olson, (Attorney at Law Dunwoody, Nils Okeson, (Fain Major & Brennan PC), Atlanta, for Other party.

    Case Number: A23A1472

    Court vacates trial court's order denying motions for summary judgment in a case for malicious prosecution and related claims in counterfeit product dispute, and remands for further proceedings

  • Wilson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry Duttweiler, (Office of the Public Defender Northeastern Judicial Circuit), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, (District Attorney, NEJC of GA), Gainesville, Rachel Tomlinson, (Hall County District Attorney’s Office), Gainesville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1765

    Court affirms convictions for aggravated assault, battery, and trespass, and rejects defendant's challenges to expert witness testimony

  • Moye v. Northhaven Homeowners Association, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-21
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Alderman, (Anderson, Walker & Reichert), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Allen, (Martin Snow, LLP), Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1709

    Court reverses declaratory judgment favoring an HOA, and rules that new construction on a certain tract in a subdivision is exempt from construction covenants

  • Mancuso v. Cadles of West Virginia, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter Mancuso, Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Suessmith, (McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C.), Decatur,for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1379

    Court reverses revival of dormant judgment due to improper service by a private process server, rather than a county sheriff as required by statute