• Harvey et al. v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2020-05-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Damages | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Daniel, Matthew Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, Roger Harris, Douglas Clayton, (Swift, Currie, Mcghee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Bruce Kirbo, (Attorney at Law), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Erwin, Alfred Powell, (Powell & Erwin, P.C.), Camilla, W. McCall, Henry Williams, (Mccall WILLIAMS, LLC), Albany, Gregory Williams, (The Law Offices of Gregory Terrell Williams LLC), Camilla, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2217

    Plaintiff's Closing Argument Violated Trial Court's Admonition Not to Enflame Jurors' Emotions

  • St. Francis Health, LLC v. Weng

    Publication Date: 2020-04-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Martin, James Brooks, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Columbus, Lauren Dimitri, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Derrell Dowdell, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee. Eric Frisch, Jasper Abbott, (Carlock Copeland & Stair LLP), Atlanta, Roger Harris, (SWIFT, CURRIE Mcghee & HIERS, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A2082

    Trial Court Improperly Allowed Medical Malpractice Plaintiff to Amend Complaint to Add St. Francis Health as a New Defendant; Claims Are Barred by Statute of Limitations

  • Nunez-Mendoza v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Cavedon, (Northeastern Circuit Public Defender's Office), Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, Shiv Sachdeva, (Northeastern Circuit District Attorney), Gainsville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1870

    Court affirms denial of defendant's motion to suppress, ruling that his arrest was lawful and that officers had probable cause to search his vehicle

  • Cline v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance

    Publication Date: 2020-04-27
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clyde Rickard, Jessica Nix, (The Law Office of Rickard & Nix), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frederick Valz, Melissa McDaniel, (Carlock Copeland & Stair LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1872

    Auto insurance policyholder's prior selection of lesser uninsured/underinsured policy limits was not affected by later amendments to insurance statute

  • Tisdale v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noah Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, Andrew Fleischman, (Ross & Pines), Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, (District Attorney, NEJC of GA District Attorney, NEJC of GA), Gainesville, Conley Greer, (Dawson County District Attorney's Office), Dawsonville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2109

    Conviction For Obstruction of Officer Did Not Require Proof of Underlying Criminal Conduct

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  • Baker v. Atlantic States Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2020-04-21
    Practice Area: Discovery | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Gentle, (Lloyd & Hogan PC), Birmingham, Eric Maxwell, (Attorney at Law), Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samantha Mandell, Michael Kendall, (Kendall Mandell LLC), Douglasville, for appellee. Sylvia Cobb, (Law Offices of Andrews and Manganiello/Geico Staff Counsel), Tucker, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A2337

    Trial Court Retained Jurisdiction to Enter a Written Sanction Award After Announcing Decision to Grant Attorneys' Fees and Costs at Hearing

  • Faulkner v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-09
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sydney Strickland, (Strickland & Webster, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Leonard, Sean Garrett, Aimee Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2220

    Defendant's Responses on Pretrial Faretta Waiver Form Did Not Establish Knowing Waiver of Right to Counsel

  • In the Interest of A. L., a child.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allison Bailey, Margaret Heap, (Assistant District Attorney), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julie Herrin, (Office of the Public Defender, Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2463

    Court dismisses State's appeal of dismissal of a delinquency petition due to lack of jurisdiction

  • Evonne Brooks et al. v. Quinlan et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Corporate Entities
    Industry: Consulting
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig Long, (Craig Long, LLC), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Albert Myers, (Al Myers Law, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1683

    Court affirms LLC member's motion to realign parties and disqualify counsel in a derivate action dispute

  • Whipkey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-03-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Hames, (The Hames Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Susan Treadaway, (Chief Assistant District Attorney Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, Joyette Holmes, Marietta, John Edwards, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, John Melvin, (District Attorney), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2388

    Trial Court Erred by Issuing a Scheduling Order That Directly Conflicted With Defendant's Statutory Right to Amend His Motion for a New Trial