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  • Paris v. E. Michael Ruberti, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-07-31
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Contractual Disputes | Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Hames, (The Hames Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Blackerby, (Brown, Readdick, Bumgartner), Brunswick, E. Ruberti, (E. Michael Ruberti, LLC), ST. Simons Island, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0656

    Trial Court Erred in Calculating and Awarding Damages Based on Breach of a Contingency Fee Agreement When the Contingency Had Not Occurred

  • McMurray v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Stepp, (G. Richard Stepp, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sabrina Nizamuddin, Daniel Porter, (District Attorney Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0744

    Evidence Did Not Support Conviction for Theft by Receiving Stolen Property; Search Warrant Affidavit Failed to Establish Probable Cause

  • Tyner v. Edge et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-25
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Elrod, (Attorney at Law), Oakwood, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Kim, Samuel Bagwell, (Kim and Bagwell, LLC), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0265

    Court affirms summary judgment in a quiet title action in favor of a purchaser that redeemed back taxes and properly foreclosed on a parcel of commercial property

  • In the Interest of N. T., a child.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randee Waldman, (Emory University School of Law Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Jason Rea, (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0118

    Court affirms juvenile court's order of delinquency and restitution over objections to appointment of guardian and defendant's ability to pay

  • Williams v. Dekalb County et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Williams, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bennett Bryan, Laura Johnson, Shaheem Williams, Terry Phillips, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0157

    Court reverses denial of petitioner's motion for pauper status because trial court did not hold a proper hearing on that motion

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    Florida Evidence and Procedure 2019

    Authors: Patrick S. Montoya, Ervin A. Gonzalez, Ervin A. Gonzalez, Ervin A. Gonzalez, Ervin A. Gonzalez

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  • Sprowson v. Villalobos

    Publication Date: 2020-05-19
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashley Alfonso, Timothy Lemke, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Noble Boykin, (Jones, Boykin & Associates), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2279

    Court reverses denial of employee's summary judgment motion because temporary employee's sole tort remedy was under the Workers' Compensation Act.

  • Williams v. City of Douglasville et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wesley Woolverton, (Woolverton Law Firm), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lois Gerstenberger, (Lois W. Gerstenberger, P.C.), Douglasville, Joel Dodson, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2087

    Certiorari Proceedings Are Amendable at Any Stage; Court Should Have Allowed Petitioner to Amend Her Petition Once She Posted a Valid Bond

  • Jackson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Daniels, (Daniels Law LLC), Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marie Banks, George Hartwig, (Houston County District Attorney), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2017

    Court Reverses Convictions for Armed Robbery and Possession of a Firearm and Orders a New Trial, as Trial Counsel's Performance Was Deficient

  • State of Georgia v. White

    Publication Date: 2020-04-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth Baker, (Fayette County District Attorney), Fayetteville, Sheryl Freeman, Charles Brooks, (Assistant District Attorney Harold R. Banke Justice Center), Jonesboro, John Fowler, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, Tracy Lawson, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, (The Law Offices of Fani T. Willis, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1959

    Court dismisses State's appeal in a civil forfeiture action because it lacked jurisdiction over the matter

  • Georgia Department of Transportation v. Thompson et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, Kathleen Pacious, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Lori Nash, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Cummings, (Michael H. Cummings II, LLC), Clayton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1912

    Court vacates order denying a motion to dismiss a negligence action and remands case for application of a correct sovereign immunity standard