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  • Wilson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John R. Monroe, (John Monroe Law, PC), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Mary Catherine Norman, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Oliver Jackson Browning, Jr., Jaeson Robert Smith, (Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Cedartown, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0526

    Court affirms murder conviction over defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and contentions of trial court error regarding exclusion of testimony about other suspects

  • Miller v. Hodge et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-05
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffry L. Miller, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Mason Perkins, Wes Parker Rahn, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, R. Jonathan Hart, (Hart & Associates Law Firm LLC), Savannah, Andre Pretorius, (Chatham County Attorney’s Office), Savannah, for appellee; Paul C. Kunst, (Paul C. Kunst PC.), Barnesville, Todd Andrew Harding, (Harding Law Firm, LLC), Griffin, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S24A0490

    Court dismisses election contest appeal due to lack of prompt litigation

  • Kathy Boone et al v. Vascular Surgical Associates, P.C., et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-04
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristopher Alderman, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Daniel Moriarty, (Green Sapp & Moriarty, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: C. Childers, (Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC), Atlanta, Anna Fretwell, Mikell Reynolds, (Huff Powell Bailey), Atlanta, Robert Monyak, (Peters & Monyak, LLP), Atlanta, Neil Edwards, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Max Wallace, (Conway Eader LLLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0749

    Court affirms verdict in favor of medical professionals in a medical malpractice suit, upholding the validity of expert testimony and jury instructions

  • Tatum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-09-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John McArthur, (McArthur, McArthur & Overend LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, (District Attorney), Hartwell, Michael Coveney, (District Attorney’s Office of the Northern Judicial Circuit), Danielsville, Jeffrey Lee, (Elbert County District Attorney’s Office), Elberton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0526

    Court vacates its prior opinion over suppression of evidence and remands for determination of whether the independent source doctrine applies in a case involving a warrantless search

  • Bromaghim v. Ligon et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Leibel, (Steven Leibel, PC), Dahlonega, Paul Menair, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Olson, (Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.), Atlanta, Jessica Sanford, (Fain, Major & Brennan, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0650

    Court reverses order assessing juror and bailiff costs against a plaintiff who voluntarily dismissed her personal injury case without prejudice, finding no statutory basis for cost assessment

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  • Kseniya Parfenova v. Hedington Square Homeowners' Association, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-30
    Practice Area: Discovery | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geoffrey Dureska, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Pollock, Joanna Eljazzar, (Lazega & Johanson), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0854

    Court reverses sanctions against homeowner in a homeowners' association dispute and remands for hearing on discovery compliance

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Morgan, (Attorney at Law), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Elisabeth Giuliani, (Floyd County District Attorney’s Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0849

    Court affirms conditions of probation for driver convicted of homicide by vehicle under First Offender Act

  • Coffman et al v. Barnsley Consulting Group et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-28
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Consulting
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Padgett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Newton, (Steven N. Newton, LLC), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Debra Chambers, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Maya Marshall, Brookhaven, Sarah Snipes, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Amy Urban, (Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0740

    Court affirms dismissal of appeal in a Workers' Compensation death benefit matter because appeal was filed more than 20 days after applicant received electronic notice of denial of benefits

  • Leaphart v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon Bullard, Audra Murphey, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, Anna Fowler, (District Attorney, NEJC of Ga Northeastern Judicial Circuit), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1123

    Court affirms conviction for aggravated child molestation over defendant's contention that he was denied a Faretta hearing for self-representation and challenge to admission of evidence

  • Inquiry Concerning Judge Robert Reeves

    Publication Date: 2024-08-28
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: S23Z0337

    Court approves 30-day suspension without pay of a judge who was found to have violated multiple rules of judicial conduct, and sanctioned judge agreed not to seek reelection