• Lucky Fortune, LLC v. Georgia Lottery Corp. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-07
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Kennedy, (Attorney at Law), Clayton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Justyn Alioto, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Atlanta, Joseph Kim, (Georgia Lottery Corporation), Atlanta, Deltaone, LLC, Lawrenceville, Justyn Alioto, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Atlanta, Timothy Walls, (Mills & Hoopes, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1643

    Time For Appealing Hearing Officer's Decision to Georgia Lottery Commission Chief Not Tolled by Motion For Reconsideration

  • Whipkey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herman Kilgore, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Flynn Broady, Leslie Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1722

    Court affirms convictions for rape, enticing a minor, and related crimes over defendant's contentions of evidentiary error and ineffective assistance.

  • Anderson v. Cribbs

    Publication Date: 2023-03-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Divida Gude, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chad Cribbs, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1225

    Court affirmed father's petition for legitimation of a minor child over mother's arguments regarding drug testing, parenting plan, and child support

  • Guise et al. v. Leoni

    Publication Date: 2023-03-09
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Elwart, (Kathryn R Elwart LLC), Marietta, Stuart Kurtz, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Woods, (Hunker Appeals, P.A.), Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1579

    Summary Judgment on Breach of Contract Claim Was Error Where Defendant Failed to Show Lack of Evidence Supporting Claim

  • Brooks v. Brooks

    Publication Date: 2023-03-09
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (Miller & Key, P.A.), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Cauthorn, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1377

    Arbitrator in Alimony Dispute Did Not Exceed His Authority By Applying His Calculation to Award Past-Due Sums

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  • Hong v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, (GA Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit), Cumming, Sandra Partridge, (Chief Assistant District Attorney Office of District Attorney), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1268

    Court affirms convictions for rape and aggravated stalking over defendant's contentions of evidentiary and other error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Simmons v. Bates et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    Practice Area: Contracts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Hardee, (Fain, Major, Wiley & Brennan), Atlanta, Robert Harrison, Jackson Griner, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, Michael Arndt, (Brodhead Law, LLC), Atlanta, John Nichols, (Gwinnett District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A1460

    Court affirms denial of a motion to enforce a settlement agreement in a car accident case because the settlement offer had not been accepted by all parties

  • Brandenburg v. City of Vidalia et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Government | Wrongful Death
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Pinckney, Brent Savage, (Savage Turner & Pinckney PC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Johnathan Krawcheck, Gary Toman, Anna Idelevich, (Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, LLC), Atlanta, Paul Threlkeld, David Mullens, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, for appellee; Tyrone Burns, Sr., Lakeland, Tyrone Burns, Jr., (Georgia Diagnostic Class Prison), Jackson for other party.

    Case Number: A22A1027

    Florida Mental Health Services Provider Not Subject to Suit in Georgia For Crimes Committed in Georgia by Florida Client

  • Farid et al. v. Gaskell et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacque Hawk, (The Hawk Firm), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Zachary Matthews, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, LLP), Alpharetta, Daniel Kingsley, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Alexander McDonald, (Swift, Currie, McGhee and Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0899

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of an uninsured motorist insurance carrier because injured party failed to exhaust remedies against other insurers

  • Giddens v. Metropower, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-01
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Maki, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Sippel, Mark Edwards, (McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0923

    Court reverses summary judgment for a defendant where defendant did not conclusively show that injured plaintiff assumed risk of or contributed to his injuries