• Campbell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-02-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Smith, (Conger and Smith, Attorneys at Law), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Mulholland, Moruf Oseni, (Office of the District Attorney, South Georgia Circuit), Bainbridge, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1812

    Court affirms convictions for incest, rape, and related crimes, over defendant's claims of trial court error over admitting or excluding certain evidence

  • Johnson & Johnson et al. v. Shiver

    Publication Date: 2021-11-30
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Colin Kelly, Caroline Gieser, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Roy Barnes, John Bevis, Benjamin Rosichan, (The Barnes Law Group, LLC), Marietta, Robert Cheeley, (Cheeley Law Group LLC), Alpharetta, Julia Merritt, (Attonrey at Law), Smyrna, for appellee; Eric Hawkins, David Marshall, Evelyn Davis, (Hawkins & Parnell & Young LLP), Atlanta, Caroline Tinsley, (Tucker Ellis LLP), St. Louis, Charissa Walker, (Tucker Ellis LLP), Cleveland, Chad Shultz, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP), Atlanta, Ann Field, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP), Philadelphia; Evelyn French, (Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.), Washington for AM.

    Case Number: A21A0832

    Court reverses denial of motions to dismiss liability complaints under the Georgia Asbestos Claims Act where plaintiffs failed to establish a prima facie case

  • Deerlake Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2021-11-24
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joanna Eljazzar, (Lazega & Johanson LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Craig Brown, Suwanee, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1090

    Trial Court Properly Found that Homeowners Association Was Not Entitled to Injunctive Relief in Action Alleging That Real Property Is a 'Lot'

  • Woods v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keegan Gary, Hunter Rodgers, (Paulding Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrician Burton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Christopher Carr, Donald Donovan, Paula Smith, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Anthony Williams, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, , for appellee; Mark Loudon-Brown, (Southern Center for Human Rights), Atlanta, James Dugan, Gabrielle Antonello, (Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP), New York, M. Fabricant, (Innocence Project), New York for AM.

    Case Number: A21A0723

    Court affirms convictions for driving under the influence over defendant's constitutional and evidentiary challenges, but reverses convictions for two other charges

  • McArthur et al. v. Beech Haven Baptist Church of Athens et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Giovinazzo, Michael Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP.), Atlanta, Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Jane Vincent, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Kevin Ketner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Cochran, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, M. Heath, Matthew Moseley, (Cowsert & Avery, LLP), Athens, Kevin Hudson, Mary Walker, (Hudson Parrott Walker, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Martin, Mark Silver, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Edward Tolley, (Attorney at Law), Athens, Kathryn Whitlock, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Stephen Rothring, (The Conner Law Group, P.C.), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0898

    Court affirms dismissal of sexual abuse claims against churches that hosted Boy Scout meetings because those claims were all time-barred.

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  • Hall v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Weston, (The Weston Law Firm), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin Majeska, (District Attorney, Columbia Jud. Circuit), Evans, Henry Syms, Jared Williams, (Office of the District Attorney), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0840

    Court affirms burglary conviction over defendant's contentions of evidentiary and trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Rimert v. Meriwether & Tharp, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-19
    Practice Area: Family Law | Legal Malpractice | Privacy
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Rutter, Gulf Shores, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Zachary Lewis, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Aaron Strimban, Robert Tidwell, (Tidwell & Strimban, LLC), Woodstock, John Burns, (Burns Law Group, PC), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1010

    Summary Judgment Properly Granted in Favor of Law Firm Accused of Negligent Training and Supervision of Staff Attorney

  • In the Interest of B. W., A Child

    Publication Date: 2021-11-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jana Evans, (Attorney at Law), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nicola Rochester, (Axam~Roberts Legal Group), Riverdale, Olivia Smith, (SR Law Group), Douglasville, Jamie Gray, Douglasville, Christopher Carr, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Valerie Gordon, (Douglas County Juvenile Court - Juvenile Public), Douglasville, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee; Rita Cooper, (Attorney at Law), Powder Springs, Chelsea Mitchell, (The Carter Law Firm PC), Peachtree City, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A1121

    Court affirms juvenile court's temporary custody order and rejects mother's appeal for return of custody of a minor child

  • Skinner v. Miles

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Denise VanLanduyt, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Harbin, (Charles G. Harbin, Jr., P.C.), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0980

    Court affirms order granting equitable caregiver status and issuing custody and visitation rights to a former partner in s same-sex couple relationship

  • Gilreath v. Conner

    Publication Date: 2021-10-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (Miller & Key PA), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Beverly Cohen, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, James Nystrom, (Attorney at Law), Alpharetta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0816

    Court vacates trial court's order regarding portion of pension payments owed to ex-spouse where the order was not based on the language of the parties' divorce decree