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  • Hughes v. Ace American Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2023-06-20
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anna Cross, (Cross Kincaid), Decatur, Nola Jackson, Michael Werner, Trevor Brice, (Werner Law LLC), Atlanta, Jenna Hough, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Boyd, Tiffany Harlow, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Jeremiah Belk, Roswell, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0609

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of an insurer in a car accident case, finding that there was no direct cause of action against the insurer under the Motor Carrier Act

  • Sadler v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-06-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jon Rhoades, (Attorney at Law), Lagrange, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, Connor Dooley, (Troup County District Attorney’s Office), Lagrange, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0750

    Court vacates restitution order and remands for a new hearing on the fair market value of a vehicle before the defendant damaged it, and evidence of cost of repairs

  • North Fulton Community Charities, Inc. v. Goodstein et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Real Estate | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Coles, Aaron Tady, (Coles Barton LLP), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Cosper, (Hull Towill Norman Barrett & Salley P.C.), Augusta, Mathew Jackson, (Jackson Law Offices, PC), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0289

    Issue of Material Fact as to Whether Slip-And-Fall Plaintiff Was Aware of Unmarked Speed Bump in Parking Lot

  • Tate v. Habif et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-28
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geffry Tate, Riverdale, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric Jenniges, Ronald Negin, Christopher Stovall, (Busby & Negin, Inc.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0461

    Court reverses dismissal of claims that had been based on res judicata because those claims were not adjudicated by a magistrate court, which had no jurisdiction over them

  • Pope v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-04-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jackie Patterson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Whiteside, Joseph Morales, (Gwinnett County Solicitor-General’s Office), Lawrenceville, Lisamarie Bristol, (Office of the Public Defender Alcovy Judicial Circuit), Monroe, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0532

    DUI Accusation Adequately Alleged "Actual" Physical Control of Moving Vehicle While Defendant Was Intoxicated

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  • Cruz v. Patel

    Publication Date: 2023-04-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Rosenburg, (Rosenburg Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian Williams, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0225

    Court affirms judgment for defendant in a car accident negligence case where plaintiff suffered damages but was found to be more than 50 percent at fault

  • Modi v. India-American Cultural Association, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Girish Modi, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leo Kogan, (Freeman Mathis & Gary), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0411

    Court affirms dismissal of complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief and remands attorney fee award for defendant due to pending bankruptcy filing by plaintiff

  • Wiggins v. Rogers

    Publication Date: 2023-04-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Beverly Cohen, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sean Whitworth, (Law Offices of Sean R. Whitworth LLC), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0110

    Court affirms modified order awarding primary physical custody to a mother in a divorce case but reverses a child support award that deviated from statutory norms

  • Taylor v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-04-20
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Jones, (Leslie Spornberger Jones LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Smith, Gregory Wagner, (District Attorney), Jefferson, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0598

    Guilty Plea Was Not Result of Undue Coercion Arising From Protective Custody/Isolation Prior to Entry of Plea

  • The State v. Carswell

    Publication Date: 2023-04-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Bibler, (Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Houston Judicial Circuit), Perry, Anita Howard, (Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office Office of the District Attorney Macon Judicial Circuit), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Erikka Williams, (Williams Law Group), Warner Robins, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0209

    State Could Not Appeal From Trial Court Order on Motion Filed Less Than 30 Days Before Scheduled Start of Trial