• Outfront Media, LLC v. City of Sandy Springs

    Publication Date: 2020-09-16
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Peters, Sarah Smith, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Lee, (Attorney for the City of Sandy Springs), Sandy Springs, Matthew Weiss, (Freeman Mathis & Gary), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1269

    Trial Court Erred in Finding That Tenant Was Precluded From Pursuing Inverse Condemnation Counterclaim Against City for the Taking of Its Remaining Interests in Property

  • McNeely v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Weston, (Trotter Jones LLP), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Henry Syms, (Office of the District Attorney), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1496

    Court affirms denial of defendant's motion for a new trial where defendant could not show prejudice due to his trial counsel's alleged ineffectiveness

  • McCalla Raymer, LLC v. Foxfire Acres, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-19
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan Snipes, (Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, PC), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Patrick, (Attorney at Law), Columbus, for appellee. Monica Gilroy, (The Gilroy Firm), Alpharetta, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A0159

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment on fraud and other causes but affirms denial on breach of contract in a title dispute over foreclosure auction property purchase

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Webster, (Strickland Webster, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Edwards, John Melvin, (District Attorney's Office, Cobb Judicial Circuit), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0397

    Trial Court Abused its Discretion in Denying Defendant's Motion for a New Trial, But Did Not Abuse its Discretion in Admitting Evidence Related to His Gang Membership

  • City of Norcross v. Gwinnett County, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2020-07-24
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A20A1033

    Based on Easements Granted to County Over Property, County Was Responsible for Repair and Maintenance of Commercial Property's Drainage System Following Annexation by the City

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  • Mitchell v. Parian, et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-17
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Ney, (William Brent Ney, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Mock, (Hawkins & Parnell, LLP), Atlanta, Donald Brown, William Daniel, (Hall, Booth, Smith), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0419

    Court reverses dismissal of legal malpractice action because there was no conflict over the attorney that provided the supporting affidavit

  • Mitchell & Associates, Inc. v. Global Systems Integration, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-17
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Consulting
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Van De Water, (Isenberg & Hewitt), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter Kruger, Calvin Wright, (Fisher & Phillips LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0599

    Court affirms summary judgment order that awarded a contractor its lost profits but reverses contractor's claim for a refund of fees previously paid

  • Georgia Professional Standards Commission v. Wilson-Williams

    Publication Date: 2020-07-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Annette Cowart, Wylencia Monroe, Russell Willard, (Georgia Attorney General's Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Maurice King, (Law Offices of Maurice Luther King, Jr., P.C.), Albany, Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0090

    Court reinstates suspension of an educator's certificate because superior court improperly considered a preemption argument in reversing that suspension

  • A20A0768. Dockery et al. v. Haedong Industries Corp., Ltd. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Eric Ripper, (Ripper Law Firm PC), Atlanta, Michael Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, Jane Vincent, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Diffley, Lara Tumeh, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0767

    Court in Wrongful Death Suit Incorrectly Granted Defendants' Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment; Remanded for Specification as to Basis for Decision

  • City of Norcross v. Gwinnett County, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2020-06-18
    Practice Area: Government | Public Utilities
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Whalen, (The Whalen Law Firm, LLP), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Ludwiczak, Tuwanda Williams, Murray Weed, (Gwinnett County Department of Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Melissa Perignat, Derek Krebs, (Holt Ney Zatcoff & Wasserman, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A1033

    County, as Owner of Easements, Retained Responsibility for Repair and Maintenance of Drainage System on Those Easements Following Annexation by the City