• Ridley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bryan Howard, (Howard Law Group), Douglasville, Brandon Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Williams, Matthew Rollins, Colleen Hampton, (Paulding County Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0333

    Court vacates an order excluding evidence of pending criminal charges against an investigator in a child molestation case and remands correct Rule 403 analysis

  • Patricia Ann Kitchens et al. v. Lincoln County

    Publication Date: 2023-08-04
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jimmy Plunkett, (Jimmy D. Plunkett PC), Thomson, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Jackson, Lincolnton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0193

    Court reverses holding that a property owner's injunction action against a County was barred by sovereign immunity and remands for consideration of the merits

  • Grae Hospitality, LLC v. LI Atlanta, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-08-01
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Lang, (The Lang Legal Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Trigg, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Sean Kirwin, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Yasha Heidari, (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A23A0460

    Court reverses jury verdict on breach of contract and fees that had been in favor of a seller of a business due to lack of evidence to support it, and remands for a new trial

  • Tate-Jesurum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hunter Rodgers, (J. Ryan Brown Law, LLC), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Williams, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0559

    Court affirms denial of a defendant's general demurrer and plea in bar to charges of methamphetamine possession

  • Golias v. Boyce

    Publication Date: 2023-07-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathaniel Smith, (Smith & Little, P.C.), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anitra Price, (Anitra R. Price, P.C.), Fayetteville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0150

    Grandmother's Efforts to Stay In Contact With Grandchildren And Their Mother Did Not Constitute Violation of Stalking Statute

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  • The State v. Arroyo

    Publication Date: 2023-06-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fani Willis, Juliana Sleeper, Dustin Lee, (Fulton County Office of the District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lauren Shubow, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Steven Phillips, (Public Defender), Atlanta, Kerrel McCrimons, (Fulton County Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1358

    On remand, the court vacates its prior judgment that affirmed an order suppressing evidence because it had no jurisdiction to hear the State's appeal of that order

  • Worth et al. v. First Key Homes, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derric Crowther, (Crowther Law Firm, PC), Atlanta, Ivan Gustafson, (Law Office of Ivan Gustafson), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Schroder, Nelofar Agharahimi, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0287

    Genuine Issue of Material Fact as to Whether Fence Installer Assumed Risk of Working Near Dead Tree

  • Titshaw et al. v. Geer et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Peacock, (Michael Peacock), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, Lauren Dick, (Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP), Atlanta, Donald Brown, William Story, Thomas Haswell, (Hall Booth Smith, PC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0410

    Continuous Relationship Rule Did Not Apply to Toll Statute of Limitations Period on Legal Malpractice Claim

  • Brown v. Sapp

    Publication Date: 2023-06-09
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: GARY LAMAR, (Lamar at Law), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: W. Meeks, (Attorney at Law), Leesburg, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0505

    Court affirms rulings that the beneficiary of an easement is not entitled to damages, and injunction, and fees, and that a property owner did not abandon that easement

  • Garcia-Diaz v. Women's Specialists of North Georgia, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dane Steffenson, (Dane Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Sanders, Jeffrey Mustari, Chase Babineaux, Stephen Shows, (Southern Health Lawyers, LLC (a Sanders & Mustari Law Firm)), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0224

    Court reverses order denying a motion to correct an error, which denial resulted in plaintiff's not receiving timely notice to file an appeal to dismissal of her lawsuit