• Coin-Op Solutions, LLC v. Norcross Convenience, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Hawkins, (Law Firm GC (Hawkins), LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, Joseph Hart, (Fellows LaBriola LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1550

    Court vacates a superior court order in a lottery machine dispute because licensee failed to follow the proper Georgia Lottery Corporation dispute appeal procedures

  • Faulkner et al. v. Crumbley et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-16
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marc Avidano, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), McDonough, Brandon Palmer, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: R. Falanga, (Falanga & Chalker), Greensboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1576

    Evidence Established That Defendants in Negligence Action Exercised Reasonable Care in Maintaining Their Fence and Cows

  • Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company v. City of College Park et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation | Wrongful Death
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth Friedman, Christopher Meeks, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karen Woodward, (Cruser & Mitchell, LLP), Norcross, Alwyn Fredericks, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Maxwell Thelen, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Reginald McClendon, (Lister & Holt, LLC), Jonesboro, Alisha Wyatt-Bullman, (City of Atlanta Law Department), Atlanta, for Other party.

    Case Number: A20A1104

    Court affirms higher $5 million liability insurance limit in wrongful death action against a city and rejects insurer's argument for a lower limit per contractual exclusion

  • Joiner-Carosi v. Adekoya

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Evidence | Health Care Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Hankins, Samantha Mullis, (Goodman, McGuffey, Lindsey & Johnson LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Schneider, Campbell Williamson, (Schneider Hammers LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1418

    Evidence of Attorney Referrals to Medical Providers Was Not Relevant to Issues in Personal Injury Action

  • Dilfield et al. v. Bealing et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blakely Frye, Travis Cashbaugh, (Hill Kertscher & Wharton, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Gardner, (Attorney at Law), Winder, Seth Meyerson, (Gardner Law Firm), Winder, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1124

    Court reverses denial of summary judgment and finds in favor of dog owners where no evidence showed the dog's dangerous propensities before he bit someone

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  • Towns v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-11-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keegan Gary, Hunter Rodgers, (Paulding Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Donovan, Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1206

    Court reverses felony conviction for making a false statement on the basis of rule of lenity.

  • In the Interest of T. Y. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Judson Smith, (Smith Law Group, P.C.), Vidalia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Jennifer McComas, (Jennifer T. McComas, P.C.), Vidalia, for appellee. Lawrence Turner, (Harris County Correctional Institute), Hamilton, Courtney Anderson, (C. Joiner Anderson & Associates, PC), Mary Claire Brannon Casa, (TLC Casa), Swainsboro, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A1417

    Dependency Court's Factual Findings Merely Established Potential For Future Dependency

  • Chatham County Board of Assessors v. Jay Lalaji, Inc., Airport Hotels

    Publication Date: 2020-11-10
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Abda Quillian, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mathew McCoy, (McCorkle & Johnson, LLP), Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A0867

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of leaseholder, agreeing that a lease granted a nontaxable usufruct and not a taxable estate for years

  • Hyde v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2020-10-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Voyles, (Attorney at Law), Valdosta, Dillon Hanson, (Gregory A. Voyles P.C.), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Spurlin, (Spurlin & McCorvey), Tifton, for appellee. Joseph Durham, (Joe Durham, Jr., P.C.), Albany, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A1221

    Trial Court Properly Granted Summary Judgment to Insurer; Insured Did Not Provide Notice of Accident 'As Soon As Reasonably Possible' Pursuant to Policy's Terms

  • Perkins v. Hayes

    Publication Date: 2020-08-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad MaDonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, Naomi Lumpkin, (Clark Lowery & Lumpkin LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nikki Marr, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Deana Spencer, (Spencer Law, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Deana Spencer, (Stepp Law LLC), Lawrenceville, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A0204

    Court affirms trial court order on custody, visitation, and child support over mother's objections