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  • North Atlanta Vascular Clinic, P.C. v. Thomas Matthews et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-22
    Practice Area: Contracts | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank Lowrey, Jeffrey Chen, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Edwin Page, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott Grubman, (Chilivis Grubman Dalbey & Warner LLP), Atlanta, Stephen Bauer, Jarvarus Gresham, Jacqueline Menk, (BakerHostetler LLP), Atlanta, Scott Grubman, (Chilivis Grubman Dalbey & Warner LLP), Atlanta, Kurt Lentz, (Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Roy Banerjee, Damon Scott, (Kimar Prabhu Patel and Banerjee LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A1627

    Court affirms summary judgment order against a clinic that sought to enforce a non-compete clause against a doctor who had worked at the clinic

  • Sivak v. Georgia Department of Natural Resources

    Publication Date: 2024-04-19
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anna Cross, Meredith Kincaid, (Cross Kincaid), Decatur, Brandon Smith, (Shiver Hamilton LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Boyter, Christopher Carr, Angela Cusimano, Kristine Hayter, (Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1323

    Court affirms dismissal of personal injury and premises liability lawsuit against Georgia Department of Natural Resources, citing sovereign immunity and discretionary functions exception

  • In the Interest of K. G. V., a Child

    Publication Date: 2024-04-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darice Good, (Darice M. Good, LLC d.b.a Good Legal Firm, LLC), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Janelle Williams, (Georgia Wills and Trust), Atlanta, Karen Vandenberg, Lawrenceville, for appellee; LeAnne Hicks, (The Chancey Law Firm, PC), Braselton, Linda McKinley, (Attorney at Law), Winder for other party; James Outman, (Law Office of James B. Outman, LLC), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A23A1299

    Court vacates denial of maternal grandmother's petition for adoption and remands the case for reevaluation of the child's best interests in view of parental abandonment

  • Rutherford v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Hewitt, (Appellate Attorney GPDC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Fitzner, (Middle Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, Jessica Wilson, (District Attorney’s Office, Middle Judicial Circuit), Lyons, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1516

    Court affirms multiple convictions against defendant for assault and rape against his estranged wife, citing substantial evidence and rejecting claims of error and ineffective counsel

  • Lovell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Gough, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Higgins, (District Attorney’s Office for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Brunswick, Benjamin Gephardt, (District Attorney’s Office, Brunswick Judicial Circuit), Kingsland, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1484

    Court affirms denial of defendant's request to present additional mitigating evidence on resentencing for obscene Internet contact with a child and related crimes

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  • Whitfield v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David West, (David West & Associates), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Deborah Wellborn, (Dekalb County District Attorney), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1621

    Court affirms convictions for sexual misconduct against a grandfather over his contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of trial counsel

  • Burbach v. Motorsports of Conyers, LLC d/b/a Falcons Fury Harley-Davidson et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-29
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: K. Reddy, (Reddy Law Firm, PC.), Suwanee, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Maguire, (Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C.), Atlanta, Kevin Maxim, (The Maxim Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1420

    Court vacates its prior opinion and remands for application of a framework elucidated by the Georgia Supreme Court to evaluate an employment restrictive covenant governed by foreign law

  • Beall v. Beall

    Publication Date: 2024-02-28
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A23A1549

    Court affirms in part and vacates in part a custody decision that denied a divorced parent visitation rights with a child, and remands for a revised parenting time determination

  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Frier, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fani Willis, Burke Doherty, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1429

    Court affirms convictions for attempted murder and other crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, jury instruction error, and ineffective assistance from counsel

  • McAnnally v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Kuo, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clayton Fuller, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1239

    Court affirms convictions for firearm possession and obstruction of an officer following a traffic stop and rejected defendants' contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel