McDowell v. Hartzog
Publication Date: 2011-10-07Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Mikell, Charles B.Attorneys:For plaintiff: David J. Blevins, Dalton, for appellants. Sean L. Hynes Downey & Cleveland, Marietta, Matthew G. Moffett and W. Jason Pettus Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.For defendant: Case number: A11A0965
The plaintiff could not complain of the defendant's testimony regarding the medical treatment he received as a result of the traffic accident at issue on relevance grounds because the plaintiff hims
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Adams
Publication Date: 2010-12-17Practice Area:Industry:Court: Supreme CourtJudge: Melton, Harold D.Attorneys:For plaintiff: Kimberly A. McNamara and Thomas D. Harder Harper, Walden & Craig, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Clyde E. Rickard III Chambers, Aholt & Rickard LLP, Jane N. Wilkes, Sharon W. Ware Sharon W. Ware & Assocs., Atlanta, Ryan A. Johnson, Bryan M. Pulliam Bryan A. Pulliam LLC, Covington, William M. Cheves Jr. Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Columbus, Lauren R. Kruck and Rodney S. Shockley Downey & Cleveland, Marietta, for appellee. Amicus Appellant: Wallace Miller III, Macon, and Sonja R. Tate Fulcher Hagler LLP, Augusta. Amicus Appellee: John D. Hadden Turkheimer & Hadden LLC and Mathew G. Nasrallah Robertson, Bodoh & Nasrallah LLP, Marietta.Case number: S09G1710
Subtraction of a hospital lien from a tortfeasor's insurance coverage defeats the purpose of the Georgia uninsured motorist statute because the resulting increase in the beneficiary's uninsured moto
Barnes v. Morgantown Baptist Ass'n Inc.
Publication Date: 2010-12-03Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Miller, M. YvetteAttorneys:For plaintiff: Brad C. Kaplan and James I. Seifter, Marietta, for appellant.For defendant: . Joseph C. Parker Downey & Cleveland, Lisa K. Whitfield Hicks, Casey & Foster PC, Marietta, Barbara A. Marschalk Drew, Eckl & Farnham, William E. Gray II Gray, King, Chamberlin & Martineau LLC, Heather H. Miller Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Assunta S. Fiorini Dennis, Corry, Porter & Smith LLP, David T. Markle Mabry & McClelland LLP, Brian C. McCarthy, Atlanta, Michael D. Birchmore, Blue Ridge, and Laura V. Benesh, Suwanee, for appellees. Other party representation: Sarah-Elizabeth Herrup Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP, Sarah G. Adle Gray, King, Chamberlin & Martineau LLC, Atlanta, Mary E. Priest Downey & Cleveland LLP, Marietta, and William R. Youngblood, Suwanee.Case number: A10A1092; A10A1093
The retaining wall off of which the decedent and his bicycle fell was an open and obvious condition, which the decedent could have avoided by the exercise of ordinary
A & G Trucking Inc. v. Pitts
Publication Date: 2010-12-03Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Doyle, Sara L.Attorneys:For plaintiff: Joseph C. Parker and Lauren R. Kruck Downey & Cleveland, Marietta, for appellant.For defendant: . Alan J. Hamilton Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer LLP, Columbus, and James P. Sneed Lawson, Davis, Pickren & Seydel, Atlanta, for appellees.Case number: A10A1096
In a wrongful death action, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by concluding that statements contained in an employment application regarding defendant's prior truck driving experience wer
Newton's Crest Homeowners' Ass'n v. Camp
Publication Date: 2010-10-08Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Doyle, John J.Attorneys:For plaintiff: Russell B. Davis and Joshua S. Ruplin Downey & Cleveland LLP, Marietta, for Newton's Crest Homeowners' Association. Larry E. Stewart, Lawrenceville, Gregg P. Counts, Suwanee, David F. Root, Cheryl H. Shaw Carlock, Copeland Semler & Stair LLP, Katherine V. Hernacki and C. Scott Greene Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein, Atlanta, for Camp. Richard C. Foster and Lisa K. Whitfield Hicks Casey & Foster PC, Marietta, for Kennedy Development Co., Inc. for Camp. Other party representation: Dewayne Newton The Ticor Inc., Buford.For defendant: Case number: A10A1573; A10A1867
The indemnity provision of the agreement between a homeowners' association and a development company was void and unenforceable, since it excused the development company from liability for damages r
Georgia State Fin. & Inv. Comm'n v. XL Speciality Ins. Co.
Publication Date: 2010-04-23Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Blackburn, G. AlanAttorneys:For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Denise E. Whiting-Pack, Assistant Attorney General, and George C. Reid Autry Horton & Cole LLP, Atlanta, for Georgia State Fin. & Inv. Comm. William R. Wildman, Kent W. Collier Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, John C. McManus, George W. Warlick McManus & Graham, Alexander Yusupov Hays & Potter PC, John V. Burch, Marc H. Bardack, Christina A. Craddock Bovis, Kyle & Burch LLC, Charles B. Marsh Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Ronald J. Garber Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge & Smotherman, Atlanta, and Jefferson B. Slagle Thompson, Slagle & Hannan PC, Duluth, for XL Specialty Ins. Co. Marc H. Bardack, John V. Burch and William R. Bryant Bovis, Kyle & Burch LLC, Atlanta, for Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. Alan S. Lowe, Ellen Schoolar Alan S. Lowe & Assocs. PC, Savannah, David R. Cook Jr. and George C. Reid Autry Horton & Cole LLP, Atlanta, for Bonitz.Other party representation: Jerald R. Hanks Hanks Brookes LLC, Lloyd B. Hedrick Jr., Stacey K. Hydrick Hedrick Law LLC, James T. Budd Mabry & McClelland LLP, Robert P. Marcovitch, Andrew K. Susong Gaslowitz Frankel LLC, Stephen M. Schatz, Fredric W. Stearns Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Melinda L. Moseley Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP, William R. Wildman, Kent W. Collier Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Ronald J. Garber Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge & Smotherman, Jerald R. Hanks, Brandon G. Day Hanks Brookes LLC, James T. Budd Mabry & McClelland LLP, Michael J. Athans, Matthew A. Barrett Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Kenneth Sisco Hawkins & Parnell, Edward H. Lindsey Jr., David M. Abercrombie Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, Atlanta, Robert D. Steinberg, Dewitte Thompson Jr. Thompson, Slagle & Hannan LLC, Duluth, Michael J. Classens Edenfield, Cox & Classens, Statesboro, George L. Welborn Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams, Jonathan D. Crumly Little & Crumly LLC, Marietta, Paul Crabtree Continental Lightning Protection Inc., Lilburn, Charlie Johnson Sprinkler Contractors Inc., Soperton, and Wendy F. Keane, Raymond L. Deluca Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, Pa.For defendant: Case number: A10A0504, A10A0581
The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to a subcon r on an insurer's claim, because some evidence showed that subcon r negligently performed its obligations under the con
Sassafras Mountain Estates Property Owners Ass'n Inc. v. Gould
Publication Date: 2010-03-26Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Andrews, Gary BlaylockAttorneys:For plaintiff: Mary E. Priest Downey & Cleveland LLP, Marietta, for appellant.For defendant: Michael A. Echols Neville & Cunat LLP, Cumming, for Gould. David E. Ralston, Blue Ridge, and Sammy J. Hawkins, Jasper, for Hawkins. Other party representation: Herman Clark Clark & Clark, Ellijay.Case number: A09A2201, A09A2228
The trial court erred in ng attorneys' fees to the appellants because the order gave no basis for the and failed to include specific findings of fact to support the
R. Larry Phillips Constr. Co. Inc. v. Muscogee Glass
Publication Date: 2010-03-19Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Miller, M. YvetteAttorneys:For plaintiff: Burke A. Noble and Bruce A. Taylor Jr. Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: William A. Erwin Powell & Erwin PC, Camilla, Jerry A. Buchanan, Trisha D. Hargrove Buchanan & Land, Columbus, Robert B. Hill, Ernest L. Beaton McLain & Merritt PC, Richard H. Hill Jr., Nicholas A. Hinson Mabry & McClelland LLP, Gregory H. Wheeler, Brent A. Meyer Carlock Copeland Semler & Stair LLP, Philip K. Lichtman Mills Paskert Drivers PA, Atlanta, and George L. Welborn Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams, Marietta, for Muscogee Glass et al.Case number: A09A1744, A09A2050
The right of contribution does not require a judgment against general contractor on the underlying action before its contribution suit can pr
Broda v. Dziwura
Publication Date: 2010-02-19Practice Area:Industry:Court: Supreme CourtJudge: Benham, RobertAttorneys:For plaintiff: Michael Goldberg Fried, Rogers & Goldberg LLC, Atlanta, and Mathew Nasrallah Robertson, Bodoh & Nasrallah LLP, Marietta, for appellant.For defendant: William Anderson and Mary Priest Downey & Cleveland LLP, Marietta, for appellee.Case number: S09G1218
The defendant was not entitled to a set-off based on another parties' settlement with the plaintiff, because the jury found the defendant solely responsible for the plaintiff's i
Ramos-Silva v. State Farm Ins. Co.
Publication Date: 2009-11-20Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Bernes, DebraAttorneys:For plaintiff: Russell B. Davis and Mary E. Priest Downey & Cleveland LLP, Marietta, for appellant.For defendant: Candace M. Boutwell, Lawrenceville, for appellee.Case number: A09A1209
The subrogation right granted by OCGA § 33-7-11f survives the execution of a limited release executed pursuant to OCGA § 33-24
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