Weekly docket
10 covered civil decisions filed from March 21, 2016 through March 24, 2016.
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that summary judgment should be affirmed for some defendants while reversing it for others regarding a wrongful death suit involving Hill's suicide. The court found no genuine issue of...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred by denying Mark Warren's request for specific findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding a modification of child custody. The Georgia Court of Appeals...
The legal issue was whether a prior federal False Claims Act settlement barred the Georgia State's action under the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act due to res judicata. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial...
The legal issue involved whether Georgia Casualty was entitled to a directed verdict based on misrepresentations in an unsigned application. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the case after finding that the...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court incorrectly applied a standard for determining grandparent visitation rights. The Court of Appeals vacated and remanded the portion of the order denying Ballweg's...
The legal issue was whether a sheriff's sale constituted an arm's length, bona fide sale for determining maximum allowable fair market value under OCGA § 48-5-2 (3). The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the superior...
The legal issue was whether a dismissal based on the statute of limitations barred subsequent claims under collateral estoppel. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision that the expiration of...
The legal issue was whether a trial court could amend an attorney fee award outside the term of court by substituting one entity name for another and adding new parties. The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the...
The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment because there remained disputed material facts regarding whether Kmart’s merchandise display obstructed a customer's view of the curb....
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for Kroger on product liability but reversed it on ordinary negligence while vacating the denial of spoliation sanctions against Kroger. The court held that there...
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