Georgia Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
 

Richard Hicks and Jocelyn Hicks v. Gregory Middleton, et al.

Savannah, Georgia, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence claim.

This case arose from a collision that occurred on November
7, 2020 at the Port of Savannah (the “Port”) in Savannah, Georgia.
The Hickses alleged that, while Richard Hicks was working as a
longshoreman3 on the Port, fellow longshoreman Middleton
struck him with his persona... More...
   $0 (06-20-2025 - GA)

Curtrina Martin and Toi Cliatt v. United States of America, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

On October 18, 2017, the FBI raided the wrong house in suburban At-
lanta. Officers meant to execute search and arrest warrants at a sus-
pected gang hideout at 3741 Landau Lane but instead stormed 3756
Denville Trace, a quiet family home occupied by peti... More...
   $0 (06-13-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Andre Michael Dubois

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

The Supreme Court requires appeallate courts to decide whether United States v. Rahimi, 144 S. Ct. 1889 (2024),
abrogated our decision in United States v. Rozier, 598 F.3d 768, 770–71 (11th Cir. 2010), upholding the federal law that bars felons from possessing firearms and... More...
   $0 (06-10-2025 - GA)

Deshawn Gervin v. Pamela Florence, and Tandria Milton

Macon, Georgia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who claimed his Fourth, Eighth,
and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated.

The Plaintiff claimed that his probation was wrongfully revoked and he was held for 104 days.

The state court did not revoke Gervin’s probation. It concluded that the State had failed to meet its burden to show that
Gervin violated... More...
   $0 (06-10-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Terry Lewis Burston

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with postal robbery, aggravated assault on a federal employee, Hobbs Act Robbery, and using a firearm during a crime of violence

Federal Felon Arrested in Connection with Months-Long Armed Robbery Spree

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   $0 (05-27-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Allen Brown

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud

Augusta “Ghost Preparer” Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy



A man who operated a “ghost” tax preparation business in Augusta, Geor... More...
   $0 (05-27-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Todd and Julie Chrisley

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with:

CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT BANK FRAUD;
BANK FRAUD;
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES;
TAX EVASION;
and
ATTEMPT TO EVADE OR DEFEAT TAX.

In the case of the United States of America v. Todd and Julie Chrisley, the couple was convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022. They wer... More...
   $0 (05-27-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Allen Brown

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Filing False Tax Returns for Clients

Augusta “Ghost Preparer” Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns for Clients



A man who operated ... More...
   $0 (05-27-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Kim Brown

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns

Augusta “Ghost Preparer” Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Tax Returns for Clients



A woman who ope... More...
   $0 (05-27-2025 - GA)

Doe v. 5G Investments

Marietta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a lack of supervision and negligent failure to provide instructions.

Jane Doe fell and was injured while using a climbina wa at the Nitro Zone recreational faciliity

Her medical expenses totaled approximately $78,000.... More...
   $954000 (05-07-2025 - GA)

State of Georgia v. Alondra Hobbs

Marietta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder and two counts of first degree cruelty to children.

Alondra Hobbs, age 29, was accused of killing her daughter, Alivia Jordan age 7,and putting her remains in a closet in 2023.

“Alivia Jordan did not deserve the slow, painful and lonely de... More...
   $0 (04-26-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Karla Lopez-Delgado, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other deadly drugs within and outside the metro-Atlanta area

Seven Members of Dunwoody-Based Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced

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   $0 (04-18-2025 - GA)

Robert Gene Collum, III v. Lindsay Morgan Buchanan

Atlanta, Georgia family law lawyers represented the parties in a child support dispute.

Robert Gene Collum, III, and Lindsay Morgan Buchanan divorced in 2017. After Collum failed to timely make car payments pursuant to the divorce decree, the trial court entered a second order for contempt, and held him in custody until he made an initial payment.

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Legal issue Can ... More...
   $0 (04-10-2025 - GA)

John Barnes v. Bayer Corporation, et al.

Marietta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability theory.

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   $2065000 (03-28-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Jana Kanyadan

Atlanta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding Mohawk.

Former Mohawk Executive Sentenced to Prison



Jana Kanyadan, the former Global Chief Information Officer of Mohawk Industries, Inc. (“Mohawk... More...
   $0 (03-14-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Timmy S. Stephens

Atlanta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Social Security Benefits

Villa Rica Man Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits



Timmy Stephens was indicted for stealing social security bene... More...
   $0 (03-18-2025 - GA)

Rick Harris v. Wilson Tomala d/b/a Paul David Restoration, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract action.

Rick Harris sued Wilson Tomala d/b/a Paul Davis Restoration, Inc. ("Tomala") for performing defective repairs on Harris's home, bringing claims for breach of contract and attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 13-6-11. Tomala failed to file a timely answer, and the trial court entered a default j... More...
   $0 (03-10-2025 - GA)

The State of Georgia v. Damon Clements

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder.

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Defendant, and several others lived together in a single-family home owned by Olson. Olson testified that "everybody" in the household used drugs and that he had smoked methamphetamine with Goetz. Allyson Dietrich, who lived in the house at the time of Goetz's death, testified tha... More...
   $0 (03-04-2025 - GA)

State of Georgia v. Yathomas Riley

Leesburg, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malice murder, felony murder, three counts of aggravated assault.

Yathomas Riley was accused of killing his wife, Dr. Lisa Marie Riley.

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   $0 (03-04-2025 - GA)

Gregory and Jodi Vaugh v. Windfield Homeowners Association, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia, real property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs and the Defendant in a condominium law dispute.

In 2023, the Vaughns purchased one of the lots in the Windfield subdivision. It is undisputed that the Vaughns paid assessments on the property as directed by the existing owners' association. The seller's disclosure and the Vaughns' closing documents listed the association ... More...
   $0 (02-21-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Stephen Glosser

Savannah, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stalking and Use of an Explosive to Commit Another Felony

Chatham County man sentenced to prison for stalking woman, exploding a bomb at her home



A Chatham Coun... More...
   $0 (02-20-2025 - GA)

Michael Antonio Joseph v. Tyler Watts

Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyer represent the Plaintiff on an auto negligence claim.

Joseph was involved in a multi-vehicle collision on February 2, 2018; one of the other vehicles involved in the collision was owned by David Scott Cregger. On August 6, 2019, Joseph filed suit against Cregger. Cregger, however, subsequently averred that he was in no way involved in the accident, ... More...
   $0 (02-14-2025 - GA)

State of Georgia v. Joseph Baughns

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder.

Baughns was indicted on multiple charges arising from his fatal shooting of the alleged victim. The indictment included one count of malice murder; two counts of felony murder, with one count predicated on possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and the other count predicated on aggravated ... More...
   $0 (02-04-2025 - GA)

Bradley Benton v. Ronnie Tillery

Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence claim.

Dismissed for failure to respond to discovery requests.

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CIVIL PROCEDURE. DISCOVERY SANCTIONS. The case addresses whether dismissing a negligence action for failure to respond to discovery requests, without a hearing on the issue of willfulness, constitutes an abuse of di... More...
   $0 (02-03-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Johnny Narcisse, and his cousin Johnson Dieujuste

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic-Related Fraud

Two Cousins Sentenced for Pandemic-Related Fraud



Johnny Narcisse, and his cousin Johnson Dieujuste, charged with engaging in a schem... More...
   $0 (01-29-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Arden McCann

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating an international narcotics distribution ring

Canadian Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Importing Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills into the United States

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   $0 (01-26-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Milan Patel

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Options Trading Scheme

Five Defendants Sentenced in Options Trading Scheme



Milan Patel has been sentenced to prison in connection with a years-long market ... More...
   $0 (01-24-2025 - GA)

State of Georgia v. Tye Smith

Fort Valley, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with voluntary manslaughter.

Tye Smith, age 17, was accused for shooting and killing Shalandra Hooten at the R& R Quick Stop on October 22, 2023.

Hooten had just finished paying at the register and was punched by Tye's mother, Katrina Smith, starting a physical altercation between the two women.
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   $0 (01-24-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Boeroepae Jordan

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Committing Pandemic Relief Fraud While on Supervised Release

Felon Sentenced for Committing Pandemic Relief Fraud While on Supervised Release



Boeroepae Jor... More...
   $0 (01-17-2025 - GA)

The State of Georgia v. Bennie Harris, III

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault-family violence.

Police officers responded to the call at a hotel in Fulton County where Harris and the victim were staying. When the officers arrived, they saw Harris speaking loudly to the victim, who was sitting in a car. The victim was upset. The victim told the responding officers that ... More...
   $0 (01-13-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Marcus Thomas

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon
Motel Shooter Sentenced to Prison



“Marcus Thomas was released from state prison... More...
   $0 (01-06-2025 - GA)

United States of America v. Quontavius Markeese Hill

Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charge with a felony.

Defendant pleaded guilty with a waiver of the right to appeal and then appealed.

The Government's motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Hill's plea agreement is GRANTED, and we DISMISS with prejudice his challenges to his sentence. See United States v. Bushert, 9... More...
   $0 (12-27-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Calah Williams

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”), Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and unemployment insurance

Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic-Related Fraud

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   $0 (12-17-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Keith Pharms

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal task force officer with a firearm during a car theft.

Felon Who Shot at FBI Task Force Officer During a Car Theft Sentenced to Prison


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   $0 (12-20-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Kenyona Pinckney

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking

Lead defendant in drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to nearly 15 years in federal prison



Kenyona Pinckney, 33, of Savannah, pleaded... More...
   $0 (12-17-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Kenyona Pinckney

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with.



Kenyona Pinckney, 33, of Savannah, was charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. A... More...
   $0 (12-17-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Larry B. Taylor

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute a Quantity of Fentanyl,

Prolific fentanyl dealer who supplied drugs in Operation Ghost Busted sentenced to federal prison

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   $0 (12-11-2024 - GA)

United States of America v. Jacob Christian Butler

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography

Former airman sentenced to federal prison for possession of child pornography



A former U.S. Air Force airman has been sente... More...
   $0 (12-12-2024 - GA)

State of Georgia v. Odell M. Stringer


Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f kidnapping with bodily injury, battery, and theft by taking.



CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. TIMELINESS OF APPEAL. The case addresses whether the defendant's appeal was dismissed due to the untimeliness of the notice of appeal, emphasizing that a notice must be filed within 30 days to confer jurisdic... More...
   $0 (12-02-2024 - GA)

State of Georgia v. Christopher L. Amerson


Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed robbery.


In 2002, a jury found Christopher L. Amerson guilty of armed robbery and related offenses.... More...
   $0 (12-09-2024 - GA)

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