Georgia Condominium Law
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.<br> <br> 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. Fabian Terran Murray
ATLANTA – Fabian Terran Murray, a/k/a “Shooter,”--one of five men charged in two related cases involving the pimping of three 14-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl at hotels in Atlanta, Georgia, and elsewhere-- was sentenced to 17 years, nine months in federal prison. This sentencing brings to a close the prosecution of the two sex-trafficking conspiracies.<br> <br> Defendants Joshua Tho... More...
$0 (05-13-2015 - GA)United States of America v. Hyeon Joo Chae, et al.
Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that four defendants were sentenced in Macon today by the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell, United States District Court Judge, in connection with the operation of a place of prostitution and money laundering activities. The charges against the four defendants, all Korean nationals, stemmed from the operation of the... More...
$0 (07-15-2014 - GA)Novare Group, Inc. v. Sarif
We granted certiorari to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred when it reversed the trial court's grant of judgment on the pleadings on Purchasers' claims for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, negligent supervision, and violation of the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act ("FBPAâ€). We now hold that the trial court properly granted judgment on the pleadings, and, therefore, we revers... More...
$0 (11-21-2011 - GA)Stephen Pollman v. Swan Construction
In 2004, appellants Stephen and Linda Pollman purchased a Savannah townhome built by appellee Swan Construction in a condominium complex owned and developed by appellee Forest River. Appellee Louise Swan was a principal in both corporations. Appellee Neighborhood Realty listed the condominum for sale and marketed it through appellees Rebecca Holcombe and Marie Harbuck. Fourteen months after closin... More...
$0 (10-03-2011 - GA)Royal v. Blackwell
In January 2009, appellee Fred B. Blackwell, the trustee of a testamentary trust that is a beneficiary of the last will and testament of the late Edgar Hollis of Coweta County, filed this action in which he sought an accounting, the removal of appellant Mayo H. Royal, Jr., as executor of the estate, and damages resulting from Royal's purported breach of his fiduciary duty.1 Following the executor'... More...
$0 (07-05-2011 - GA)Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery, P.C. v. Nestlehutt, et al.
This case requires us to assess the constitutionality of OCGA § 51-13-1, which limits awards of noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases to a predetermined amount. The trial court held that the statute violates the Georgia Constitution by encroaching on the right to a jury trial, the governmental separation of powers, and the right to equal protection. Based on our review of the record ... More...
$0 (03-26-2010 - GA)City of Atlanta v. Hotels.com, L.P., et al.
In 2006, Appellant City of Atlanta filed suit against Appellee Hotels.com, L.P., and several other online travel companies ("OTCsâ€)1 seeking recovery for the OTCs' alleged liability for unpaid hotel occupancy taxes. Following the trial court's dismissal of the City's action, the Court of Appeals affirmed based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to the City's failure to exhaust availa... More...
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