Civil Litigation

Recent Cases

Housing Authority Must Pay $1.5 Million to Family of Murder Victim

August 6, 2011

In October 2011, a Newton County jury found the Covington Housing Authority 90% at fault for the 2006 shooting death of twenty-year-old Tammara “Erica” Reed after it leased a housing unit to Reed’s murderer despite his criminal record. The jury awarded Newton’s minor children $1.5 million, half for the full value of her life and […]

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Internet defamation case results in $400,000 jury verdict

February 17, 2011

A jury in Union County, Georgia recently returned a $404,000 verdict against a woman who posted false and malicious allegations on Topix.com against a man she barely knew. The woman, Sybil Denise Ballew, posted that Gene Cooley was a drug addict, criminal and pedophile among other things. The libelous postings on Topix.com, a community website, […]

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Savannah lawyers claim Tybee Island officers violated the law by using Taser against autistic teen on Tybee Island

June 27, 2010

On Friday, the Georgia Bureau of investigation filed a report with the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office concerning the tasing of an autistic teenager. The report’s findings may determine whether the officers involved face criminal charges for using Taser against the teen. WTOC has the story. Clifford Grevemberg and his brother went to order food […]

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Foster care homes cited for unspeakable abuses across Georgia

April 19, 2010

In recent years, Georgia has increasingly depended on private agencies to place children in foster homes and group homes. The state has also depended on these private agencies to supervise much of the care the children receive. The result has been appalling. A recent investigation by the Atlanta Journal Constitution revealed that incidents of rape, […]

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Atlanta lawyers at Pate & Brody file suit against Wells Fargo alleging wrongful foreclosure

January 28, 2010

Our firm was recently retained to represent a Georgia homeowner who had been threatened with foreclosure by Wells Fargo, even though she had faithfully followed the bank’s repayment plan. The Marietta Daily Journal featured the story in an article called “American Nightmare.” Although the client was to be kicked out of her house right before […]

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