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Cedra Mayfield

Cedra Mayfield

Cedra Mayfield is a litigation reporter with the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @cedramayfield

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November 12, 2024 | Daily Report Online

'A Giant in the Legal Community': A Fulton County Judge Has Died

Sitting jurists are opening up about the impact former Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings-Moore had on both the court and their legal careers.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

November 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online

'I Thank You for Your Friendship': Farewell to Retiring Judge

From tearful speeches to thunderous applause, members of Georgia's legal community expressed their gratitude for Georgia Court of Appeals Judge M. Yvette Miller during a recent retirement ceremony at the intermediate appellate court.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online

'Paragraph V Displaced Lathrop': High Court Mulls Sovereign Immunity Waiver Disputes

"Is it your read of Paragraph V, that Paragraph V expanded sovereign immunity to claims that it had never applied to before?," Presiding Justice Nels S. D. Peterson asked appellant counsel during oral arguments Wednesday.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

November 06, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Judge Admits to Judicial Misconduct as Charged, but Denies Willful Misconduct

Respondent counsel for Chatham County Probate Judge Thomas C. Bordeaux Jr. disagreed the jurist's conduct "amount[ed] to willful misconduct in office; a willful and persistent failure to perform the duties of office; and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice which brings the judicial office into disrepute."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

November 05, 2024 | Daily Report Online

High Court to Weigh If Amended Complaints Establish Sovereign Immunity Waiver

"To allow a waiver as a result of an amendment would strain a court's discretion when the complaint is deficient in the first place," read an appellant brief filed on behalf of Cobb County governmental defendants.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

November 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

'I Thank You': Attorney Leverages Daily Report Article to Turn $42K Offer Into $600K Settlement

"Allstate requested that my settlement remain confidential, but I rejected that request because I'm convinced stories like yours do more to hold companies like Allstate accountable than any settlement or verdict ever could," plaintiff counsel Richard Kopelman of told the Daily Report.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

November 01, 2024 | Law.com

Leveraging Partner Training To Recruit and Retain

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Jen Patton, the chief talent officer for Foley & Lardner in Houston, and Leigh Riley, a Milwaukee partner and member of the firm's management committee, speak with ALM senior business of law reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys about how the firm's new partner training program can help benefit lawyers throughout their careers.

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1 minute read

October 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Meet the Members: New Legal Committee to Address 'Civil Justice Gap'

"This committee will use data-driven methodologies to be innovative in exploring and discerning what regulatory reforms could address the issues preventing Georgians from receiving critical civil legal services without diminishing consumer protections," said committee chair Justice Carla Wong McMillian in a statement Thursday.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

October 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Waiting in Limbo: Who Will Kemp Appoint—And When?

At least two judges and four attorneys are waiting to learn if they'll be appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp to judicial vacancies in the Houston, Rockdale and Tifton judicial circuits.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Motorcyclist Killed: Will Litigation Survive Against DoorDash?

"We will leave no stone unturned and investigate all the evidence to get justice for Mr. Barfield's family, including examining the DoorDash driver's history and the company's vetting and hiring practices," read a statement by plaintiff counsel with Morgan & Morgan.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read