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Cedra Mayfield is a litigation reporter with the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @cedramayfield
July 7, 2023 | Daily Report Online
"I told the jury that, 'if Mr. Lipton was allowed to prevail, then every high school football and basketball coach would soon be sued for defamation for hurting feelings,'" said defense attorney Bryan Knight of Knight Palmer in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
July 6, 2023 | Daily Report Online
The judge donned his black robe for about a decade.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
July 6, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Of more than a dozen judicial appointments executively ordered by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during the first half of 2023, just one has been a minority.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
July 5, 2023 | Daily Report Online
"Historically, this is the first time the JQC has been led by all women," said Judicial Qualifications of Georgia Director Courtney Veal. "This is an important moment for this agency."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
July 3, 2023 | Daily Report Online
"If the [Supreme Court of Georgia] is inclined to consider the Panel's recommendation that he be removed from office, it must also consider whether due process has been provided," wrote respondent counsel for Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer in his latest filing.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
June 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online
As a constitutional attorney deemed the judge's ruling "a clear overreach," a professional responsibility expert validated the vacated verdict and newly granted trial as being within the judge's "inherent power."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
June 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online
"A jury asked to apportion only negligence could have rationally concluded that the assailant was zero-percent negligent, because intentional conduct is not negligence," wrote Justice Andrew A. Pinson in a concurrence to the Supreme Court of Georgia rulings.
By Cedra Mayfield
9 minute read
June 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online
"Rafi's videos were not simply his informed expression about legal proceedings in general. They were comments with detailed specificity about this case and thus went well beyond just a 'matter of general public concern,'" read Judge Ronda S. Colvin's order granting a new trial.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
June 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online
"The jury's finding of no-fault as to Dr. William Hsu despite their $40 million award to the Sanford family tells us that they understood what this case was truly about: justice for the Sanfords, and fairness for Dr. William Hsu," said defense counsel Shawn H. Choi of Nall & Miller in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
June 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online
"I may not have any response from a judge or his [or] her staff for an order on a hearing that was held over 19 months ago," said Elizabeth Green Lindsey of Davis, Matthews & Quigley.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
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