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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
September 13, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"All of us have a role to play if we are to reverse these trends of eroding trust, especially those of us who represent our civic institutions," said Georgia Court of Appeals Chief Judge Brian Rickman. "We're looking for creative ways to do just that."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
September 12, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"We ended up litigating an issue that I think comes up in a lot of cases but often isn't litigated to conclusion and that's the applicability of a direct action against a motor carriers insurer in a case in which the motor carrier is carrying its own property," said Jeb Butler of Butler Kahn in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
September 9, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"One of our goals with the program is raising awareness of this case, which for some reason does not seem to get the kind of discussion that it deserves," said Georgia Court of Appeals Chief Judge Brian Rickman.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
September 8, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"To the extent our discretionary authority is being used to exercise jurisdiction in non-capital murder cases, I think the time has come to reconsider," wrote Justice Charles Bethel of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
September 7, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"Given the absence of vicarious liability, the city is rarely financially responsible for the misconduct of its officers," said plaintiff attorney Matt Kahn of Butler Kahn in Atlanta. "There's a real problem in incentivizing change."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
September 6, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"It's a good time to try plaintiff's medical-malpractice cases, because jurors are willing on good case to award fair damages," said Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Lawyer in Atlanta. "I can't remember a year where there were more big professional liability verdicts in one year. I think that's an interesting trend."
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
September 2, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Lead defense attorney Francys Johnson of Davis Bozeman Johnson Law in Statesboro intends to appeal his client's involuntary manslaughter conviction on grounds "there was no predicate 'unlawful act' other than a felony."
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
September 1, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"Everyone will be treated with courtesy, professionalism and respect," said Judge Stephen N. Knights Jr. "I will follow the law and continue to be fair and impartial."
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
August 31, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"Lawyers advising their clients should know that this law is retroactive," said Georgia Justice Project executive director Doug Ammar. "If a client has a license that was suspended automatically for missing traffic court, before the new law, the client can ask the judge to reinstate their license."
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
August 30, 2022 | Daily Report Online
"Our Court knows that the vast majority of people interact with us through our website," said Georgia Court of Appeals Chief Judge Brian M. Rickman. "The re-design represents our effort to enhance security, increase ease of use, and increase access to information."
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
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