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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
January 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online
The State Bar of Georgia tracks grievances filed and sanctions brought against its lawyer-members but does not track the ethnicity of those cited.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
January 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"This is an issue that we are closely monitoring, and we will consider any changes that are in the interest of the Bar and its members," said State Bar of Georgia General Counsel Paula Frederick.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
January 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"The court entered the order by mistake after the defendants had filed a notice of appeal of a prior order," said Michael Flint of McClure & Kornheiser in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
January 23, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"[T]he wife asked for custody of a hunting dog ... [but] did not hunt; the husband did," said Cobb Judicial Circuit Chief Judge A. Gregory Poole. "She was clearly asking for the dog out of spite."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
January 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"The case has had a long and tortured journey through the appellate courts, but we have won at every turn," said lead plaintiff counsel William S. Stone of Stone Law Group in Atlanta and Blakely.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
January 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"[B]ringing claims against the appropriate government officials in their official capacities was a recognized way to proceed against a governmental entity—be it the State or one of its counties," read the high court opinion.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
January 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruling that clarified that 'use' of a motor vehicle 'is not limited by statute terms 'actively in use' 'as a vehicle' is impacting subsequent sovereign immunity challenges involving law enforcement.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
January 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"This was an interesting case because the complex admitted superior knowledge of the creek's existence, but denied it was a legal hazard, or that they were responsible for Damaria's death," plaintiff counsel Arthur R. York told the Daily Report.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
January 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online
When the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the ruling in December 2022, justices opted to grant writ of certiorari.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
January 10, 2024 | Daily Report Online
The Atlanta Municipal Court judge announced her intent to run for election to the State Court of Fulton County in the May 21 nonpartisan primary.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
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