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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
April 8, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Zaine Hedge of the Hedge Law Office, Nicole Jones of Jones Federal & Appellate and Douglas County Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Lauren Wallace are competing to replace retiring Judge William 'Beau' McClain on the Douglas County Superior Court bench.
By Cedra Mayfield
9 minute read
April 5, 2024 | Law.com
In this week's Legal Speak episode, James Whittle with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association dives into the impact of what the organization has dubbed "legal system abuse" as social inflation—the belief that large corporations are "bad actors with deep pockets"—helps fuel "nuclear" verdicts.
By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith | Elana Ashanti Jefferson
1 minute read
April 5, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"You win a fraud case during cross-examination," said defense counsel Jon Huffman of Poole Huffman. "The lawyer must show ... that the witness is a liar. If you do so, you prove fraud."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
April 4, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Douglas County Chief Assistant Solicitor General Valerie V. Vie has challenged incumbent Douglas County Probate Judge Christina J. Peterson.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
April 3, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Ramona Toole has challenged incumbent Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn F. Bratton.
By Cedra Mayfield
9 minute read
April 2, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"[Peterson's] actions in the courtroom and outside it demonstrate a consistent and persistent pattern of misconduct comprised of intemperance, judicial incompetence and danger to the rights of litigants, which combined warrant removal," the hearing panel opined.
By Alex Anteau | Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
April 2, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Judge Judge Scott F. McAfee faces competition from Fulton County Solicitor General Tiffani Johnson and former Rainbow PUSH Coalition Peachtree Street Project Executive Director Robert H. Patillo II. On May 21, voters will decide whether to retain the appointed incumbent, or elect either a former Fulton County solicitor general or an Atlanta civil rights attorney to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit bench.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
April 1, 2024 | Daily Report Online
City of Atlanta Deputy Chief Court Administrator Brandi Reeves has challenged incumbent Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause.
By Cedra Mayfield
10 minute read
March 29, 2024 | Law.com
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Chanel T. Rowe, of Johnson & Johnson, shares why she thinks promoting "comfortable diversity" can improve firms' bottom lines and how she's helping level the legal playing field.
By Cedra Mayfield | Lisa Willis | Patrick Smith
1 minute read
March 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"[T]he workers compensation bar doesn't prevent victims of sexual abuse from suing in tort if their employers are at fault," said plaintiff counsel Jeb Butler. "Our appellate courts have held that sexual assault claims do not 'arise out of' employment."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
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