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
October 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online
They Didn't Know the Jury Was About to Return $23M—So They Settled for $10M"The foreperson and several other jurors told us that they had been 10 seconds away from submitting the verdict that they had already agreed upon," said Jeb Butler of Butler Khan. "The verdict was for the [plaintiff's] family in the amount of $23 million, with 75% of the fault placed on [the defendant] and 25% on [the plaintiff]."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
October 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online
A Unique Remote-Work Issue Is Dividing Georgia Courts"First, we've got to talk about jurisdiction," said Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren. "We have to assure ourselves that we can be here."
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
October 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Judge's Misconduct Trial Set to Resume Nov. 28After a two-month pause, judicial misconduct proceedings for Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson are set to resume Nov. 28 and 29 at the Cobb County Courthouse.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
October 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online
And Then There Were 5: Meet Everyone in the Running for 2 JudgeshipsA municipal court judge, circuit district attorney, statewide ethics director and a pair of attorneys have been shortlisted for superior court vacancies in the Atlanta and Cherokee judicial circuits.
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
October 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Go Public or Keep It Discrete? These Lawyers Took Different Approaches. Here's the Result"The two things that typically can help change the direction of a system is the exposure and then the financial impact," said Davis Bozeman Johnson Law Founding Partner Mawuli Mel Davis.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
October 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online
$15M—and Counting: Lawyers Set Demands After Deaths in Fulton County"Public exposure of what is happening prevents them from sweeping it under the rug," said plaintiff attorney Mawuli Mel Davis of Davis Bozeman Johnson Law. "Having to pay makes it an unsustainable proposition for them to continue certain kinds of behaviors. We think both are necessary."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
October 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
1 of These Candidates Could Be Georgia's Next Judge: See the Full ListAt least nine lawyers and judges nominated to become candidates for judicial appointment are now under review for vacancies on the Atlanta and Cherokee judicial circuit superior court benches.
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
October 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'You're Not Embarrassing the City': $3.75M Settlement Finalized Against Atlanta"There's something to be said when ... the criticism is coming from your own," said plaintiff attorney Sam Weaver of Banks Weaver in Atlanta. "I felt really confident."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
October 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online
$35M Verdict Affirmed: New Trial Denied for City in Wrongful-Death Case"In light of applicable law, the testimony of Defendant's own witnesses at trial, and the verdict rendered by the jury ... there is sufficient evidence supporting the verdict," read Fulton County State Court Judge Jane Morrison's denial order.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
September 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online
How We Won: Medical Billing Expert Helps Defense Lawyers Thwart $4.5M Claim"The jury was able to compare the results of [the billing expert's] analysis to the medical bills that [the] plaintiff presented," said defense attorney D. Nathan Chong of Groth, Makarenko, Kaiser & Eidex.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
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