Cedra Mayfield

August 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"If you're the talent, you're having to try to negotiate that 'there needs to be additional compensation or additional royalty tied to any usage of my likeness," said IP attorney Jonathan D. Goins of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

August 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"We were able to reach a high-low agreement just as the jury was coming back that ensures there will be no appeal," said plaintiff attorney R. Scott Campbell of Shiver Hamilton Campbell.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

August 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel has set aside four days to conduct the judicial misconduct probe.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

August 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"[Mike] Rafi cannot discuss this case with such specificity that any listeners or viewers who might be potential jurors would know, or be likely to know, that Rafi is referring to the above-styled case," read Gwinnett County State Court Judge Ronda S. Colvin's order.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

August 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"[W]e respected and appreciated the jury's clear message to Dr. Pinkney following the verdict that his participation in, and behavior portrayed in that video, as a physician in this community, was unacceptable and warranted their admonishment to him personally," said plaintiff counsel Susan M. Witt of Witt Law Group in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield | Alex Anteau

6 minute read

July 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"We are very optimistic about our chances on appeal if the judge denies our motion for [judgment not withstanding the verdict]," said defense counsel G. Lee Welborn of Downey & Cleveland. "It is only halftime in this contest, and we get the ball in the second half."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

July 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"This mandate could potentially encroach upon the attorney work product privilege, by necessitating the revelation of an attorney's strategic methods and sources," Matt Wetherington of the Wetherington Law Firm in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

July 27, 2023 | Law.com

"Always check your cites," tweeted Judge Roy B. Ferguson of the 394th Judicial District Court of Texas. "This is why I have a standing order on the use of A.I."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

July 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"After years of the case sitting and waiting for trial, Allstate upped its initial offer and offered to pay the full policy of $100,000," said Darren Tobin of Tobin Injury Law in Atlanta. "By then it was far too late."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

July 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"The jury wants a more interactive and illustrative experience, especially in the day of social media," said plaintiffs attorney J. Tyler Schermerhorn. "In pursuit of this objective, attorney Awad reenacted how the wreck occurred."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read