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
May 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online
The Jury Is Changing, Lawyers Say—Crediting Demographics for Verdict"Insurance companies beware of trying cases in Henry County," said plaintiff counsel Gabe Banks of Banks and Weaver in Atlanta. "The demographics are changing."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
May 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Slow-Moving Courts: Years Into the Pandemic, Speedy Trial Requirements Aren't Being MetFive judicial circuits have leveraged relief from speedy trial requirements 15 times since 2022.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
May 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Grave Concern' Led a Jurist to Admonish the Georgia Court of Appeals"I concur in the denial of certiorari, though I admonish the Court of Appeals to exercise greater care in its review of the records it reviews," wrote Justice Charles Bethel.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
May 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
The Supreme Court of Georgia Is Granting Fewer Certs, Issuing Fewer DecisionsCourt staff attributed a decrease in issued opinions to fewer appeals from lower courts but declined to comment on why the court's granting fewer petitions for writ of certiorari.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
April 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online
This Georgia Lawyer Just Made History"I find that working moms make some of the best and strongest leaders out there," the attorney told the Daily Report.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
April 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'They Have the Audacity to Blame Jurors': Do 'Bad' Lawyers Lead to Nuclear Verdicts?"Jurors award a lot of money when there are significant injuries, usually permanent, combined with defendants, their lawyers, and their insurance companies taking unreasonable positions," said Atlanta plaintiff attorney Mike Rafi.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
April 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online
One of These Attorneys Could Be Georgia's Next Judge: Dublin Lawyers ShortlistedOne of the shortlisted attorneys could fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Dublin Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Donald W. Gillis.
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
April 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Corporate Lawyer Accused of Extortion Pushes Back Against $3.7M JudgmentThe lawyer's counsel said his career had been "built on speaking truth to power" but that "some people despise him for that."
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
April 24, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Inside the Defense That Blocked an Ex-NBA Player's $22M Complaint"You can still receive defense oriented verdicts, even in today's legal climate," said defense counsel Jay Eidex of Groth, Makarenko, Kaiser & Eidex in Duluth.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
April 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Nuclear' Verdicts: Easier to Win, Harder to Collect?This Daily Report series analyzes the highest Georgia jury verdicts awarded between Jan. 1, 2018, and April 10, updates on the status of the outcomes and identifies the courts and judges linked most often to the eight-figure or higher results.
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
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