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
April 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online
These Judges Presided Over Georgia's Highest VerdictsOver the past five years, three Georgia judges have presided over 44% of the jury trials that have resulted in verdicts of $10 million or more.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
April 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Remember These Top Verdicts? Here's What Got Collected—And What Didn't"Will we recover all that? No, but it's what it stands for that matters," tweeted Atlanta personal injury attorney L. Chris Stewart after achieving a $1 billion jury verdict.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
April 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online
A Worker Crashed While Calling Her Boss—Now Judges Could Hold the Employer LiableDuring Supreme Court of Georgia oral arguments Tuesday, attorneys disputed an employer's vicarious liability for a 2018 collision involving an employee who attempted to contact a supervisor while commuting to work.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
April 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Is a Leader in Big Verdicts: Here's How Often Jurors Awarded $10M—or MoreGeorgia jurors have awarded 39 verdicts at $10 million or more between Jan. 1, 2018, and April 10, according to data collected by Law.com's Verdict Search.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
April 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online
This Lawyer Just Became DeKalb County's Newest JudgeGov. Brian Kemp has appointed the attorney to fill a Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit vacancy created by the retirement of Superior Court Judge Mark Anthony Scott in February.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
April 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Former Senator Among New Law Partners Named in Relaunch of Boutique Atlanta Firm"The firm is made up of really good people who just happen to be really good lawyers," former state Sen. Jen Jordan, D-Atlanta, told the Daily Report.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
April 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online
New Briefs, but Same Sanctions Recommended for Judge CoomerOpposing counsels' revised sanction recommendations range from no additional punishment to public reprimand and removal to office.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
April 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Remanded for the 2nd Time: Jury Question Sends Wrongful-Death Case Back to Trial"If it's a close call, that's when qualified immunity is supposed to kick in," said appellee counsel Phillip E. Friduss of Hall Booth Smith in Atlanta. "Qualified immunity is designed specifically for the 'close calls.'"
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
April 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
The Unravelling: They Won a Record Verdict, but a Judge Just Vacated It"The court orders a new trial on general grounds," read the trial court's order. "The award of damages was contrary to the evidence and the principles of justice and equity in that the award seemed more punitive than appropriate."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
April 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Fulton Jurors Award $9M Verdict in Med-Mal Case That 'Should Have Never Been Tried'"This case should have never been tried," said plaintiff attorney Moses Kim of The Moses Firm in Atlanta. "We tried numerous times to settle this case within the insured's policy limits, but the insurance company refused to settle the case."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
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