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
February 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Needs a New JQC Director: Application Window Closes Feb. 10Jurists interested in becoming the next director of the Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia have until Friday, Feb, 10 to apply.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
February 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Attorney Overcomes Hurdle of Missing 'Inculpatory' Evidence"Sometimes phrases like 'bad faith' are thrown around as a pejorative for the effect," said prevailing Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney John A. "Tripp" Fitzner III. "They actually mean something specific and should not be used that way."
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
February 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Judge Resigns Amid Ethics InvestigationThe judge drafted a handwritten resignation letter to Gov. Brian Kemp with an effective date of Feb. 1, 2023, but didn't disclose his reason for stepping down from the bench.
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
February 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Contract Provision Nixes Wrongful-Death Claim Against Home Inspector"There is no ambiguity," the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled. "The contract is plain on its face."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
January 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Divorce Season? Lawyers Are Seeing an Influx of Clients Starting Now"They don't want to file joint taxes anymore," wrote Lawrenceville family law attorney Sharon Jackson.
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
January 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online
The JQC Wants This Georgia Judge Removed From the BenchThe judge "hopes and believes the Supreme Court will look carefully at the record and the law and reach a different conclusion," defense counsel said in a statement released Monday.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
January 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Now Casting: HBCU Law Grads Sought for Docu-Series Directed by Attorney"They will be asked to discuss their reflections on why they went to law school, why they chose to attend an HBCU law school and why they selected the specific school they attended," said filmmaker and attorney Evangeline M. Mitchell.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
January 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Workers' Comp Attorneys Divided Over Statute's 'Prominent Placement' Requirement"Each subcategory of the statute is followed by 'and,' so the employer has to post the panel prominently and must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the employee understands their rights, argued appellant attorney Sergio Camilo-Steven Ardila-Ibarra before the Georgia Court of Appeals.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
January 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'A Single Reply Brief': Georgia Court of Appeals Announces New Filing Rule"Appellants are entitled to file only a single reply brief," Georgia Court of Appeals administrators tweeted. "Parties may file a motion for additional words or for an extension of time to file a brief."
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
January 24, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Sovereign Immunity Waiver Challenged After Gwinnett DA Is Included as Defendant"In certain actions against the state, sovereign immunity is waived," argued Solicitor General Stephen J. Petrany. "Those actions have to be brought exclusively against the state, and that's not what happened here."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
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