Cedra Mayfield

October 20, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"It's my understanding that [Mr. Filhart] was relying on Mr. Coomer's promise to repay the loan within a short period of time and that's why he agreed to terms of the loan where he couldn't get paid back," testified Cedartown attorney Wright Gammon Jr.

By Cedra Mayfield

9 minute read

October 20, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The decision to protect the public through this type of system is a discretionary one," argued appellee attorney Terry E. Williams of Williams, Morris and Waymire. "Even a failure to go punch the button still involves the exercise under that umbrella of the discretionary function."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 19, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Any time I made a personal purchase, I made an effort to balance that out," testified suspended Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer during his hearing before the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

October 18, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"If you've misrepresented the law, we're going to pick up on it," said Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Benjamin Land. "If you lose your credibility, you've lost everything."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

October 14, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"You have to be very collaborative and listen to your colleagues and that's where the challenge comes in with peer leadership," said Judge Ural Glanville, who'll replace retiring Atlanta Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

October 13, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Ex-employees' alleged abuse against at least 14 day care children ranged from striking and kicking children to spraying children in the face with a cleaning liquid, and more, per federal indictment.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 13, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We encourage everyone to remain vigilant by reviewing account statements and credit reports for any unauthorized activity," read a statement by the State Bar of Georgia. "If you see charges or activity that you did not authorize, please contact the relevant financial institution or credit bureau reporting the activity immediately."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

October 12, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We hope that this decision will send a message that proximate cause is no longer a 'given' in the context of third-party criminal attack cases," said appellant attorney Barbara A. Marschalk of Drew Eckl & Farnham in Atlanta. "Plaintiffs still bear the burden of proving proximate cause."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 11, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We urge the court to shut down CCPD's airport stop program immediately," Allegra Lawrence-Hardy of Lawrence & Bundy in Atlanta said in a statement Tuesday.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

October 10, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"One thing is for certain: regardless of how this case plays out, they will be talking about this case for years to come in patent ethics classes," said plaintiff attorney Randy Edwards of Cochran & Edwards in Smyrna.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read