Cedra Mayfield

March 10, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"While plaintiffs recognize that there were political realities on the ground in Brunswick after the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, ... the county cannot simply decide that a position must be filled by a person of a particular race/color," the federal complaint read. "Political expediency is not a justification for outright discrimination."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 09, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Anything that you can do in the real world, I would imagine you could do in the virtual world," said F. Beau Howard, a partner at Fox Rothschild in Atlanta. "I don't see why the legal concepts would be too different."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

March 09, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"BVMF could not show it suffered an injury as the result of SB 9's passage, as required under Georgia law," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled. "It lacked organizational standing to sue the state."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

March 09, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Masks are not required in the courtroom but may be worn by choice," read the Supreme Court of Georgia oral argument update. "In accordance with CDC and DPH guidance, counsel must wear an appropriate mask following quarantine or isolation due to exposure to or infection by COVID-19 or COVID-19 symptoms."

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

March 08, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Where there is evidence that a third party was injured as a result of a vehicle's load becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to users of the public road due to an unforeseeable or unavoidable intervening cause, the defendant-loader may not be liable for injuries arising from the load becoming unsecured," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled Tuesday.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

March 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"I have asked to be granted senior status but my focus will be grandchildren, family, outdoor activities, and a happy life," said Richmond County State Court Judge Patricia W. Booker.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"A most fundamental obligation of lawyers worldwide is the duty to protect client confidences and, a fortiori, not to deploy a client's confidential information against that client," read a motion for disqualification drafted by Poole Huffman trial attorney Luke Andrews of Tucker.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

February 28, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"In 2021, we safely conducted almost 40 trials in Superior Court, with mask mandates, staggered juror reporting, and increased social distancing," said Northeastern Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Kathlene Gosselin. "Our clearance rate in 2021 rebounded to 102% after falling to 85% in 2020."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

February 28, 2022 | Daily Report Online

From intellectual property to fintech and securities, consumer and corporate protections and entertainment law, attorneys are sharing how they're grabbing hold of NFT-related work, the challenges they foresee and how long they think the tech trend will last.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

February 28, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The Supreme Court does not appear to be interested in hearing cases arising out of the 2020 election, even cases where clear error was committed by the lower courts," said L. Lin Wood Monday.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read