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Cedra Mayfield

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

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October 22, 2021 | Law.com

Wink, Wink: How Emojis Are Proving to Be Gamechangers in High-Profile Litigation

"This is also a problem that continues to evolve because we do add additional emoji every year," said attorney and electronic discovery expert Matthew Verga.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

October 22, 2021 | Daily Report Online

'Don't Even Ask': What Lawyers Want Corporate Clients to Know About Vaccine Mandates, Safety Protocols and Contract Changes

"We did receive threatened litigation," said Jennifer L. Ervin, Clark Atlanta University general counsel. "Once it was clear that we were willing to fight it, we saw a sharp downtick in those challenges."

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6 minute read

October 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

'Carving Out Space': How Minority IP Lawyers Say They're Attracting Diverse New Talent

"Black IP lawyers need to make their presence known," said Racquel V. McGee of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith in Atlanta. "Actively recruit, seek out and mentor when it comes to garnering attention to this field."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

October 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

What Now? Lawyers Weigh In on Ahmaud Arbery Trial After Court Publishes Suppressed Filings Amid Jury Selection

"The entire point of a motion to suppress is not to expose jurors to something that could be prejudicial, generally," said Michael Bixon, a defense attorney unaffiliated with the trial. "If they've seen it before they even come in the courtroom, that becomes a major problem."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

October 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

How IP Attorney Jonathan Goins Leveraged 'Hollywood of the South' to Develop His Niche Practice

"Georgia is certainly the Hollywood of the South. With that comes potential legal issues that arise," said Lewis Brisbois partner Jonathan Goins in Atlanta. "I've been able to develop a niche as a go-to IP attorney in Georgia."

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3 minute read

October 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

2 Factors Shielded Roswell in Litigation Over Deadly Mailbox Crash

"The appellants fail to point to any case law, and we have not found any, to support their claim that cities have a ministerial duty to keep an area next to a road safe from defects when the defects do not impede travel on the road," read the intermediate appellate opinion.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

October 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

This New Georgia Court of Appeals Ruling Has Implications on Standing and Equitable Exception

"The court's opinion seems to suggest that a trial court can exercise its equitable powers to assist a minor child in this situation but cannot do so to assist an adult child in the same situation," said appellee attorney Robert Howell of the Howell Law Firm in Moultrie. "That seems inconsistent to say the least."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

No Valid 'Impairment' Claim: 11th Circuit Tosses Strip Club's 'Vested Right' Argument

"Had Ordinance 754 flatly prohibited Follies from selling alcohol during the rest of 2018—the year for which it had already acquired a liquor license—Follies may have had a valid impairment claim," read the Eleventh Circuit opinion.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

October 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Till Death Do Us Part: A Georgia Couple Has Died, But Divorce Proceedings Continue

"We will not address these issues for the first time on appeal," read a Georgia Court of Appeals opinion remanding a post-mortem divorce dispute to the trial court with direction.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 14, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys Across the Nation Frustrated as More Courts Require Return to In-Person Proceedings

"Now, they want to completely get rid of them to force our clients back into packed courtrooms at the risk of peoples health, for issues they know can be handled virtually," tweeted a public defender.

By Cedra Mayfield

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