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
October 07, 2024 | Law.com
Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024 Award Recipient: Jo-Anne KellyLegal Speak at the 2024 Women, Influence and Power Conference award ceremony in Chicago.
By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith
1 minute read
October 07, 2024 | Law.com
Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024 Award Recipient: Shanon R. StevensonLegal Speak at the 2024 Women, Influence and Power Conference award ceremony in Chicago.
By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith
1 minute read
October 07, 2024 | Law.com
Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024 Award Recipient: Jacqueline LeeLegal Speak at the 2024 Women, Influence and Power Conference award ceremony in Chicago.
By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith
1 minute read
October 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'Don't You Give the Defense a Discount': Gwinnett Jury Returns $2M Verdict Against Hotel"We felt confident that the jury would side with us and confirm what we always believed—the hotel bore the full responsibility for putting our client in that dangerous position," said plaintiff counsel Tyler Schermerhorn of The Schermerhorn Firm in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
9 minute read
October 03, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Bench Trial Results in Record-Setting $8.5M Federal Tort Claims Act Judgment"Trying a bench trial really allowed us to streamline our case and to be creative in terms of how we presented our evidence," said plaintiff counsel Lee Gutschenritter of Cash, Krugler & Fredericks in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
9 minute read
October 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online
WIPED OUT: Judge Scraps $3.8M Damages Award"The liability verdict was upheld, and there is no reason to think a second jury won't award as much or even more in damages, said Laurie Webb Daniel of Webb Daniel Friedlander. "Frankly, we're looking forward to the retrial."
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
October 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Savannah Jury Returns $3.4M Injury Verdict Against State Farm Client"The at-fault driver pled guilty to failing to yield right of way, but then disputed being at fault in the civil case," said plaintiff counsel Seth Diamond of Morgan & Morgan in Atlanta. "A Chatham County jury ultimately awarded Ms. Smith, now 35, a $3,400,000 verdict."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
September 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Oral Argument Set: Justices to Weigh Constitutionality of Georgia's Equitable Caregiver Act in October"By the rights afforded parents by our Constitutions, the best interest of a child cannot in and of itself be the basis for a stand-alone statute that would allow for any person who has ever had contact with a child to step in and argue for parental 'rights and responsibilities,'" briefed appellant counsel Elizabeth S. Pitts of Denny, Pease, Kirk & Morgan in Columbus.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
September 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online
All Rockdale County Courts Relocating to New Judicial Complex"Our current courthouse, where the Superior Court is located, was built in 1938 by the Roosevelt administration," said Rockdale Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Robert Mumford. "The major problem with the courthouse, besides its age, is the security arrangements are very difficult because of the layouts of the buildings and the entrances."
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
September 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Off-Limits? Judicial Authority Takes Center Stage in Dispute Over Municipal Utility Rates"The legislative body whose job it is to decide what the rates should be, whether they encompass profit or not, is the city council," argued appellee counsel Rebecca Woods of Seyfarth Shaw in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
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