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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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December 29, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Gov. Kemp's Judicial Appointments of Minorities Rose 18 Percentage Points in 2021

Minorities accounted for 40% of state court or higher judicial appointments made by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2021. That's up from 22% in 2020.

By Cedra Mayfield

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December 28, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Judge Grants Stay of Federal-Contractor Vaccine Mandate Injunction Proceedings, Pending 11th Circuit Appeal

"This case is not about whether individuals should become vaccinated or even whether the government, at some level, may mandate that some individuals must become vaccinated," read the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia order.

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December 28, 2021 | Daily Report Online

In Pictures: The Private Lives of Georgia Judges

From agility competitions with their four-legged friends to refereeing sports and playing musical instruments, Georgia's judges have many talents that extend beyond presiding on the bench. Here's a sneak peek at their lives outside the court.

By Cedra Mayfield

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December 23, 2021 | Daily Report Online

'It's Time to Binge': Here's What Lawyers and Judges Plan to Watch Over the Holidays

'It's that time of year,' tweeted Georgia Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard along with a screenshot from the movie "Die Hard."

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December 22, 2021 | Daily Report Online

$24.8M in Federal COVID-19 Relief Awarded to Dozens of Georgia Judicial Circuits

These 26 circuits represent over half of the judicial circuits in our state," said Supreme Court of Georgia Presiding Justice Michael P. Boggs. "They will soon have the much-needed resources to assist in their efforts to resolve their backlogs and return to pre-pandemic operations."

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December 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Inside Attorney's Struggle to Recoup $1 Million Rideshare-Injury Judgment: 'I Don't Think They're Insured'

"How do you hold a company like this responsible?," asked plaintiffs attorney Kevin Burkhart of the Law Office of Sutton T. Slover in Atlanta. "I don't know the answer yet. I feel like it's my project now to figure this out."

By Cedra Mayfield

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December 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

At Least 15 Georgia Judges Have Contracted Coronavirus, But Statewide Tracking Unavailable in Courts

"Well I've found the worst way to potentially have been exposed to COVID," tweeted juror and film director Jeff Israel.

By Cedra Mayfield

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December 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Georgia's AG Is Not Going Without a Fight Now That OSHA's Vaccine Mandate Is Back for Some Employers

Here's what lawyers are advising their clients.

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December 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online

'Release This Video': Attorneys Say State Leaders Also Responsible for Deadly Shooting by Trooper

"They'll do everything they can to avoid acceptance of responsibility for the person who they employed, who they trained, and who they entrusted with a firearm, killing an unarmed Black man for doing nothing," said Andrew Lampros of Hall & Lampros in Atlanta.

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December 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Liability for COVID-19 Deaths? Appellate Court Weighs Arguments in Case Against Assisted-Living Facility

"We now are up to over 100 district courts across the country who have considered and rejected that very argument," said appellee attorney William James Atkins of Edmond Lindsay & Atkins in Atlanta. "The simple reason for that is the act requires a direct causal connection."

By Cedra Mayfield

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