Cedra Mayfield

September 03, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"McClain first argues that the trial court erred in determining that the Carrollton Police Department is not an entity that has the capacity to sue or be sued because it was able to retain an attorney and obtain a dismissal of his case," the appellate opinion read. "We disagree."

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

September 02, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The cost of a postage stamp ... [does] not mean that Georgia has imposed an unconstitutional poll tax or fee on its voters," read the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit opinion.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

September 02, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"No doubt GA Republicans will follow Texas's lead," tweeted Shamp Jordan Woodward partner and Georgia State Sen. Jen Jordan, D-Atlanta. "We must organize [and] elect more women to lead the charge."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

September 01, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"For eight years, until the end of 2016, he ran this scheme from Oppenheimer's office illegally," said Atlanta securities litigator Craig H. Kuglar. "We believe the evidence will show that Oppenheimer knew exactly what was going on."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

August 31, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The intermediate appellate panel ruled the parolee involuntarily violated banishment conditions after being transported by deputies against his will.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

August 31, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Labor Day Weekend will kick off a littler earlier this year in the Georgia legal community with at least two prominent courts closing their doors Friday. But the closure isn't aimed at giving lawyers an added break. Instead, it's part of an initiative to boost vaccination rates throughout the Peach State. And not all courts are taking part in the one-day shutdown.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

August 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp in July, the new judge fills seat that new Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Verda Colvin vacated.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

August 27, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Even though rulings from other jurisdictions aren't binding on Georgia courts, the opinions and precedents can be persuasive for judges in Georgia when litigation relative to the cannabis industry does eventually happen here," said Atlanta attorney Brent Walker.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

August 27, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Obviously my client is extremely happy with the outcome," said Eric C. Lang of Lang Legal Group in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

August 26, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"I wasn't prepared to argue on some of the questions that I thought were extraneous to the record," said Brent Savage of Savage Turner Durham Pinckney.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read