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 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
4 minute read
October 13, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'No Fraud': Fulton County Election-Challenge Lawsuit Discredited—Then Tossed for Lack of Standing"Investigators reviewed video of alleged 'suitcases' of ballots or ballots scanned multiple times," tweeted Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. "They and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia found no fraud."
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
October 12, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Why Georgia Appellate Court Wouldn't Cut $4.25M Verdict Awarded to Arborist-Turned-Quadriplegic"Every now and again you hear people try to deal with summary judgment or directed verdict and it's just not proper when you've got the kind of testimony that we had in this case," said appellee attorney Zachary R. Sprouse of Savage Turner Pinckney & Savage in Savannah.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
October 12, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Intermediate Appellate Panel Tosses Law Firm's Bid for New Trial in Legal Malpractice Case"The law firm has failed to show that the communication between [the clients'] current counsel was related to the scope of counsel's current representation under Rule 4.2 (a) of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct," the Georgia Court of Appeals opinion read.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
October 12, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'Without a Mask, and Coughing': Lawyers Say Co-Working Spaces Don't Work for COVID-19 Safety"It only took me 4 days to calm down enough to ask the attorney with a COVID+ kid at home if he is still coming to the office, without a mask, and coughing in the hallway, or if I could come use the office I pay rent for," tweeted one attorney.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
October 11, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Who Won? Both Sides Celebrate Jurisdictional Dismissal, Transfer in Netflix Copyright Suit"To allow the case to proceed [in Georgia], even though the film was not even produced or distributed here, would be a shock to the whole media and entertainment industry," said Netflix's defense counsel.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
October 08, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Plaintiff's Evidence Helps Make Case for Defense, Leading Court to Toss Premises Liability Claim"There is no evidence from which a jury could find that [the appellees] had constructive knowledge of the defect," read the Georgia Court of Appeals decision.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
October 07, 2021 | Daily Report Online
New Litigation Alert: Zimmer Biomet, Maker of Knee Replacement Device, Sued Following Implant Recall"We've handled, I think, over 20 of these cases, so far," said plaintiff's attorney Tim K. Hall of Hall & Collins Injury Law in Athens.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
October 07, 2021 | Daily Report Online
3 Judges, 1 Mask: Image From Appellate Court Highlights Disparities Over Face Coverings"Justices are not required to wear masks while on the bench in the courtroom, but they may do so if they wish," said Supreme Court of Georgia Public Information Officer Kathleen Joyner, noting all nine justices have been vaccinated.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
October 06, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Supreme Court of Georgia Waives Sovereign Immunity in Property Owner's Suit Against GDOT"The Just Compensation Provision does not contain an exception for a taking or damage on the basis that that it is difficult to foresee," the high court opinion read.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
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