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 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The Naughty List: These Georgia Judges Landed in Hot Water in 2023

This year, five judges faced new or ongoing probes for their alleged commission of dozens of ethics violations.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'A Defendant Who Deserves to Lose': Firms Join Forces, Secure $40M Settlement Against GDOT

"There's nothing more satisfying than winning big against a defendant who deserves to lose," said plaintiff co-counsel Jeb Butler of Butler Kahn in Atlanta. "I just wish it hadn't taken four years."

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Indigent Defense Gets a New Leader: Zanele Ngubeni to Take Over Gideon's Promise

"I know how difficult it is to try to navigate our 'systems' and dispel people's judgments in order to survive," said Zanele Ngubeni, incoming Gideon's Promise executive director.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

November 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'How Are You a Judge?': Ethics Trial Draws to Close for Tearful Jurist

"I feel like I was, in essence, convicted guilty until proven innocent," testified Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson.

By Cedra Mayfield

9 minute read

November 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

More Charges Dropped as Judge Christina Peterson's Ethics Trial Resumes

Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Director Courtney Veal called a court clerk, lawyer, respondent and neighbor to the stand during ethics proceedings Tuesday.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

November 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Postponed: Supreme Court of Georgia Won't Hear Oral Arguments in December

The high court's oral arguments scheduled for Dec. 5 have been rescheduled to Jan. 9 and 10.

By Cedra Mayfield

1 minute read

November 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Wrongful-Death Claim Remanded: 911 Operator's Immunity Hangs in Balance

"[T]he Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's ruling on the official-capacity claims on the ground that the public duty doctrine barred all of [the appellant's] claims without considering the threshold jurisdictional question of whether sovereign immunity barred [the appellant's] claims against [the appellee] in her official capacity," the Supreme Court of Georgia held.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

November 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'I Didn't Know What to Do': With COVID-19 Back in Courts, Lawyers Want Clarity

"I tried the case for five days and on the fifth day, Friday the 13th, I get COVID," said defense litigator Page Powell Jr. "I didn't know what to do. I've never had this before."

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

November 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online

More Far-Reaching Litigation Against Uber? A Unique Ruling Could Mean Just That

"It's going to open the door so that people can really see that Uber is very much in control," said plaintiff attorney Steven N. Newton of Peachtree City.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

November 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Divided High Court Ruling Preserves Med-Mal Status Quo—but for How Long?

"We recognize that the comments made by Justice Pinson in his concurrence leave open the possibility of future litigation related to this issue," said appellee counsel Page Powell Jr. of Huff Powell & Bailey.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

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