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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October 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

1 of These Candidates Could Be Georgia's Next Judge: See the Full List

At least nine lawyers and judges nominated to become candidates for judicial appointment are now under review for vacancies on the Atlanta and Cherokee judicial circuit superior court benches.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

October 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'You're Not Embarrassing the City': $3.75M Settlement Finalized Against Atlanta

"There's something to be said when ... the criticism is coming from your own," said plaintiff attorney Sam Weaver of Banks Weaver in Atlanta. "I felt really confident."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

$35M Verdict Affirmed: New Trial Denied for City in Wrongful-Death Case

"In light of applicable law, the testimony of Defendant's own witnesses at trial, and the verdict rendered by the jury ... there is sufficient evidence supporting the verdict," read Fulton County State Court Judge Jane Morrison's denial order.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

September 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

How We Won: Medical Billing Expert Helps Defense Lawyers Thwart $4.5M Claim

"The jury was able to compare the results of [the billing expert's] analysis to the medical bills that [the] plaintiff presented," said defense attorney D. Nathan Chong of Groth, Makarenko, Kaiser & Eidex.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Only 1 Candidate for Judge: JNC Shortlists Lawyer to Rise to Bench

The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has shortlisted a single candidate to fill a new judgeship created by legislation in the Dougherty Judicial Circuit.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

September 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

3rd Time's a Charm? Prosecutor Lands on Coweta Judicial Short List—Again

The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has short-listed a pair of prosecutors as candidates to fill a new judgeship created by legislation in the Coweta Judicial Circuit.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

September 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Judge Shortlist Revealed: 3 Names Submitted to Kemp for Bench

The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has shortlisted a state court judge and two attorneys as candidate to fill a new judgeship created by legislation in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

September 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online

'Seize the Assets and Levy the Accounts': $1.1M Judgment in Georgia

"He persuaded [the plaintiffs] to invest over a million dollars of their life savings with him, all of which immediately disappeared," said plaintiff counsel Drew Beal of Beal, Sutherland, Berlin & Brown in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

September 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Reversed—Again: Rare Victory and Supreme Court Ruling Impacts Business Tax

"[T]he lease payments Funvestment makes to Tiny Towne for its lease of the COAMs—which also constitute income to Tiny Towne—are exempt from sales and use taxes under OCGA § 48-8-3 (43)," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled. "Funvestment is not obligated to pay nor is Tiny Towne obligated to remit any sales and use taxes to the DOR on these lease revenues."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Jail Time for Lawyer-CLE Coordinator

The former Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia event coordinator has been sentenced to serve three years in prison, 12 years on probation and pay $5,000 fine.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

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