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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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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

November 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

DeKalb Jury Returns $38.6M Verdict Against Emory After Teen's Death

"The crux of the case was the failure to obtain a chest CT [scan] after the placement of the mechanical heart pump and before the heart transplant over a year later," said plaintiff counsel Lee Gutschenritter of Finch McCranie in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

November 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Court Backlogs Might Soon Improve: $20.7M in Relief Awarded to 39 Circuits

"[We] carefully analyzed the available balance of the original $96 million committed to the judicial branch and distributed this round of funds in what we believe was an equitable and beneficial way for all circuits," said Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs, chair of the Judicial Council and the ARPA Committee.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

November 10, 2023 | Daily Report Online

A Georgia Lawyer Has Caught a Justice's Attention—Here's Why

"I urge you to make time to lend your gift, your legal expertise to help those in need," said Justice Verda M. Colvin. "You owe that to the profession."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

November 09, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers Are Watching as Attorney Fees Slashed Over 'Value-Added' Calculation

"The problem with plaintiff's value-added model is that this calculation does not necessarily bear any relation to the amount of work actually expended in the case between the time of the settlement rejection and judgment," read Fulton County State Court Judge John R. Mather's order.

By Cedra Mayfield

9 minute read

November 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Energy Healing or Sexual Assault? Anti-SLAPP Claim Filed Against Georgia Shaman

"We have filed a motion to dismiss based upon Georgia's anti-SLAPP statute," Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown partner Drew Beal told the Daily Report. "His lawsuit is nothing more than a strategic attempt to limit their free expression."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

November 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online

These Cases Just Took Priority in Fulton County: Read the Judge's Order

"In the first two weeks alone, an additional 350 landlord-tenant cases would be calendared," Fulton County Chief Magistrate Judge Cassandra Kirk told the Daily Report.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

November 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Justices Scrutinize Commissioner's Authority After Hospital's Expansion Granted

"We might call this case 'the case of the forgotten word,'" argued appellee counsel Robert S. Highsmith Jr. "That word is 'competent.'"

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

November 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Contractual Liability Window Challenged to Supreme Court of Georgia

"The issues matter not only to the Omstead family, but potentially to every Georgian that buys a home, car or essentially anything in the marketplace," said plaintiff attorney Andrew J. King of Lourie, Chance, Forlines, Carter & King.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

November 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

All Aboard: MARTA Appeal on Track for Supreme Court Challenge in January

Before the Georgia Supreme Court in January, opposing appellate counsel will argue whether "the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority a 'carrier of passengers' subject to the duty of care" under Georgia law.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read