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
July 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online
$2.3M Settlement Is Latest in Georgia Firm's String of 7-Figure OutcomesPlaintiff counsel credit Butler Kahn's latest $2.3 million settlement to lawyers' adherence to four key strategies, beginning with trial preparation.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
July 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Motion to Dismiss Denied: Judge's Ethics Probe to Resume in September"[T]he order denying Judge Peterson's motion to dismiss is not 'of such importance to the case that immediate review should be had,'" read an order by the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
July 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online
A New Judge Just Rose to the Bench—Here's What Lawyers Can Expect"I want those judges who are more seasoned than myself to pour into me, give me advice and show me a better way of doing things," the newly appointed Dublin Judicial Circuit judge said.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
July 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Appointment Rescinded: Judge Ousted Amid 'Concerns About Her Ability to Serve'The judge's "recent and previous actions have raised concerns about her ability to serve," read the rescission order.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
July 10, 2023 | Daily Report Online
$1.6M Georgia Settlement After Pedestrian Killed in Grocery Store Parking Lot"Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 33-7-11, [underinsured motorist] coverage applied to our wrongful death case, even though the decedent was a pedestrian, because the death 'arose from' the use of a motor vehicle," wrote Butler Kahn plaintiff counsel.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
July 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Jurors Return Defense Verdict in Defamation 'Case About Hurt Feelings'"I told the jury that, 'if Mr. Lipton was allowed to prevail, then every high school football and basketball coach would soon be sued for defamation for hurting feelings,'" said defense attorney Bryan Knight of Knight Palmer in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
July 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Updated: 'Atlanta Has Lost a Lion': a Pioneering Fulton County Judge Has DiedThe judge donned his black robe for about a decade.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
July 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
White and Male: Diversity Scarce Among 16 Judges Appointed so Far in 2023Of more than a dozen judicial appointments executively ordered by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during the first half of 2023, just one has been a minority.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
July 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Meet the New Leaders in Law: Women Ascend to Key Positions"Historically, this is the first time the JQC has been led by all women," said Judicial Qualifications of Georgia Director Courtney Veal. "This is an important moment for this agency."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
July 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Suspended Judge's Ethics Probe Draws Closer to End"If the [Supreme Court of Georgia] is inclined to consider the Panel's recommendation that he be removed from office, it must also consider whether due process has been provided," wrote respondent counsel for Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer in his latest filing.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
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