Cedra Mayfield

March 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"Here's how to not destroy the complete law of contracts: if the document itself says it's a landlord tenant relationship, it is," argued appellant attorney Roy Barnes of Barnes Law Group in Marietta.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

March 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"Because 'alacrity' and 'dispatch' are our clear directives, the parties have until 12 April 2023 to file briefs no longer than twenty pages," read the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel order.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 24, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"We hear in mediations all the time that defendants are just going to stipulate to the $250,000 cap to take away the evidence of their wrongful conduct," said plaintiff attorney Jed Manton of Harris Lowry Manton in Brookhaven.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

March 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Prevailing plaintiff counsel credits the preservation of $300,000 awarded in punitive damages to the jury's determination that the defendant "acted with specific intent to harm."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"We were hoping, and frankly expecting, that Scrudder, Bass would want to put this behind them and make some kind of offer to settle the sanctions matter," said plaintiff attorney Andrew T. Rogers of Deitch + Rogers in Atlanta. "But they have chosen not to do that."

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

March 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"They are paying not only the full amount of the judgment but also an amount on top of the judgment in light of, at that point, the unknown of what was going to happen with the cap," said plaintiff attorney Jed Manton of Harris Lowry Manton in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

March 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"That fear from the insured of what can happen provides a tremendous motivation for them to essentially lobby or negotiate or advocate on the plaintiff's behalf," said Sandy Springs plaintiff attorney Matthew Wilson of Princenthal, May & Wilson.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

March 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The JNC has shortlisted candidates for the governor, who has the final word on judicial appointments.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"The Supreme Court issued a ruling in another JQC matter that upends the proceedings in this case," read a JQC Hearing Panel postponement notice. "The parties have understandably asked for additional time to digest the Supreme Court's ruling and assess how best to move forward."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The majority opinion also drew mixed reactions from the justices. Several penned special concurrences, but at least one drafted a partial dissent.

By Cedra Mayfield

9 minute read