Cedra Mayfield

September 16, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Following the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, and the resulting state and federal prosecutions, I cannot help but contrast it with the Penn case," said trial consultant Linton Johnson. "The circumstances and motives were basically the same."

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

September 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We all live a life of service to our clients, colleagues, families and friends," said State Bar of Georgia president Sarah B. "Sally" Akins. "Now it's time to add ourselves to the equation."

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

September 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We will now file a Motion for Judgement Notwithstanding the Verdict, which will ask the court to reinstate the verdict against the city," said plaintiff attorney Ven R. Johnson.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 14, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Of seven judicial races to be decided by special elections on Nov. 8, four are contested. Candidates are competing for judegeships in Appling, Polk, Rabun and Talbot county probate and magistrate courts.

By Cedra Mayfield

10 minute read

September 13, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"All of us have a role to play if we are to reverse these trends of eroding trust, especially those of us who represent our civic institutions," said Georgia Court of Appeals Chief Judge Brian Rickman. "We're looking for creative ways to do just that."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 12, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"We ended up litigating an issue that I think comes up in a lot of cases but often isn't litigated to conclusion and that's the applicability of a direct action against a motor carriers insurer in a case in which the motor carrier is carrying its own property," said Jeb Butler of Butler Kahn in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 09, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"One of our goals with the program is raising awareness of this case, which for some reason does not seem to get the kind of discussion that it deserves," said Georgia Court of Appeals Chief Judge Brian Rickman.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

September 08, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"To the extent our discretionary authority is being used to exercise jurisdiction in non-capital murder cases, I think the time has come to reconsider," wrote Justice Charles Bethel of the Supreme Court of Georgia.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Given the absence of vicarious liability, the city is rarely financially responsible for the misconduct of its officers," said plaintiff attorney Matt Kahn of Butler Kahn in Atlanta. "There's a real problem in incentivizing change."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 06, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"It's a good time to try plaintiff's medical-malpractice cases, because jurors are willing on good case to award fair damages," said Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Lawyer in Atlanta. "I can't remember a year where there were more big professional liability verdicts in one year. I think that's an interesting trend."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read