Cedra Mayfield

August 02, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"They should create a log of the inspections and repairs to the property," said Brian M. Douglas of Brian M. Douglas & Associates. "This system of routine inspection and maintenance can help owners [and] hosts if they are facing a premises liability lawsuit."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

August 01, 2022 | Daily Report Online

A witness in an employment dispute has accused Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher of "physically pointing at her, angrily raising his voice, and turning visibly red," per the petitioner's motion to recuse.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

July 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The message the City is sending to its officers is clear: if you work for the City of Atlanta, you stand to lose everything," said plaintiff attorney Jeffrey Filipovits of Spears & Filipovits in Decatur. "The City will not stand behind you."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

July 28, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The jury apportioned no fault to Wallace Harris, the person who died," said plaintiff attorney Mike Walker of Piasta Newbern Walker in Atlanta. "I thought that was an interesting takeaway."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

July 27, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The defendants are simply refusing to carry out their duties under the Act and daring the city's aggrieved residents to sue them," wrote plaintiff counsel Lucas Andrews of Poole Huffman in Tucker.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

July 20, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"I am experiencing a little bit of deja vu this afternoon," said Justice Andrew Pinson during his Supreme Court of Georgia investiture ceremony Wednesday.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

July 19, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Senator Graham has agreed to accept service of a subpoena for testimony from the Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury in Atlanta, Georgia, without waiving any challenges or any applicable privilege and/or immunity," the agreement read.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

July 19, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The search went beyond mere observation," wrote Judge Steven D. Grimberg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. "[The plaintiff] alleges [the defendant] made a sound indicating that he [defendant] was aroused by the search, and the evidence creates a dispute of material fact concerning whether there was any justification, like preventing misconduct, for the additional search."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

July 18, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The business amenity offered by defendants, namely, the 'tree swing' referenced here, was an unreasonably dangerous condition on the premises because the tree limb to which it was anchored was fragile, rotten, or otherwise incapable of supporting any meaningful weight load," read the plaintiff complaint.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

July 17, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"They terminated her employment without explanation, which caused her, inter alia, to lose 1,500 unrestricted stock shares that would have vested in January 2020, which were valued in February 2019 at approximately $136,000," claimed lead plaintiff counsel Caryn Groedel of of Caryn Groedel & Associates.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read