2019 lawsuit between Cade Mays, Georgia athletics comes to a conclusion

The legal battle between the parents of Cade Mays and Georgia athletics is over. More than two years later, it was dismissed “with prejudice,” according to The Athens Banner-Herald.

Mays’ parents filed a lawsuit against the University of Georgia Athletic Association and the Board of Regents after Mays’ father, Kevin, lost part of his pinky finger during an official recruiting visit in 2017. It got caught in the hinge of a folding chair as he went to stand up.

In the lawsuit, filed in December 2019, Kevin Mays was looking for $3 million to help cover lost wages, attorney fees and bills, and an additional $500,000 for a “loss of consortium” for his wife, Melinda. It ended with a dismissal “with prejudice,” which usually means the two sides settled, according to the Banner-Herald’s Marc Weiszer.

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Georgia athletics released a brief statement to the Banner-Herald about the matter, acknowledging the resolution.

“We are pleased the lawsuit is resolved, and we wish the Mays family the best,” the statement read.

Cade Mays started his career at Georgia from 2018-19 before entering the transfer portal. The Knoxville native then played the last two years at Tennessee and became a sixth-round NFL Draft selection by the Carolina Panthers. All told, during his college career, Mays was named to the 2018 SEC All-Freshman Team with the Bulldogs and was named second team All-SEC last season for the Volunteers.

Mays has appeared in three games on the offensive line for the Panthers early in the 2021 season. Carolina is off to a 1-2 start to the campaign, getting its first win over the New Orleans Saints this past week. The Panthers will now turn their attention to a Week 4 showdown against the Arizona Cardinals Oct. 2.