Katheryn Hayes Tucker

June 27, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Supreme Court has appointed four members to the reconstituted Judicial Qualifications Commission, the group responsible for disciplinary oversight of judges.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

June 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Martin Tankleff, who spent 17 years in prison before his conviction for his parents' murders was overturned and his charges were dismissed, is headed to court with his lawsuit against Suffolk County alleging police officers and county officials violated his constitutional rights.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

June 26, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Taxpayers supported by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Anti-Defamation League and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State have lost their challenge to a tuition tax credit for private and religious schools.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

June 23, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Nathan Deal took a step Friday toward addressing the lingering issue in litigation water wars with Florida—what to do about exponentially increasing irrigation on big commercial farming operations in South Georgia.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

June 22, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Court of Appeals Judge John Ellington has confirmed that he plans to run for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court next year and has organized a campaign and plans to announce his candidacy Thursday.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

June 21, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Despite an invitation shared on social media for the investiture ceremony installing Judge Stephen Dillard as chief of the Georgia Court of Appeals Wednesday, the outgoing chief judge confessed she was afraid it wouldn't happen.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

June 20, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A case spawned by the nearly $4 billion Tom Petters Ponzi scheme is gearing up for a bankruptcy court trial in West Palm Beach.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

2 minute read

June 19, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The game isn't over, but Geico scored points with an opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that takes a deep look at uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and bad faith claims in Florida.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

June 19, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The justices ruled Monday that the state cannot be sued over a controversial law that bans most abortions after 20 weeks and gives prosecutors access to women's medical records—but they leave the door open to other challenges.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

9 minute read

June 16, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A federal appeals court allows a class action to move forward in Alabama state court while Florida plaintiffs pursue similar litigation in federal and state courts.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read