Katheryn Hayes Tucker

June 16, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week over whether a retirement community for wealthy seniors should be exempt from property taxes, what should be required to sue a law firm for legal malpractice and how long to provide Workers' Compensation Act benefits after an injury.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

2 minute read

June 16, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Nicole Leet broke with tradition when she became president of the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division last weekend.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

9 minute read

June 16, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The ruling opens the road for an Alabama class action lawsuit over traffic cameras that catch drivers running red lights.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

10 minute read

June 15, 2017 | Daily Report Online

State Attorney General Chris Carr announced Thursday that his Consumer Protection Unit is joining a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the U.S., investigating whether manufacturers have engaged in unlawful practices in the marketing and sale of opioids.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

2 minute read

June 14, 2017 | Daily Report Online

When an American college student was recently released from a North Korean prison and taken to a Cincinnati hospital late Tuesday night, it was a Georgia-based specialty air carrier that delivered him, according to the company's general counsel.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

June 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The lawyer for Claud "Tex" McIver releases a statement after a judge orders that his client, an attorney accused of murdering his wife, remain in jail until his trial, which is set for Oct. 30.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

June 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Gov. Nathan Deal has responded to the shooting of two Georgia Department of Corrections officers Tuesday with this simple promise: "Fugitives will be brought to justice."

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

June 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The bar is emphasizing healthy lifestyle choices in order to help its 49,000 members avoid the all too common dangers of depression, anxiety, alcoholism and even suicide.

By Katheryn HaYes Tucker

4 minute read

June 09, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The judge who appointed Titus Nichols of Augusta to be Reality Winner's lawyer has changed his mind -- not about the lawyer but about who pays the bill. U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian Epps has signed an order terminating his appointment of Nichols to represent Winner as court appointed counsel.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

June 09, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Judge Jesse Furman issued a 19-page order teeing up the case by dealing with pretrial requests. The judge dealt with four motions in limine from attorneys representing Dennis Ward, an Arizona man alleging that GM's highly-publicized ignition defect caused his crash and lasting injuries.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read