January 10, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Kemp Names DA for Houston Judicial Circuit and Four New Judges StatewideWilliam Kendall, who was the governor's choice for top prosecutor in the Houston Judicial Circuit, is a military veteran and most recently the chief assistant district attorney in the office he's about to lead.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
5 minute read
January 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online
'An Amazing Impact on Consumer Safety': Meet the Lawyer With Seven $100M Verdicts"I don't think there's anybody close," one colleague said of Jim Butler, who secured a $127 million judgment for a seatbelt products liability case on the first Monday of 2022.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
6 minute read
January 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Fall Bench Trial Leads to $127M New Year's Verdict in Seat Belt Case"The case has had a tortuous history," said the plaintiffs team: Tedra Cannella of Cannella Snyder; Jim Butler of Butler Prather; and Rory Weeks of Cannella Snyder, along with paralegals Cathy Huff and Beth Glen of Butler Prather.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
4 minute read
December 16, 2021 | Law.com
Tennessee AG Wins $96K Judgment Against Texas Law Firm Over Bus Wreck Lawsuit Solicitation"These individuals—who did not even live or work in Tennessee—preyed upon victim's families while in the darkest days of their grief," Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III said.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
2 minute read
December 16, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Split Superior Court Panel Rules a Lateral Hire's Conflict Disqualifies a Whole FirmThe decision cements a standard for determining whether a firm should be disqualified for an individual lawyer's involvement with the opposing party.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | Aleeza Furman
5 minute read
December 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Butler Wooten & Peak Splits Into Three New FirmsButler, Wooten & Peak is now Butler Prather. Also Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell. And Cannella Snyder.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
6 minute read
December 14, 2021 | Daily Report Online
New Year Brings New Leader at Southern Center for Human Rights"I am absolutely thrilled to now pass the baton and make space for an extraordinary new leader, Terrica Ganzy," Executive Director Sara Totonchi said.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
5 minute read
December 14, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Beasley Allen Partner to Lead National Black Lawyers Top 100As NBL president, Boone said he intends to "organize and utilize the organization's unique wealth of resources, making them more accessible and maximizing [its] benefits."
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
4 minute read
December 14, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Diverse Group of Promotions Key to PGW Victory in Discrimination LawsuitA federal judge found that the plaintiff, who alleged he was denied a promotion to the role of supervisor in the field services department of PGW because of race, "concedes that the interviewers ultimately offered supervisor positions to a racially diverse group of candidates."
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
3 minute read
December 13, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Judge Settles Ethics Complaint for $25K Fine, Still Faces JQC Probe"The reality is we don't see a lot of these cases against judges," Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission Executive Director David Emadi said. "Judges need to be the best of us."
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
3 minute read
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