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Katheryn Hayes Tucker

Katheryn Hayes Tucker

Katheryn Hayes Tucker is an Atlanta-based reporter covering legal news for the Daily Report and other ALM publications.

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November 24, 2021 | Daily Report Online

'Guilty, Guilty, Guilty': Ahmaud Arbery Verdicts Met With Relief, but Concerns About Trial Linger

"In this case, despite overwhelming racial prejudice, justice was still served. Yet this was the exception to the rule," the League of Women Voters said in a written statement.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

8 minute read

November 24, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Winning Lawyer Says Victim Blaming Fueled $44M Houston Verdict

"On balance, we think Hilton has a responsibility here," plaintiffs attorney Ed Blizzard recounted telling the jury. "What kind of hotel makes an error like this, and puts a woman in the wrong room, and then she is sexually assaulted, blames her? They didn't really treat her as a human being, much less as a guest in the hotel."

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

November 23, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys File 'Gut-Wrenching' Child Rape Case Against Atlanta Church

Anita Lamar, managing attorney of the Lamar Law Office in Tucker, and Beasley Allen's Atlanta principal J. Parker Miller represent the guardian of a child they allege was continuously sexually assaulted during a two-month-long church Bible camp.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

November 22, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Help Wanted Leading Georgia Legal Aid Group

"We have been very fortunate to have Rick at Georgia Legal Services," Board of Directors Chair Tennell Lockett said. Now the search is on for a new executive director.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

November 17, 2021 | Law.com

Ethiopian Airlines Crash Site Memory Lingers for Plaintiffs' Lawyer as Case Against Boeing Reaches a Milestone

"This is a significant step in the right direction, but there are obviously many steps to go," said Mike Andrews of Beasley Allen, which has offices in Atlanta and Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

November 15, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Why This Verdict Made a Plaintiffs Attorney's Heart Race

"When you're sitting there waiting for a verdict, your heart's always beating like a racehorse," Carl Secola Jr. said. But then the clerk reading the award left out a zero.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

November 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Meet Biden's Pick for Northern District of Georgia USA

"Ryan Buchanan's extensive experience as a federal prosecutor makes him a stellar nominee for this important post," said Sen. Raphael Warnock.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Cobb Courthouse Adds Portrait of a Judge so Kind Parties Couldn't Always Tell When They Lost

Family and friends gathered to witness the unveiling of the work by artist Ross Rossin. It will be installed in the Ceremonial Courtroom.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Daily Report Online

How a Portrait on the Courtroom Wall Helped Boost a $26M Wrongful Death Verdict

"Not everybody retires," Bill Stone said he told the jury. "Turn around and look at that gentleman."

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Law.com

'Best Job I Ever Had:' Federal Judges and Former JAGs Share War Stories

"I loved putting on that uniform. It humbled me every time I did it," said U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read


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