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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August 22, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'Heard Round the World:' Ford Hit With $1.7B Punitive Damages Verdict in Ga. Trial

Plaintiffs attorney Jim Butler said the award was the "largest verdict by far in Georgia history." Ford has promised to appeal.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

August 19, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Ga. Jury Reaches $16.8M Verdict Against Ford, With Punitive Damages Phase to Come

Plaintiffs' attorney Jim Butler Jr. asked the jury to make a finding that would influence the company to issue warnings or recalls for the current owners of F-250s like the Hills' truck.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

August 10, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Business Court Shines Spotlight on Breakup of Close Collaboration Between Med-Mal Law Firms

Lloyd Bell and Dr. Lawrence Schlachter practiced together for seven years, sharing the work and the contingency fees. Judge Walt Davis' extensive opinion offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of private plaintiffs' practice.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

August 09, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'Needs Immediate Attention': Fulton Judge Considers Blocking Georgia Abortion Ban While State Case Proceeds

"I understand the heart of the matter is the right to reproductive freedom for women in Georgia," said Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

August 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'Civil Death Penalty': Ford Trial Opens With Unusual Jury Instructions

After more than four years, Ford is back in court to defend charges the company made a faulty roof that crushed and caused the death of Melvin and Voncile Hill. This time, Ford's lawyers can only argue about how much the company should pay.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

August 03, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Kemp Names Trial Judge, Ex-Lawmaker for Seat on Georgia's New Business Court

"Having served with Judge Hamrick in the State Senate when I first entered public life, I witnessed firsthand his dedication to the law, to its fair application, and to our state," Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

August 03, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Retrial in Case Against Ford Over Roof Crush Is Set to Start in Georgia Court, Four Years After Mistrial

A contentious, three-week battle over the same claims ended with a mistrial in April of 2018. A series of appeals and the coronavirus pandemic delayed the retrial until now.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

August 01, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Judge to Consider Whether to Block Georgia's Abortion Ban Under State Constitution

"Plaintiffs bring this action under the Georgia Constitution's rights to privacy, liberty, and equal protection, seeking declaratory and interlocutory injunctive relief," the complaint said.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

July 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Gov. Kemp Names New Judge for Augusta Circuit

Robert W. "Bo" Hunter III will fill the Richmond County State Court vacancy created by Judge Patricia Booker's retirement in April.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

July 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'Houdini Would Have Been Amazed': How a Med-Mal Defense Lawyer Escaped a $10M Ask

Paul Weathington and Seleta Griffin of the Weathington Firm defended a doctor in a med-mal trial in which the plaintiffs asked the jury for $10 million.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

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