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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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August 02, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Accused Mass Shooter Found Incompetent Avoids Death Penalty Trial

Seven years of attempts to prosecute ended Tuesday with a court order committing him to a state prison hospital indefinitely, Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds announced.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

August 01, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Sally Yates Steps Up Criticism of Trump Administration

Georgia lawyer Sally Yates—famously fired as acting U.S. attorney general for refusing to enforce President Donald Trump's travel ban and characteristically quiet until lately—has been speaking out increasingly about her concerns for the future of justice in America.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

July 31, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Shook Hardy Prevails for Philip Morris on Nicotine Addiction Trial Question

A Tampa jury sides with the cigarette maker in the case of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer at 51.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

July 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review

South Florida Prosecutors Close Case on $23M Investment Fraud

Pitchmen told victims that an ex-Apple CEO and the "Dog Whisperer" were financial backers in health care and smartphone gaming companies.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

July 27, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Efforts Underway to Strengthen Lawsuits Against Sexual Predators

Following the dismissal of the deep pockets in lawsuits against institutions accused of allowing sexual abuse of children to continue in secret, lawyers and lawmakers are teaming up to toughen Georgia's Hidden Predator Act in the next legislative session.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

July 27, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Nigerian Living in Metro Atlanta to Be Sentenced for Immigration Fraud

Convicted of immigration fraud for lying on his application to become a naturalized citizen, the man lost his citizenship status and will face sentencing in October, a U.S. attorney announced.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

July 27, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Court Tosses Lawsuits Against Florida Pilot Over Plane Crash in Nigeria

Effectively scuttling 38 lawsuits combined on appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that lawsuits by foreigners against the estate of the pilot, who was from Florida, cannot be pursued in the U.S. for a 2012 plane crash that occurred in Nigeria.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

July 26, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Pope McGlamry Lawyers Step Up to Lead Combined Hip Replacement Litigation

Michael McGlamry and M.J. Blakely of Pope McGlamry have been appointed to lead separate coordinated litigation efforts related to hip implant product liability lawsuits, the firm has announced.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

July 25, 2017 | The Recorder

Cheerleaders Fail to Score With Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Against NFL

The NFL has shut down its cheerleaders' lawsuit over their skimpy paychecks.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

July 24, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Civil Rights Lawyer Resigns NAACP Job With Eye on Congress

Statesboro civil rights lawyer Francys Johnson has resigned as Georgia NAACP president and hinted he is doing so in order to run for Congress in 2018.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

2 minute read