Katheryn Hayes Tucker

May 30, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals Tuesday and resurrected a defense verdict in favor of a doctor in a medical malpractice trial that turned on a surprise witness.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

May 30, 2017 | Daily Report Online

If Twitter is an indicator, the Georgia Court of Appeals could have an over capacity crowd on June 21. Presiding Justice Stephen Dillard has invited friends to his swearing in ceremony to become chief justice. On Twitter.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

8 minute read

May 26, 2017 | Daily Report Online

If Twitter is an indicator, the Georgia Court of Appeals could have an over capacity crowd on June 21. Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard has invited friends to his swearing in ceremony to become chief judge. On Twitter.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

8 minute read

May 25, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A former Georgia Perimeter College student has beaten the Georgia Board of Regents and the attorney general on a liability ruling over a slip-and-fall lawsuit.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

May 25, 2017 | Daily Report Online

For the second time in the past week, the Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled against an insurance company over uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

8 minute read

May 23, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The city of LaGrange is preparing to fight a civil rights lawsuit alleging discriminatory practices that deprive the homes of African-Americans and Latinos of basic utility services.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

May 23, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The attorney for a sheriff arrested for public indecency in Atlanta's Piedmont Park has filed an emergency measure seeking to block the governor from investigating the incident and taking disciplinary action.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

May 23, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A surprising tidbit in a Georgia Court of Appeals decision on a double jeopardy appeal is the price of a trailer load of pecans: $28,240. That's what Royce Palmer and Brandon Ellerbee got for the nuts they stole from a South Georgia farm in October 2013, according to an opinion Judge Stephen Dillard wrote, with support from Judges Billy Ray and Tripp Self. But commodity pricing is only an aside for the May 18 opinion, which addresses when double jeopardy applies and when it doesn't.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

May 22, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Topping the list of what Richard Mithoff has learned in 46 years as a trial lawyer is this useful gem: "I always believe the plaintiff is exhibit A."

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

May 19, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a 284-page en banc opinion Thursday saying that smokers who won a class action against tobacco companies can also file individual lawsuits.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

10 minute read