Katheryn Hayes Tucker

May 12, 2017 | Daily Report Online

It's been hard to look at a Facebook feed this week without seeing Sally Yates. She's trended on Twitter. And she's become instant Instagram royalty. One of her hashtags mentions not just her name but four telling digits: 2020.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

May 12, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A nonprofit organization that provides services to people with HIV/AIDS has sued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta for slashing its funding.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

May 12, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Court of Appeals released an opinion Wednesday that offers insight on how to win a slip-and-fall case.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

May 11, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A $2 million judgment against a doctor for a baby's death survived scrutiny by the Georgia Court of Appeals, which turned back the doctor's challenge to being cross-examined about his patient notes

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

May 10, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Two deaf patients have won the right to sue a Florida hospital for failing to provide effective means of communicating their medical concerns through a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta that could have broader implications.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

8 minute read

May 08, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Georgia's top judges are honoring the career of Sonny Seiler, the colorful Savannah business litigator famous for winning a high profile murder case, appearing in movies and breeding Georgia bulldogs.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

May 08, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled against a nude dancing nightclub in its effort to reverse a judgment to pay $17,000 in attorney fees and litigation costs to the city of Doraville.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

May 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

With the pro bono help of New York and Philadelphia lawyers, a homeless advocacy group has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against New York City over allowing people to secure birth certificates after their identification has been lost or stolen.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

May 05, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that academic research at a public college is exempt from the state Open Records Act.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

May 04, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Two former admissions employees at Keiser University lost their bid to boost their attorney fees award on a financial aid fraud claim from $60,000 to $1 million with an opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Eleventh Circuit Wednesday.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read