Katheryn Tucker

September 27, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Cobb Treatment Programs Named Model Courts

In addition, the council bestowed its STAR Award on Cobb Veterans Court Mentor Coordinator and retired U.S. Marine Sergeant Major Ernie Hines.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

September 24, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Eleventh Circuit Chief Says Wait and See How SCOTUS Rules on Mississippi Abortion Ban

"No matter which way the court rules, it seems to me it's going to bear directly on the correct outcome of this controversy," Chief Judge William Pryor said.

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

September 24, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Judge Upbraids Former Governor Over Courtroom 'Outburst' in Talc Trial

"You don't have a right to make an outburst and testify in front of the jury. And I will not allow it going forward," Richmond County State Court Judge Patricia W. Booker told former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes of the Barnes Law Group.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

September 24, 2021 | Law.com

Huawei CFO Makes Deal With Feds in Bank Fraud Investigation

Meng Wanzhou of the People's Republic of China, age 49, was arrested in Canada and arraigned Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

September 22, 2021 | Daily Report Online

If Law Firms Were Retail Stores, This One Would Be Walmart

Like the world's biggest retailer, personal injury attorney Keith Leshine understands the power of volume. "I'll settle $25,000 to $50,000 claims all day," he said. "If you do 35 of them a month, it's money."

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

September 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online

How a Georgia Judge Addressed COVID-19 Concerns in Talc Trial

"Is it OK if I take off my mask?" asked both plaintiffs' counsel John Bevis of the Barnes Law Group in Marietta and J&J defense attorney Kenneth Reilly of Shook, Hardy & Bacon's Miami office.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

September 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online

'ER of the Judicial System': How Juvenile Court Informs the Experience of Augusta's Newest Superior Court Judge

"Children's lives are at stake," Judge Amanda Heath said. "We have to be quick on our feet."

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

September 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Gov. Kemp Names New Judge for Augusta

"Judge Heath is innovative as she administers justice from the bench. Her goal is to hold children accountable for their actions, not to hold them hostage," said the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, where she is a board director.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

September 16, 2021 | Law.com

Early Bar Exam Results Less Drama-Filled Than the Test Itself

It's too soon to draw conclusions from individual states' exam results, since only nine of the 53 jurisdictions that gave the test in July have reported results. But the mean scores over the past few years show a rather flat line.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

September 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Heavyweight Litigators Going Head-to-Head in Georgia Talc Trial

A Georgia J&J case features the lawyer who convinced a jury that a man who died of lung cancer smoked for enjoyment vs. a firm founded by a former governor on the promise of "making it right."

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

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