Katheryn Tucker

January 03, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The country's ninth-largest nonbank residential mortgage servicer was accused of improperly handling loans during the housing and foreclosure crisis that triggered the Great Recession.

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

January 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The U.S. attorney said the defendants arranged for sex workers to travel to the brothel on commercial flights into Atlanta approximately every 10 days on a rotating basis. A defense attorney said the brothel was a "garden variety whorehouse," not a human-trafficking operation.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

January 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Judge Beverly Martin reversed District Court Judge Ursula Ungaro of the Southern District of Florida in denying the revival of the lawsuit by an estate representative after the prisoner died.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

December 22, 2017 | Daily Report Online

“I know we could have gotten more than $5 million at trial,” said plaintiffs attorney Ben Brodhead, who is currently defending a $30M verdict for an injured hand.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

December 20, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A dramatic courtroom moment came in a Wednesday morning bond hearing when Chatham County Chief Assistant District Attorney Greg McConnell said his office was taking no position on the defense request for bond pending a decision on whether to retry the case.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

December 19, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The reason for the dismissal: The towing company destroyed the vehicle before either side could examine it—even though the plaintiff's attorney had asked that it be preserved.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

December 18, 2017 | Daily Report Online

“I've been a lawyer since 1984. I've never seen this,” Clayton County District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson said Thursday of the high court's change of heart.

By Katheryn Tucker

7 minute read

December 14, 2017 | Daily Report Online

“After reviewing the facts of this case, I believe this individual has paid a sufficient price for the offense he committed,” DA Vic Reynolds said in a news release. “I believe justice is served by releasing him on time served.”

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

December 14, 2017 | Daily Report Online

“They didn't do it because they were feeling the Christmas spirit,” lead plaintiffs attorney Lloyd Bell said Wednesday.

By Katheryn Tucker

9 minute read

December 14, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Oral arguments have an intangible value that lawyers and judges seem to understand instinctively. At best, they're conversations—starting in midsentence with many interruptions—that mostly seem mutually useful.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read