Katheryn Tucker

November 30, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Professor Eric Segall of Georgia State University law school talked about the nude dancing club owners' lawsuit with Celeste Headlee during Georgia Public Broadcasting's On Second Thought program this week.

By Katheryn Tucker

6 minute read

November 29, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The winning legal team from Fish & Richardson said in a news release Wednesday that it was the first patent jury verdict in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia since 2001 and the first in the entire state since 2008.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

November 28, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The story begins eight years ago, when William Glynn was hurt in devastating wreck on his way to the airport. He had emergency spinal surgery. Then, while recovering in the hospital, he alleged, nurses broke his neck again.

By Katheryn Tucker

9 minute read

November 27, 2017 | Daily Report Online

“It's becoming more OK to talk about it,” a Georgia prosecutor said, adding that predators have long isolated their targets with silence by threatening denial, shame and harm. “If we as a society can become—not comfortable—but willing to discuss these difficult topics, then that is the first step in getting them to stop.”

By Katheryn Tucker

12 minute read

November 22, 2017 | Daily Report Online

To understand why, think about that flashing orange hand that lights up when the time to walk is ending.

By Katheryn Tucker

8 minute read

November 21, 2017 | Daily Report Online

“A bail system that indiscriminately jails indigent individuals charged with misdemeanors based solely on their economic status while immediately releasing those who can afford to post a bond is inconsistent with our country's promise of equal justice,” Yates said.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

November 17, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Wilbanks launched the clinic just in time to help survivors and attorneys file lawsuits in a two-year window of time granted by the Hidden Predator Act. The legislation extended the statute of limitations for lawsuits by survivors.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

November 17, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Since the beginning of 2015, the firm has tracked 134 North American oil and gas producers that have filed for bankruptcy. The biggest share of those – 60 – were in Texas, according to a map the firm compiled to go with the analysis.

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

November 16, 2017 | Daily Report Online

“Last year, the United States Penitentiary of Atlanta unlawfully discriminated against Mrs. Ragland because of her Christian beliefs when you demanded that she remove her head covering before she was permitted to visit her brother," ACLU of Georgia lawyers said.

By Katheryn Tucker

7 minute read

November 16, 2017 | Daily Report Online

The coalition filed the brief Wednesday asking the high court to hear arguments in "Lund v. Rowan County," a case involving a North Carolina county's practice of opening its meetings with prayer offered by its commissioners.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read