Katheryn Tucker

October 22, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

"This case has a long and complex procedural history," Judge John Musmanno said. "Complicating matters is the company the case keeps."

By Katheryn Tucker

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October 21, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers for the zombie drama producers say they are not liable for the death of stuntman John Bernecker and are asking the Court of Appeals to throw out the verdict and the case. Lawyers for Bernecker's parents say the evidence supports the verdict and it "must be affirmed."

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

October 20, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"There is no case on point here because nothing like this has ever happened in our history," said Caleb Kruckenberg of the New Civil Liberties Alliance. "It's breathtaking."

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

October 19, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"A number of cases from this Court and the Court of Appeals have held that a plaintiff's negligence generally is not a defense to a claim of strict products liability," Presiding Justice David Nahmias said. But that was before the 2005 apportionment statue.

By Katheryn Tucker

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October 16, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"Luis embodies our school's ethic of service, and his instrumental role in salvaging the economy during the Great Recession will long be remembered as a great point of pride," law Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge said.

By Katheryn Tucker

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October 16, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"Georgia is one of only a handful of states in which it is not unlawful, under state law, to possess a firearm after a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction," U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak said.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

October 15, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

"My argument to the Supreme Court in a nutshell is we properly raised the statute of limitations prior to the beginning of trial," defense attorney Jesse Daniel said.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

October 14, 2020 | Law.com

"Defendants' suggestion that women are overly emotional and must be required to cool off or calm down before having a medical procedure they have decided they want to have, and that they are constitutionally entitled to have, is highly insulting and paternalistic," said Senior Judge Bernard Friedman.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

October 14, 2020 | Law.com

"The public killing of George Floyd has served as a turning point in American race relations," said Southern Poverty Law Center Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks, whose group has been tracking Confederate symbols—some of which are the subject of litigation over their removal.

By Katheryn Tucker

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October 12, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"The right to a trial by a jury of our fellow citizens, in both civil and criminal cases, is fundamental to the American justice system," Chief Justice Harold Melton said. "To delay that process has made a difficult time more difficult for everybody involved."

By Katheryn Tucker

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