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Katheryn Tucker

Katheryn Tucker

April 04, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Eleventh Circuit Rules Guards Can Be Sued for Ignoring Medical Needs

“Almus Taylor died from internal bleeding after being kept in a jail holding cell overnight,” Judge Ronald Gilman said. “If Almus was begging for medical help, crying out in pain, and informing the guards that he was dying, then a reasonable jury could conclude that a lay person would recognize the need for a doctor's attention.”

By Katheryn Tucker

7 minute read

April 04, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Guards Can Be Sued for Ignoring Medical Needs of Jailed Florida Contractor

“Almus Taylor died from internal bleeding after being kept in a jail holding cell overnight,” Judge Ronald Gilman said. “If Almus was begging for medical help, crying out in pain, and informing the guards that he was dying, then a reasonable jury could conclude that a lay person would recognize the need for a doctor's attention.”

By Katheryn Tucker

6 minute read

April 04, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Eleventh Circuit Rules Jail Guards Can Be Sued for Ignoring Medical Needs

“Almus Taylor died from internal bleeding after being kept in a jail holding cell overnight,” Judge Ronald Gilman said. “If Almus was begging for medical help, crying out in pain, and informing the guards that he was dying, then a reasonable jury could conclude that a lay person would recognize the need for a doctor's attention.”

By Katheryn Tucker

7 minute read

April 03, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Dismissal of Civil Suit Over Smyrna Police Shooting to Be Appealed

Judge Billy Ray of the Northern District of Georgia ruled that the police officers were justified in shooting Nicholas Thomas because he was assaulting them with a deadly weapon—a speeding Maserati.

By Katheryn Tucker

6 minute read

April 03, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Ex-Prosecutor, Now Atlanta In-House Lawyer, Nominated for Federal Judgeship

“Steven Grimberg's record of public service in the U.S. attorney's office for the Northern District of Georgia demonstrates his thorough understanding of the law and his dedication to upholding it,” Sen. Johnny Isakson said.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

April 02, 2019 | Daily Report Online

SCOTUS Cert Denial Lets Cash Bail Stand

“The bail industry hasn't any cause to celebrate. It's an outmoded and destructive industry that's on its way to extinction, and cases like Walker are just the first step,” Southern Center for Human Rights Managing Attorney Sarah Geraghty said Tuesday.

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

April 01, 2019 | Daily Report Online

QuikTrip Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Parking Lot Murder

“The Court agrees with QuikTrip that there were no prior incidents that were sufficient to put QuikTrip or any of its employees on notice of the allegedly dangerous condition of not having a security guard on weekday nights,” ruled Senior Judge Clarence Cooper.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

March 29, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Yelp Files Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit

"It is in the public interest to encourage participation by the citizens of Georgia in matters of public significance and public interest through the exercise of their constitutional rights of petition and freedom of speech," Yelp said, quoting state law.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

March 28, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Chick-fil-A Ouster From San Antonio Airport a Constitutional Issue, Texas AG Charges

“The Constitution's protection of religious liberty is somehow even better than Chick-fil-A's chicken,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday. “Unfortunately, I have serious concerns that both are under assault at the San Antonio airport.”

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

March 27, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Beasley Allen Launches Boeing Investigation

Aviation litigator Mike Andrews of Beasley Allen, the plaintiffs firm in Montgomery and Atlanta, is looking into the Boeing MAX 8 crashes for potential lawsuits.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read