Katheryn Tucker

February 27, 2019 | Litigation Daily

“This was a tragic case of a driver who turned left directly in front of a motorcyclist that she failed to see approaching,” said Ben Brodhead of Brodhead Law.

By Katheryn Tucker

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February 25, 2019 | Daily Report Online

“We are very pleased that our clients received this award of fees and expenses,” Edwin Schklar of Schklar & Heim said. He represented the Kamlers along with his wife and law partner, Maggie Heim.

By Katheryn Tucker

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February 25, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"After a thorough review of the record and the relevant statutory provisions, we conclude that the trial court erred in denying the U-Haul defendants' motion to dismiss because the declaratory judgment action was improper. Accordingly, we reverse,” Judge Todd Markle wrote.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

February 25, 2019 | Daily Report Online

“Kudos to Chief Justice Melton for his leadership in this area,” Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Carla Wong McMillian tweeted.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

February 21, 2019 | Daily Report Online

“Specialist Hencely saved dozens of lives by stopping the bomber when he did,” said James “Jim” Butler Jr. of Butler Wooten & Peak, lead counsel for Winston Hencely. “The bomber was heading to the race assembly point, where a general and 200 others would be densely packed to start the race.”

By Katheryn Tucker

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February 21, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The settlement agreement called for “the Conduent defendants” to pay the state a total of nearly $236 million. That includes more than $212 million for reimbursement and almost $24 million for attorneys' fees, costs and legal expenses.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

February 20, 2019 | Daily Report Online

“Concluding that the 911 charge is a tax as a matter of law, and the Counties' lawsuits thus are precluded, we reverse the Court of Appeals," Justice Nels Peterson wrote for a unanimous Georgia Supreme Court.

By Katheryn Tucker

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February 20, 2019 | Daily Report Online

John Melvin, now acting Cobb County district attorney, will follow former boss Vic Reynolds to the GBI once Gov. Brian Kemp names a new DA for Cobb. Melvin tells why he will miss being a prosecutor, and why he's leaving.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

February 19, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Following a contentious two-week trial, the jury awarded $52 million for compensation and $100 million in punitive damages, finding Ford at fault for claims of design defect and negligence. Ford said it will appeal.

By Katheryn Tucker | Amanda Bronstad

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February 19, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Chief Justice Harold Melton updated the General Assembly on the judicial building, technology advances and ideas to divert people from the criminal justice system before they enter. And he corrected the president just a tad on Georgia's criminal justice reform movement—to great applause.

By Katheryn Tucker

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