Katheryn Tucker

April 09, 2018 | Daily Report Online

“Preliminary information indicates Mr. Hardin died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. No foul play is suspected,” a GBI spokesman said.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

April 06, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton declared a mistrial Friday morning, abruptly ending a wrongful death product liability trial that had gone on for three weeks. As lawyers arrived to hear the fate of their case, they had to share elevators with carts, cords, camera equipment and the crew for a Mark Wahlberg feature film called “Instant Family.”

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

April 06, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton declared the mistrial Friday morning: “I have determined that in the interest of justice this case can no longer proceed.”

By Katheryn Tucker

9 minute read

April 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton told the jury after lunch Thursday to disregard the testimony of a Ford expert who had been on the stand for two days because questions “willfully violated" orders.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

April 04, 2018 | Daily Report Online

National Check Resolution Inc. of Lawrenceville has agreed to stop collections on nearly 12,000 accounts worth $8.5 million. The deal resolves charges that the debt collection company violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

April 03, 2018 | Daily Report Online

With two teams of lawyers battling each other with so many motions and objections that even Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton said he…

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

April 03, 2018 | Daily Report Online

UGA law school's team won the national South Texas Mock Trial Challenge and the Intrastate Moot Court Competition. These wins bring the total national titles for UGA for the 2017-18 season to three, in addition to a coveted state title, the university announced Monday.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

April 03, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The 24-page motion to strike Ford's defense accuses local counsel—Dentons' partner Randy Evans—of “nothing more than a hapless, mean-spirited and unhinged personal attack that ignored all of the evidence” and violated court orders.

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

April 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Putnam County Chief Magistrate Ellen Pierce, 62, died from injuries in a 6:30 p.m. crash on Ga. 44 near Eatonton, east of Atlanta.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

April 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online

D. Alan Thomas of Huie Fernambucq & Stewart in Birmingham has defended Ford for much of his three-decade career in trials around the country. He's also been thrown out of a Georgia courtroom—and has fought his way back.

By Katheryn Tucker

7 minute read