Daily Report reporter R. Robin McDonald's journalism career includes stints as a staff writer at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Wichita Eagle, and The Anniston Star and as a trial tracker at CourtTV and CNN. She is the author of two true crime books -- Black Widow: The True Story of the Hilley Poisonings and Secrets Never Lie: The Death of Sara Tokars.
January 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Equifax Judge Says 'Serial Objector' Ted Frank Put Out Misleading Information About SettlementChief District Judge Thomas Thrash of Georgia's Northern District accused Frank of disseminating "false and misleading information" about the terms of the Equifax consumer class action settlement. Frank says he intends to appeal the settlement order.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
January 14, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer Demands Removal of Bailiffs Who Ousted Him From CourtAtlanta criminal defense attorney Dwight Thomas is demanding an investigation of two bailiffs and a Clayton County sheriff's deputy who physically removed from the courtroom of Clayton County Superior Court Judge Robert Mack on Friday.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
January 13, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Attorney Will Seek En Banc 11th Circuit Hearing of Bar Fake Fail CaseThe appeals court affirmed a trial judge's ruling that software firm ILG Technologies' contract with the state's Office of Bar Admissions provided no means of recovery for bar exam takers who were erroneously given failing scores.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
January 09, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Former Governor Tells Appeals Court That Judicial Watchdog Appointees Are IllegalThe case is critical to Griffin Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert "Mack" Crawford's future on the bench after a JQC panel recommended he be removed from office for multiple violations of the ethics code.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
January 07, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Defense Lawyer: Client's Prison Sentence Has 'Nothing to Do With the Mayor's Office'Attorney Steve Murrin, defense lawyer for the city of Atlanta's former contract compliance director, said his client's conviction and sentence didn't implicate the city's former mayor but stemmed instead from greed and personal frailty.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
January 03, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Former Fulton Jail Officer Says He Was Fired Because He Is GayA gay former detention officer's suit claims workplace discrimination because of his sexual orientation violates federal civil rights laws, an issue pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
January 02, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Southwire Sues Anonymous Hacker for Ransomware AttackMayer Brown was retained to sue a hacker who encrypted Southwire's files and then published confidential corporate information online after it refused to pay a ransom.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
December 30, 2019 | Daily Report Online
11th Circuit Affirms Ruling Stripping Atlanta Police Officer of Immunity in Protest CaseThe Dec. 26 ruling by the Eleventh Circuit panel sets the stage for a civil rights trial over allegedly aggressive tactics employed by Atlanta police in response to protests stemming from a Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury's 2014 decision not to indict a white police officer over a black teenager's shooting death.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
December 19, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Judge OKs $77.5M in Legal Fees, Approves Equifax Data Breach Settlement"I don't think anyone can credibly argue it doesn't provide substantial relief for the class now and in the future," U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. said of the settlement.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
December 19, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Alston & Bird Liable for $4.7M in Legal Malpractice CaseAlston & Bird attempted to shift blame to an accounting firm, which was not a defendant at trial.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
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