R. Robin Mcdonald

February 08, 2016 | Daily Report Online

The federal judge presiding over litigation against Home Depot stemming from a massive security data breach has ordered the Atlanta-based home supply chain to turn over to plaintiff financial institutions any communications it has exchanged with other banks over possible settlement of the pending cases.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

February 04, 2016 | Daily Report Online

When a federal jury in Atlanta awarded $11 million to a former ski instructor in a bellwether product liability case last November, the verdict bore a distinctive hallmark. It was the jury's second effort to decide the case.

By R. Robin McDonald

8 minute read

February 04, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A federal grand jury in Atlanta has charged two real estate investors with bid rigging and bank fraud in connection with real estate foreclosure auctions, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

February 03, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Two telecommunications firms sued by Georgia's former governor on behalf of Cobb and Gwinnett counties have moved to dismiss the case, according to court papers filed in federal court in Atlanta.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

February 03, 2016 | Daily Report Online

An Illinois couple injured in a 2013 collision on I-75 near Marietta has sued the driver of the truck that collided with their car, the Florida business that employed him and the trucking company, claiming that an alleged failure to properly maintain the semi tractor-trailer's suspension system led to the collision.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

February 02, 2016 | Daily Report Online

At one time, U.S. Judge Marvin Shoob says, he intended to remain on the federal bench on Atlanta until he turned 100.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

February 01, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge in Rome has barred the city of Calhoun from detaining indigent defendants in misdemeanor or minor traffic cases in jail for as long as a week simply because they cannot afford a cash bond.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

January 28, 2016 | Daily Report Online

The Fulton County judge presiding over the criminal case against a former coastal Georgia judge has recused, following prosecutors' complaints that the judge's reservations about the case created an unfair bias against prosecution.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

January 27, 2016 | Daily Report Online

The chairman of the state senate's Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning took the Senate floor to question the wisdom of legislation by his House counterpart to abolish the state's judicial watchdog agency and give the legislature sole authority to re-create it.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

January 26, 2016 | Daily Report Online

In a rare public airing of grievances from within a state agency that operates largely in secret, the chairman and newest member of the Judicial Qualifications Commission are speaking publicly about a split that could threaten the agency's existence.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read