R. Robin Mcdonald
June 26, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer Who Lost Job Over Same-Sex Union Reacts to ObergefellWhen a federal appeals court in 1997 affirmed then-Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers' right to rescind a job offer to Atlanta lawyer Robin Shahar because she'd planned a religious ceremony to bless her same-sex union, Shahar never thought she would see same-sex marriage legalized in her lifetime.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Challengers of Georgia Marriage Ban Revel in High Court RulingA lawyer for plaintiffs in a federal suit that had sought to overturn Georgia's constitutional amendment and state statutes banning same-sex marriage called Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision a landmark ruling that "recognizes a same-sex couple's common humanity and dignity."
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer Who Lost Job Over Same-Sex Union Reacts to ObergefellWhen a federal appeals court in 1997 affirmed then-Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers' right to rescind a job offer to Atlanta lawyer Robin Shahar because she'd planned a religious ceremony to bless her same-sex union, Shahar never thought she would see same-sex marriage legalized in her lifetime.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
June 26, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Olens Orders State Agencies to Recognize Same-Sex MarriagesWithin two hours of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, Georgia's attorney general issued a memo to state agencies and department heads requiring the state to recognize same-sex marriage "in the same way it recognizes marriage between a man and a woman."
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
June 25, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Olens Orders State Agencies to Recognize Same-Sex MarriagesWithin two hours of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, Georgia's attorney general issued a memo to state agencies and department heads requiring the state to recognize same-sex marriage "in the same way it recognizes marriage between a man and a woman."
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
June 25, 2015 | Daily Report Online
'Deed Dogs' Win $768K for Unpaid Overtime, Legal FeesA federal judge has granted more than $250,000 in legal fees to lawyers who won more than $500,000 for land title examiners and abstracters—sometimes called "deed dogs"—in a federal wage-and-hour suit.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
June 25, 2015 | Daily Report Online
DaVita to Pay $450M to Settle Georgia Whistleblower ClaimsDaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.,—the largest provider of kidney dialysis services in the nation—will pay $450 million to settle whistleblower claims that it artificially boosted profits by manipulating drug doses to patients and then overbilling federal health care programs, the acting U.S. attorney in Atlanta announced Wednesday.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
June 25, 2015 | Daily Report Online
'Deed Dogs' Win $768K for Unpaid Overtime, Legal FeesA federal judge has granted more than $250,000 in legal fees to lawyers who won more than $500,000 for land title examiners and abstracters—sometimes called "deed dogs"—in a federal wage-and-hour suit.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
June 25, 2015 | Daily Report Online
DaVita to Pay $450M to Settle Georgia Whistleblower ClaimsDaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.,—the largest provider of kidney dialysis services in the nation—will pay $450 million to settle whistleblower claims that it artificially boosted profits by manipulating drug doses to patients and then overbilling federal health care programs, the acting U.S. attorney in Atlanta announced Wednesday.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
June 23, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Alpharetta Man Convicted of Defrauding NASAA federal jury in Atlanta has convicted an Alpharetta man of defrauding the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation of nearly $800,000, the acting U.S. attorney in Atlanta announced Tuesday.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
