R. Robin Mcdonald

December 11, 2014 | Daily Report Online

When Cobb County political activist Amy Barnes chanted "F--- the police" as she bicycled past two officers who were questioning a man in the parking lot of a local convenience store, the officers pursued her, arrested her and charged her with disorderly conduct.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

December 11, 2014 | Daily Report Online

When Cobb County political activist Amy Barnes chanted "Fuck the police" as she bicycled past two officers who were questioning a man in the parking lot of a local convenience store, the officers pursued her, arrested her and charged her with disorderly conduct.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

December 10, 2014 | Law.com

With the legal winds in a 20-year environmental damages suit beginning to blow in Chevron's favor, the company's top lawyer shared his take on the case in Atlanta last week, revealing that Chevron has spent more than $200 million defending itself and fighting to overturn an epic $9.5 billion judgment in Ecuador.

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

December 09, 2014 | Daily Report Online

A federal jury in Atlanta has convicted the former payroll director of Grady Memorial Hospital of stealing more than $480,000 from the hospital.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

December 05, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Six years after Delta Air Lines and AirTran opened a rich new revenue stream by charging passengers to check their bags, a court battle over claims the carriers broke antitrust laws by implementing the fees has been repeatedly marred by allegations that Delta has hidden or destroyed company records critical to the case.

By R. Robin McDonald

12 minute read

December 05, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Three attorneys knowledgeable of federal antitrust laws have shared with the Daily Report some observations about the pending anti-trust litigation against Delta Air Lines and competitor AirTran.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

December 04, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Three federal judges confirmed by the Senate last month have taken their oaths of office in private ceremonies and are already at work in the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

November 21, 2014 | Daily Report Online

A special master in an antitrust case over airline passenger bag fees has recommended that Delta Air Lines pay $1.8 million in sanctions for a string of failures to turn over relevant evidence to the plaintiffs during the long-running litigation.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

November 19, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Under fire for her controversial rulings in a DeKalb County school corruption case and under investigation by the state judicial disciplinary agency, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Becker on Wednesday said she would leave office on March 1.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

November 19, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Assistant U.S. attorney Leslie Abrams and DeKalb State Court Judge Eleanor Ross made history Tuesday when they were confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first African-American women to serve as lifetime-appointed federal district court judges in Georgia.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read