R. Robin Mcdonald
May 29, 2019 | National Law Journal
FBI's Chris Wray Picks Another King & Spalding Partner as Next Chief of StaffPaul Murphy, from the law firm's Atlanta office, will replace former King & Spalding partner Zack Harmon.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
May 24, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Tampa Physician Plans to Plead Guilty Plea in Case With Iranian Sanction OvertonesA Tampa physician is expected to plead guilty for violating federal licensing rules in shipping a microfilter to Iran.
By R. Robin McDonald
8 minute read
May 24, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Delayed Indictments of Iranian Researchers Play Out Against Altered Political LandscapeThe Atlanta indictments accusing Dr. Masaud Soleimani, Mahboobe Ghaedi and Maryam Jazayeri of violating U.S. sanctions rest on eight small vials of human growth hormone that customs agents in Atlanta removed from Jazayeri's luggage in September 2016 as she was en route to Iran to visit relatives.
By R. Robin McDonald
10 minute read
May 22, 2019 | Daily Report Online
CNN Moves to Dismiss Suit by 'MAGA' Hat-Wearing Teen in Viral VideoThe CNN suit is one of three multimillion-dollar suits filed on behalf of Covington Catholic High School teenager Nicholas Sandmann against major news media organizations that reported on Sandmann's encounter with a Native American activist on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Law.com
Lawsuit to Force Georgia to Use Paper Ballots AdvancesU.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg said that a new state law to replace Georgia's obsolete electronic voting machines with an upgraded electronic system is not sufficient, at this stage, to convince her that Georgia's voting apparatus shouldn't be considered a constitutional violation of voters' rights.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
May 21, 2019 | Daily Report Online
'Under Unceasing Attack': Suit Advances to Force Georgia to Use Paper Ballots, Not Electronic VotingU.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg said that a new state law to replace Georgia's obsolete electronic voting machines with an upgraded electronic system is not sufficient, at this stage, to convince her that Georgia's electronic voting apparatus shouldn't be considered a constitutional violation of voters' rights.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Former US Attorney in Georgia Surrenders Law License After Conviction for StalkingRichard S. "Rick" Thompson, who served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia from 2001 to 2004, surrendered his law license after he was convicted of two felony counts of the aggravated stalking of a former girlfriend, given two consecutive 10-year sentences that included three years in prison followed by 17 years on probation, and banished from the South Georgia counties where he grew up and practiced law.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
After Conviction for Stalking, Former U.S. Attorney in Georgia Surrenders Law LicenseRichard S. "Rick" Thompson, who served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia from 2001 to 2004, surrendered his law license after he was convicted of two felony counts of the aggravated stalking of a former girlfriend, given two consecutive 10-year sentences that included three years in prison followed by 17 years on probation, and banished from the South Georgia counties where he grew up and practiced law.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 16, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer Argues Tex McIver, Not His Murdered Wife's Estate, Has Right to Sue Over Her DeathAn attorney representing the imprisoned former Fisher & Phillips partner asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against McIver, claiming that he, not his wife's estate, has the right to sue for her wrongful death.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 15, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Tex McIver Heads to Appeals Court in Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit From Murdered Wife's EstateTex McIver, convicted of murdering his wife, claims state law doesn't require him to forfeit the right to bring a wrongful death claim.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
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