R. Robin Mcdonald
September 06, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Former Law Firm Employee Sentenced for Stealing From Firm AccountsOscar Williams Jr. siphoned nearly $12,000 from the accounts of Cobb County real estate firm Perrie & Associates, where he worked for two years. He was sentenced last week to a three-year prison term and faces similar charges in Fulton County and in Rockville, Maryland.
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
September 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judge Richard Story Says Senior Status Won't Soon Lighten His WorkloadAfter 20 years on the federal bench in Atlanta, U.S. District Judge Richard Story says taking senior status will save him a brutal commute—and add a needed extra pair of hands when a new judge is appointed to replace him.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
September 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Consumer Lawyers Take Aim at Equifax Motion to Dismiss Data Breach CasesAttorneys representing hundreds of consumer plaintiffs whose financial and personal information was exposed in a massive data breach at Equifax last year challenged arguments by the credit bureau's lawyers that no one suffered harm, and if they did, Equifax is not at fault.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
August 21, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Voter Lawyers Call Paper Ballots 'Reasonable, Prudent' for Midterm ElectionLawyers representing Georgia voters and a Colorado coalition agree they want a federal judge to force the Georgia secretary of state to return to paper ballots for the November election. But they disagree on how to do it.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
August 15, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Secretary of State Says Return to Paper Ballots by Fall Could Cause ChaosGeorgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp pushed back Tuesday against a pending motion in federal court in Atlanta to junk the state's computerized voting.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
August 10, 2018 | Daily Report Online
SCOTUS Asked to Ignore Circuit Split on Sexual Orientation DiscriminationFreeman Mathis & Gary attorneys defending Clayton County, Georgia, in a discrimination fight over sexual orientation say the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit got it right in a finding that discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation is not prohibited under federal law.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
August 10, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Maryland's Switch From Electronic to Paper Ballots Could Set Stage for GeorgiaA federal case in Atlanta overseeing a push for paper ballots in the November election includes an affidavit from a Maryland election judge, who said the switch to paper ballots there made the elections easier to conduct.
By R. Robin McDonald
8 minute read
August 08, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Former Mayor Kasim Reed's Deputy Chief of Staff Expected to Plead Guilty in Bribery SchemeEvelyn Katrina Taylor-Parks is expected to plead guilty at an Aug. 13 hearing, federal prosecutors say.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
August 06, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judge Asks If Switch to Paper Ballots Would Compromise November ElectionColorado-based Coalition for Good Governance and voters from four Georgia counties claim the state's voting infrastructure is too old and too vulnerable to trust.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
August 03, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Hospital Chain Prime Healthcare to Pay $65M to Settle Fraud ClaimsPrime Healthcare, the nation's fifth-largest hospital chain, has agreed to settle a federal whistleblower case filed by a nurse in one of the company's California hospitals.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
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