R. Robin Mcdonald
June 13, 2018 | Daily Report Online
State Appeals Court Reinstates Claims That Dentons Misappropriated Trust FundsA three-judge panel of the Georgia Court of Appeals overturned a Fulton County trial judge's dismissal of a lawsuit against Dentons that claimed the firm unjustly enriched itself by accepting more than $1.3 million in legal fees from the trusts of Atlanta industrialist and philanthropist Walter Bunzl to defend the embattled trustee against a suit by Bunzl heirs.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
June 11, 2018 | Daily Report Online
City of Atlanta Sued Over Dilapidated SidewalksLawyers for three Atlanta residents who rely on wheelchairs to get around say the City of Atlanta has violated the terms of a 2009 settlement with the Justice Department that required the city to repair deteriorating sidewalks.
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
June 11, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judge in Reality Winner Leak Prosecution Warns Lawyers to Not Talk About the CaseLess than 24 hours after a billboard supporting Reality Winner debuted in Augusta, U.S. District Chief Judge Randal Hall issued an order warning lawyers for both sides that he will hold them in contempt if they speak publicly about the case.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
June 08, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Marketing Firm That Misappropriated Law Firm Names Enjoined in 3 StatesTexas-based Exclusive Legal Marketing has been barred in three states from deceptive trade practices that channel prospective clients to other firms.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
June 06, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Federal Panel Says Ga. Injunction Not Warranted Despite Racial Gerrymandering EvidenceThe panel verbally brawled in concurring opinions over the credibility of state witnesses.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
June 04, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Law Firm Loses Seven-Year Fee Fight at US Supreme CourtLamar, Archer & Cofrin was pursuing more than $104,000 in legal fees a former client had discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
June 04, 2018 | Daily Report Online
High Court Accepts Tex McIver's Bar License SuspensionAtlanta attorney Claud "Tex" McIver petitioned the Supreme Court of Georgia to voluntarily suspend his bar license until after a motion for a new trial and his appeal of a murder conviction are decided.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
May 31, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Former US 'Classification Czar' to Testify for Accused Media LeakerWilliam Leonard, who served as director of the U.S. Information Security Oversight Office under President George W. Bush, is slated to testify on behalf of U.S. Air Force veteran Reality Winner, whom the U.S. Justice Department has accused of espionage over the alleged leak of a document detailing Russian efforts to hack into state election systems in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
May 30, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Cox Communications VP Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding CompanyFederal prosecutors in Atlanta sought a 33-month prison term, calling Janet West's actions the epitome of “corporate greed.”
By R. Robin McDonald
1 minute read
May 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Tex McIver, Dani Jo Carter Hit With Wrongful Death LawsuitThe court-appointed administrator of Diane McIver's estate has authorized the lawsuit against McIver's husband and the sole witness to the shooting.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
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