R. Robin Mcdonald

February 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online

After his presidential commission when Atlanta was steeped in snow, U.S. District Judge Mike Brown said he took his oath of office in a private ceremony attended only by the chief judge, Brown's wife, and his daughters.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

February 01, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The panel specifically called out Troutman Sanders attorney Brian P. Watt for convincing the district court to ignore the previous order.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

January 31, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Former NSA contractor Reality Winner's defense team had called her continued detention without bond "manifestly unjust."

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

January 26, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Millard Farmer, who made his name as an aggressive death penalty combatant across the South, was found by a preponderance of the evidence to have violated Georgia's racketeering law with his legal tactics.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

January 26, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Executives of South Georgia's now-defunct Peanut Corp. of America were convicted of perpetuating and then covering up a 2008 nationwide salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds and killed nine.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

January 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online

An internal Justice Department memo that spells out specific, new criteria for federal prosecutors to use in determining whether to dismiss a whistleblower case may be more defense-oriented but, while a reason for caution, raises no immediate alarms.

By R. Robin McDonald

6 minute read

January 24, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The lawsuit claims the death of a stunt double on the set of "The Walking Dead" was the result of pressure on the series' production companies and staff to save money by "cutting corners" on safety.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

January 23, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys defending former Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan partner Bennett Kight say their client has dementia and is no longer competent to assist in his defense.

By R. Robin McDonald

8 minute read

January 17, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The snow, predictably, has shut everything down in metro Atlanta. Closed is the operative word for courts and law schools.

By R. Robin McDonald

1 minute read

January 16, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Virginia-based Bassett Mirror Co. has settled a whistleblower case brought by a Huntsville, Alabama, merchant who sold furniture online following a similar $15 million settlement by its co-defendant.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read