R. Robin Mcdonald
October 31, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Lawyers Battle Over Special Prosecutor Role in Gambling CasesA former state attorney general claims an Atlanta lawyer who works as a special assistant district attorney leverages the threat of criminal prosecution against vulnerable business owners to lay claim to their assets.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
October 27, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Libel Claims in Stolen Valor CaseShane Ladner sued New World Communications of Atlanta for defamation after Ladner and his wife were among veterans on a float that collided with a train in Texas.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
October 26, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Judiciary Committee Forwards Self Nomination to Senate FloorThe nomination of Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Tilman "Tripp" Self to a federal judicial post in the Middle District of Georgia now moves to the full Senate for a final vote.
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
October 24, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Judge Throws Dentons Counsel Off Federal Fraud Case Against Former Sutherland PartnerA federal judge in Atlanta has disqualified global law firm Dentons for a conflict of interest in its defense of a former partner with Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan.
By R. Robin McDonald
27 minute read
October 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Sally Yates: White House Has Violated 'Important Norms'In an hourlong conversation at National Association of Women Judges in Atlanta, Yates ardently defended the historic independence of the DOJ, and called on judges to ensure that it remain so.
By R. Robin McDonald | Daily Report
5 minute read
October 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online
President Carter Has Told White House He Will Negotiate With North KoreansFormer President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that he has "spent a lot of time in the last few days dealing with the North Korean problem" over escalating…
By R. Robin McDonald | Daily Report
6 minute read
October 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online
New U.S. Attorney Asks Judges to Consider More First-Generation Citizens for JuriesOn Day Three of his new job as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, BJay Pak tells the National Association of Women Judges in Atlanta that "It is the role of the judiciary to challenge those assumptions that even ethnic minorities have about themselves."
By R. Robin McDonald | Daily Report
8 minute read
October 12, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Walter Jospin to Step Down as SEC's Regional DirectorThe SEC's Southeast regional director is stepping down but will remain at his post until his successor is selected.
By R. Robin McDonald
10 minute read
October 11, 2017 | Daily Report Online
John Horn Bids Farewell as U.S. Attorney in AtlantaJohn Horn, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia since the 2015 departure his former boss, Sally Yates, is leaving the office where…
By R. Robin McDonald | Daily Report
3 minute read
October 10, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Both Sides Ask Panel to Consolidate Equifax Suits in Atlanta Before Judge With King & Spalding TiesEquifax's King & Spalding counsel joined with some plaintiffs lawyers to ask the federal Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation to consolidate in Atlanta hundreds of cases that have been filed against the Atlanta-based credit bureau and assign them to a judge with King & Spalding ties.
By R. Robin McDonald | Daily Report
4 minute read
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