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R. Robin Mcdonald

R. Robin Mcdonald

May 03, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Bunzl Trusts Seeks Millions in Miller & Martin Malpractice Claim

The suit claims at least $10 million was siphoned from the trusts.

By R. Robin McDonald

19 minute read

May 02, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Larry Thompson Drafts DOJ Alums to Monitor VW

The former deputy attorney general and PepsiCo GC will be backed up a team of former prosecutors and other highly credentialed lawyers.

By R. Robin McDonald

8 minute read

May 02, 2017 | Daily Report Online

CNN Loses Bid to Block Defamation Claims Over Infant Mortality Report

Palm Beach County Judge Richard Oftedal is the second judge to reject CNN's defense to claims it knowingly misled viewers with an investigation into pediatric deaths at a Florida hospital.

By R. Robin McDonald

10 minute read

May 01, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Grand Jury Witness: McIver's Slain Wife Had a Second Will

Before Atlanta lawyer Claud "Tex" McIver was charged with malice murder in the shooting death of his wife, an office bookkeeper told a county grand jury that Diane McIver had drawn up a new will and given it to her to copy.

By R. Robin McDonald

11 minute read

April 28, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Specter of Privilege Could Haunt Searches for Second Will in McIver Case

When investigators unexpectedly found a gun during a recent search of Atlanta lawyer Claud "Tex" McIver's residence, McIver's lawyer said they were searching for a second will his dead wife might have left behind.

By R. Robin McDonald

10 minute read

April 27, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Tex McIver Indicted for Malice Murder in Wife's Shooting Death

Claud "Tex" McIver, a former law partner at Atlanta's Fisher & Phillips was indicted today by a Fulton County grand jury on a charge of malice murder in the shooting death of his wife.

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

April 25, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Guns Part of Tex McIver's Ethos—Just Not the One In His Sock Drawer

Atlanta lawyer Claud "Tex" McIver had a lot of guns. No one disputes that.

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

April 24, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Dentons Lawyers Under Fire in Bunzl Trust Cases

Attorneys with mega-firm Dentons are under fire on two fronts stemming from their representation of former Sutherland partner Bennett Kight over allegations that he spent years draining millions of dollars from trust funds he managed for a longtime Sutherland client.

By R. Robin McDonald

29 minute read

April 21, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Will Monitor VW Plea Deal Compliance

Larry Thompson has been appointed to monitor Volkswagen AG to ensure the automobile manufacturer complies with the conditions of its criminal plea and a separate civil consent decree stemming from the company's sales of diesel vehicles with software that circumvented U.S. emissions tests.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

April 20, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Civil Rights Groups Sue to Expand Opportunity to Register for Key Congressional Runoff

Three weeks ago, as early voting began in the nationally-watched congressional special election in Georgia's 6th District, lawyers representing the state chapter of the NAACP notified the secretary of state that Georgia's voter registration law could bar persons from legally participating in a runoff election, in violation of federal law.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read