The Georgia Supreme Court courtroom. (Photo: John Disney/ALM) Ga. High Court Set to Define When Words Exchanged by Counsel May Be Defamatory
The plaintiff-appellee, Armin Oskouei, an orthopedic surgeon, filed libel and slander complaints against defense attorney Zach Matthews of McMickle Kurey & Branch, alleging the latter said the plaintiff-appellee "is performing illegal surgeries," "is a back-alley doctor" and "a crook and a fraud" to a member of opposing counsel in an underlying dispute.
April 18, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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Civil Appeals
What You Need to Know
- In 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled attorney speech between opposing counsel was protected.
- The ruling also overturned an anti-SLAPP motion denial issued by a Fulton County trial court.
- The state Supreme Court is set to look at the border between courtroom bluster and defamatory speech.
The Georgia Supreme Court indicated Tuesday that it will reconsider the line between courtroom bluster and defamatory speech when it granted certiorari contesting the Court of Appeals' overturning of an anti-SLAPP motion denial in a dispute between two attorneys.
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