Appellate Court Finds Trial Court Wrongly Dismissed Legal-Malpractice Suit Despite Disqualifying Counsel a Week Prior
"Despite disqualifying Long's counsel, the court then proceeded to rule on the dispositive motion filed by that same disqualified counsel," Appellate Judge Stephen Dillard of the Georgia Court of Appeals said.
September 24, 2024 at 02:29 PM
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Legal MalpracticeA state appeals court has revived a suit filed by a plaintiff against their former counsel after finding that a trial court improperly granted a motion to dismiss after co-counsel had already been disqualified.
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