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  • Moody et al. v. Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-15
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline | Legal Malpractice
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bret Moore, Douglas Chandler (Chandler & Moore Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Rogers, Johannes Kingma (Carlock Copeland & Stair LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Gregory Digel, Matthew Friedlander (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A1011

    The trial court erred in denying plaintiffs' motion for protective order in their legal malpractice action in which defendants requested production of a non-party attorney's litigation files and correspondences with plaintiff, as there was no evidence of an implied waiver of the attorney-client privilege with regard to the third-party attorney.

  • Benson et al. v. Ward

    Publication Date: 2017-11-21
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A17A0661

    The trial court erred in denying attorney's motion for summary judgment in former client's legal malpractice action because former client could not show that attorney's actions were the proximate cause of damages to the client.