· 10/31/1994
Tante v. Herring
Citations
- 264 Ga. 694
- 453 S.E.2d 686
- 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 3491
- 1994 Ga. LEXIS 866
How courts have described this case
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- finding there was no evidence that the sexual relationship between the lawyer and client had any effect on the lawyer’s performance of legal services and thus a claim for legal malpractice did not stand
- finding there was no evidence that the sexual relationship between the lawyer and client had any effect on the lawyer’s performance of legal services and thus a claim for legal malpractice did not stand
- finding there was no evidence that the sexual relationship between the lawyer and client had any effect on the lawyer’s performance of legal services and thus a claim for legal malpractice did not stand
- attorney breached fiduciary duty by using information gained through the attorney-client relationship to engage in an adulterous relationship with client
- no expert affidavit needed where breach of fiduciary duty claim is not based on negligence involving attorney’s performance of legal services
- no expert affidavit needed where breach of fiduciary duty claim is not based on negligence involving attorney's performance of legal services
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Judges: Hunt, Hunstein
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