A recent decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals provides a valuable illustration of how strictly Georgia Courts evaluate the significance of communications leading up to a settlement.  The case of Kolbus v. Fromm, A14A1132 (Ga. Ct. App., June 11, 2014) serves as a reminder to litigants and their attorneys to proceed toward settlement with […]

If there was ever any doubt in Georgia about who holds the Patient Mental Health Privilege, when it attaches, and who has a right to mental health records, the Supreme Court of Georgia just made it crystal clear. It’s the patient; not their family, representatives, and not their doctor. In a decision dated June 30, […]