296 Ga. App. 690 - Hardwick v. Fortson’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “In Waters v. Waters, 242 Ga. App. 588 ( 530 SE2d 482 ) (2000), this court held that when parties settle all claims in a case, they must expressly reserve their right to bring an OCGA § 9-15-14 claim against an attorney involved in the case. Id. at 590. A failure to do so will preclude any later attempt to recover these fees. Id. The language of the settlement agreement before us demonstrates that the parties contemplated that the settlement would resolve all issues in the case, including any that were still pending in the trial court. As a result, the trial court erred by awarding attorney fees against Hardwick. Id. 7”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 297 Ga. App. 603 - Fortson v. Hardwick