Tante v. Herring
Supreme Court of Georgia
453 S.E.2d 686 (1994)
Relevant factsFree
Attorney Tante (defendant) successfully represented Mrs. Herring (plaintiff) before the Social Security Administration but allegedly used confidential information about her mental state, gleaned from her medical records, to coax her into an adulterous relationship; the Herrings sued for legal malpractice, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, and the lower courts upheld the fiduciary-duty claim.
IssueFree
Whether an attorney's use of a client's confidential information for the benefit of the attorney and to the disadvantage of the client amounts to a breach of fiduciary duty.