First Professionals Insurance Company v. Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, LLP et al

  1. April 01, 2016

    Owen Gleaton, Ex-Insurance Client Settle $2M Liability Row

    Atlanta-based Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP and its former client First Professionals Insurance Co. have put an end to their long-running professional liability fight over a $2 million settlement, with a Georgia federal judge tossing the suit Thursday, saying the parties reached a deal out-of-court.

  2. March 11, 2016

    Insurer Says Owen Gleaton Docs 'Magically Appeared'

    More than 4,000 pages of documents "magically appeared" just 11 days before trial in a professional liability suit against Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP, according to the insurance company suing the firm, which says the late production was not merely an oversight, but a breach of duty warranting severe sanctions.

  3. March 08, 2016

    Owen Gleaton Says Late Docs Don't Warrant Sanctions

    In response to allegations that it should be sanctioned severely for withholding 4,000-plus pages of evidence until 11 days before trial in a professional liability suit brought against it by First Professionals Insurance, Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP on Tuesday said the documents present no new facts and don't prejudice anyone.

  4. March 07, 2016

    Insurer Wants Owen Gleaton Sanctioned Over 'New' Docs

    Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP should be sanctioned severely for hanging on to more than 4,000 pages of evidence until just 11 days before trial in a professional liability suit brought against it by medical malpractice insurer First Professionals Insurance Co., a Georgia federal court was told on Friday.

  5. February 29, 2016

    Insurer Denies DQ Bid In Owen Gleaton Malpractice Suit

    First Professionals Insurance Co. told a Georgia federal court Friday that its request to admit evidence about Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP's counsel in the insurer's malpractice suit isn't, as the firm has argued, an attempt to disqualify the attorneys.

  6. February 17, 2016

    Insurer Pushes For Interest In Owen Gleaton Malpractice Row

    First Professionals Insurance Co. asked a Georgia federal judge on Sunday to snuff out two defenses raised by Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP in their dispute over a $2 million legal malpractice settlement, as well as for a ruling that it's entitled to interest on that amount.

  7. April 23, 2015

    Owen Gleaton Loses DQ Bid In Insurer's Malpractice Suit

    A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday found that doctors recruited to testify as experts in a legal malpractice suit over a medical malpractice case gone wrong are essential witnesses, which means defendant Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP can't claim them as its own experts or disqualify opposing counsel for speaking to them.

  8. December 12, 2014

    Owen Gleaton Playing Dirty With DQ Bid, Insurer Says

    First Professionals Insurance Co. blasted Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP's bid to disqualify FPIC's attorneys and several medical defense experts from the insurer's $2 million legal malpractice suit, arguing Thursday that there is no evidence its counsel improperly contacted the experts.

  9. November 07, 2014

    Owen Gleaton Rips Insurer's Doc Request In Malpractice Row

    Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP on Friday balked at an insurer's bid to force the firm to turn over financial information in a $2 million legal malpractice suit over the firm's handling of an underlying medical malpractice case, telling a Georgia federal judge that the insurer is frantically pushing discovery because it's not prepared for trial.

  10. September 26, 2014

    Firm Says Insurer Must Produce Docs In Malpractice Row

    Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP on Thursday urged a Georgia federal judge to compel an insurer to turn over information about why it settled a medical malpractice suit that triggered its $2 million legal malpractice suit against the firm, arguing it's been more than a year since the court ordered the insurer to turn over the information.