At the request of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia has issued a ruling clarifying state law surrounding fiduciary rights—but not without perturbing some justices in the process.

As an attorney involved in the underlying dispute weighed in on the ruling and its implications for lawyers who advise fiduciaries in Georgia, at least one justice aired her opposition to the federal inquiry in a partial dissent.

Fiduciary Breach?