It appears a legal malpractice lawsuit against Alston & Bird will once again offer the Court of Appeals of Georgia an opportunity to define the limits of the state’s apportionment statute.

In February, Alston & Bird was hit with a verdict of more than $2 million in damages and fees following a two-week legal-malpractice trial. But jurors apportioned the bulk of the damages to a nonparty in a decision that left lawyers on each side arguing over the breakdown.  

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