Shuttleworth v. Rankin-Shuttleworth of Georgia, LLC

Miller, Judge.

Rankin-Shuttleworth of Georgia, LLC (“RSG”) and Marvin Rex Rankin III (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed suit against Rankin’s former business partner, J. Sterling Shuttleworth, Shuttleworth’s wife, Linda Nethery, and Shuttleworth’s business, Venture Captive *594Management (collectively “Defendants”), alleging conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference with business relations, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, defamation, unfair competition, malicious prosecution, civil conspiracy, and other claims.1 Plaintiffs moved to disqualify Wayne Pierce and his law…