Zielinski v. Clorox Co.

Sears, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that OCGA § 51-5-7, which provides that in defamation actions certain communications are deemed privileged, can be used as an evidentiary privilege to prevent admission of a party’s statements into evidence for impeachment purposes. We conclude that the Court of Appeals erred in so holding. Further, we reject the appellees’ contention that the conversation in question was protected by the attorney-client privilege. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

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