Earthgrains Baking Co. v. Bird

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

Durden, Kaufold, Rice & Barfield, P.C. (hereinafter “DKRB”)1 filed a petition for citation of contempt of court against attorneys Wilson Smith and Clay Ratterree. The trial court declined to hold Smith and Ratterree in contempt, finding that there was an insufficient basis for granting the petition. DKRB appeals the decision of the trial court, and we affirm.

In October 1998, Cynthia Bird and others, plaintiffs in the underlying cases, retained DKRB to represent them against Earth-grains Baking Company in four personal injury and wrongful death actions arising out of a…