Wilhelm-Kissinger v. Kissinger
Annotate this CaseDuring the divorce proceedings of Jeffrey Kissinger and Beth Wilhelm-Kissinger, a dispute arose: Ms. Wilhelm-Kissinger allegedly illegally took privileged e-mail messages between Mr. Kissinger and his attorney from Mr. Kissinger's computer, and gave them to her attorney. Mr. Kissinger moved to disqualify Ms. WIlhelm-Kissinger's attorney. Ms. Wilhelm-Kissinger's attorney denied seeking or reviewing any of the messages in question. The trial court subsequently denied Mr. Kissinger's motion. Mr. Kissinger appealed, arguing that the denial of his motion to disqualify counsel is a final and appealable order. The appellate court found that the denial was not a final order that it could review. The Supreme Court agreed, finding that the denial of the motion to disqualify was not a final order. The Court affirmed the lower courts' judgments.
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