Georgia Bar Examinees Falsely Told They Failed Can’t Get Damages

Examinees who were falsely told they failed the Georgia bar exam lost their suit for damages against the company that computed their scores.

The contract was between the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions and ILG Technologies LLC to provide a program to digitize and electronically facilitate the the entire bar admission process, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia said.

The examinees claimed ILG Technologies breached its contract with the OBA and they were intended beneficiaries of the contract. They also made negligence, strict liability, negligent design, negligent misrepresentation, and defamation claims.

The examinees’ breach of contract ...