DQ Case of the Week: Negotiating to Work for the Opposing Firm
This disqualification case of the week arose in bankruptcy court, in which some of the most daunting conflict of interest …
This disqualification case of the week arose in bankruptcy court, in which some of the most daunting conflict of interest …
Two interesting DQ opinions were issued last week and illustrate offensive and defensive disqualification (among other issues). The first case …
The disqualification case of the week involves conflicts in the representation of small businesses and divorcing spouses (particularly in community-property …
The case of the week involves the Sixth Amendment right to counsel of choice (at least for those who can …
Five new and notable disqualification opinions were issued in the last two weeks. In order, they cover: (1) lawyers receiving …
Two potentially interesting and certainly unusual disqualification decisions were issued late last week. The first case involves a lawyer whose …
When a court orders disqualification, the court obviously has authority to enjoin the attorney or law firm from appearing before …
Two interesting cases came down last week from the California appellate courts. The first case involved a plaintiff who moved …
These two disqualification decisions come from the same federal district judge in the same week applying the same test — …
The disqualification case of the week involves a specific type of former client conflict of interest: when a lawyer is …
The DQ case of the week involves a law firm disqualified for hiring away opposing counsel’s paralegal. Plaintiffs were suing …
The case of the week comes from bankruptcy court, where a chapter 7 trustee moved to disqualify counsel for the …
Three cases this week deserve highlighting: (1) The first case contains a lengthy discussion of both affiliate representation and advance …
Within the past two weeks or so, four interesting and concise articles on lawyer and law firm disqualification have been …
The disqualification case of the week involves a former client conflict of interest and the application of the substantial relationship …
The (non-)disqualification case of the week comes from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and pertains …
The Georgia Court of Appeals this week published an opinion addressing two key issues in disqualification procedure: the timing of …
The issue of disqualification can irritate many lawyers and judges. For example, some fear that disqualification motions are invariably “tactical” …
The District Court of the Virgin Islands recently addressed, albeit briefly, the dueling standards as to whether screening incoming lateral …
The DQ case of the week is actually two federal cases, one from Massachusetts and another from Illinois. The first …