Legal Opinion
Ross v. Canino
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 30, 1983PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
The issue, on this appeal is whether a former Attorney General or the law firm in which he is now a partner, or both, should be disqualified from continuing to represent plaintiffs in a civil suit because one or more divisions in the Department of Law and Public Safety (Department), during the term of the Attorney General, investigated matters relating to the suit. In an unreported decision, the Appellate Division affirmed the ruling of the Law Division that both the former Attorney General and the law firm were disqualified. We conclude…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Michael F. Armstrong v. Clovis McAlpinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Knight v. City of MargateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Higgins v. Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics of the Supreme CourtSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- In Re Opinion No. 415, New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional EthicsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Kesselhaut v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. LoyalSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- Steel v. General Motors Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
- In Re Review of Opinion 552 of Advisory Committee on Professional EthicsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- In Re Review of Opinion No. 569 of the Advisory Committee on Professional EthicsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- State v. MedinaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
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