Carta Ex Rel. Estate of Carta v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION ON JOINT MOTION TO DISQUALIFY COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF BY THE DEFENDANTS (# 56)

COLLINGS, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiff, Mary L. Carta, as the Administratrix of the Estate of George P. Carta (“Carta” or the “plaintiff’), has sued defendants Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, American Motorists Insurance Company, American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company and American Protection Insurance Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as “AMPICO”) and defendants Anthem Casualty Insurance Company and Shelby Casualty Insurance Company…