Legal Opinion
Trone v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1980No. 77-1832PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
We review 1 the district court’s refusal to grant a motion to disqualify plaintiff’s counsel. Whether the refusal was correct on the facts of this case turns upon the effect of the rule against suing a former client.
This appeal is one aspect of the complex litigation filed by the trustees in bankruptcy for Westgate-California Corporation (Westgate) and other entities, against a large number of individuals and entities, seeking compensatory damages of at least $500,000,000 and punitive damages of not less than $1,000,000,000. The 110-page complaint, incorporating 194…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,675 James M. Richardson v. Hamilton International CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. Gulf Oil Corporation, and United Nuclear CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- The Nck Organization Ltd. And William E. Greene, Jr. v. Walter W. BregmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by155 opinions
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- United States v. Ralph H. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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