Legal Opinion
John Doe, Etc. v. A Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1983No. 82-2224PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A lawyer employed as house counsel for a corporation rendered legal advice concerning employee benefits to the corporation and to the administrators of its benefit plan. After he resigned from employment with the corporation, he sued for benefits allegedly due him under the corporation’s pension and life insurance plans. He also sought to represent a class of other employees allegedly entitled to those benefits. We affirm the district court’s judgment holding that he is barred by his ethical obligations as a lawyer from prosecuting such litigation as the class…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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