Legal Opinion
JPMorgan Chase Bank Ex Rel. Mahonia Ltd. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 28, 2002No. 01 CIV. 11523(JSR)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RAKOFF, District Judge.
Even in an age of convenience, for a law firm to bring a multi-million dollar claim on behalf of one corporate client against the primary subsidiary of another of that law firm’s corporate clients might be expected to raise some eyebrows. In this case, it also requires the law firm’s disqualification.
The law firm in question is the well regarded New York firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell (“Davis Polk”). The party seeking Davis Polk’s disqualification is Federal Insurance Company (“Federal”), a large insurance company and one of the defendants here. In 1967,…
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