Legal Opinion
In Re Bushkin Associates, Inc., and Merle J. Bushkin
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 4, 1989No. 88-1812PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Merle J. Bushkin and Bushkin Associates, Inc. petition for mandamus, seeking to convince us to overturn a ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts disqualifying their counsel in a pending civil action. We are not persuaded.
I. SETTING THE STAGE
Petitioners are investment bankers. In 1981, they sued Raytheon Co. in federal district court for compensation allegedly owed. The case was tried in late 1985. After plaintiffs rested, Judge Skinner directed a verdict against them. Before court adjourned, plaintiffs’ trial counsel asked for leave…
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