Legal Opinion
Healthcrest, Inc. v. American Medical International, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided April 10, 1985No. Civ. A. C84-1405APublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER OF COURT
MOYE, Chief Judge.
The above-styled breach of contract action is before the Court on the defendants’ motion to disqualify the plaintiff’s law firm. This motion raises difficult and complex issues concerning the ethical standards applicable to lawyers who wish to represent clients in litigation involving transactions that the lawyers worked on prior to the litigation. After a review of the pleadings and case law and a balancinig of the competing interests, this Court concludes that the defendants’ motion to disqualify the plaintiff’s law firm must be granted.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Cossette v. Country Style Donuts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- U. S. Ex Rel. Sheldon Electric Co. v. Blackhawk Heating & Plumbing Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- J. D. Pflaumer, Inc. v. United States Department of JusticeDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Amoco Chemicals Corp. v. MacArthurDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983
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