Legal Opinion

Kassis v. Teacher's Insurance & Annuity Ass'n

New York Court of Appeals

Decided July 1, 1999PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Smith, J.

Plaintiffs Henry Kassis and North River Insurance Company retained the law firm of Weg & Myers to represent them in an action premised upon property damage to a building owned by Kassis in New York City. Thurm & Heller, a firm of ap*614proximately 26’ attorneys, is counsel for defendants and third-party plaintiffs, Teacher’s Insurance and Annuity Association and Cauldwell-Wingate Company, Inc. The decisive issue on this appeal is whether Thurm & Heller should be disqualified from continued representation of defendants on the basis that it hired Charles Arnold, a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. S & S Hotel Ventures Limited Partnership v. 777 S. H. Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Cardinale v. GolinelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Greene v. GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Solow v. W. R. Grace & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. In re KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1968

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3Cited by49 opinions

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