Enersys Delaware, Inc. v. Hopkins

This case presents the question of whether the denial of a motion to disqualify an attorney is immediately appealable. We hold it is not and dismiss the case as interlocutory.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

From 2002 through 2004, George Harper and his law firm at that time, Jackson Lewis, represented EnerSys Delaware, Inc. in a variety of employment and labor law matters. Harper served as EnerSys’ attorney of record in at least five employment-related lawsuits during this time. However, the relationship between Jackson Lewis and EnerSys deteriorated in 2004 when EnerSys brought a malpractice…