Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Kerr-McGee Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 25, 1978No. Nos. 78-1544, 78-1545, 78-1546 and 78-1547PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The novel issues on this appeal are (1) whether an attorney-client relationship arises only when both parties consent to its formation or can it also occur when the lay party submits confidential information to the law party with reasonable belief that the latter is acting as the former’s attorney and (2) whether the size and geographical scope of a law firm exempt it from the ordinary ethical considerations applicable to lawyers generally.
The four separate appellants are some of the defendants in this antitrust case who were each denied their motions to disqualify the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- EF Hutton & Company v. BrownDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1969
- Wilson P. Abraham Construction Corporation v. Armco Steel Corporation, the Ceco Corporation, and Laclede Steel CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Dr. Ing. Max Schloetter v. Railoc of Indiana, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by120 opinions
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- Charles Glueck v. Jonathan Logan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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