Legal Opinion
In Re Corrugated Container Antitrust Litigation. Kraft, Inc. v. Alton Box Board Co., and Container Corporation of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1981No. 81-2036PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
The Container Corporation of America (Container), one of the defendants in this multidistrict action, appeals an order of the district court disqualifying its counsel, Chadwell, Kayser, Ruggles, McGee & Hastings, Ltd. (hereinafter Chadwell or the Chadwell Firm). The district court correctly held that the Chadwell Firm’s representation of Container violates Canon 9 of the American Bar Association Code of Professional Responsibility (1980).
The facts pertinent to this appeal are in large part undisputed. In 1930, an ex-general counsel of Kraft, Inc., formed the…
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