Legal Opinion
Government of India v. Cook Industries, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 19, 1976No. 76 Civ. 2001PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.
Defendants Cook Industries, Inc. and Cook and Company (“Cook”) move to disqualify the law firm of Delson and Gordon and Frederick W. Meeker, an associate in the firm, from continuing to represent plaintiffs in this action. For the reasons hereinafter discussed, the disqualification motion is granted.
I. The Basis of the Present Action
The Government of India has purchased grain from Cook for a number of years. During 1975 and 1976, substantial publicity implicated Cook in a “grain scandal” involving alleged deliberate shortweighing and issuing of false inspection…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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