Legal Opinion
GSI Commerce Solutions, Inc. v. BabyCenter, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 18, 2010No. Docket 09-2790-cvPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
GSI Commerce Solutions, Inc. (“GSI”) appeals from Judge Rakoffs order granting a motion by BabyCenter, LLC (“Baby-Center”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, Inc. (“J&J”), to disqualify Blank Rome, LLP, as GSI’s counsel. The court concluded that the doctrine forbidding concurrent representation without consent applies because the relationship between BabyCenter and J&J, which Blank Rome represents in other matters, is so close that the two are essentially one client for disqualification purposes. The district court therefore disqualified Blank Rome from…
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