Legal Opinion
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. v. Americold Corp.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 5, 1999No. 80,786PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Six, J.:
This is an attorney disqualification case under MRPC 1.9, Conflict of Interest: Former Client (1998 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 320), and MRPC 1.10, Imputed Disqualification (1998 Kan. Ct. R. An-not. 322). Northwestern Pacific Indemnity Company (NPIC) appeals the disqualification of its trial counsel Cozen and O’Connor of Philadelphia. The district court found an implied attorney-client relationship between a member of that firm and one or more of the plaintiffs here. (NPIC’s Kansas counsel was not disqualified.)
Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 20-3017…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. v. Americold Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1997
- In Re Adoption of IronsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1984
- Chrispens v. Coastal Refining & Marketing, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1995
- Barragree v. Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1997
- Professional Service Industries, Inc. v. KimbrellDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1991
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Stovall v. MeneleySupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
- State v. DrachSupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
- Venters v. SellersSupreme Court of Kansas · 2011
- Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. v. Americold Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2011
- In re SwisherSupreme Court of Kansas · 2008
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