Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Trans Union, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 2017No. 17-1142PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Richard Watkins has sued Trans Union for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The merits of his claims are not the subject of this- appeal. The issue here is whether attorney John Cento should be disqualified from representing Watkins. That is because over ten years ago Cento earned a living defending Trans Union in hundreds of lawsuits alleging Fair Credit Reporting Act violations. Because the Southern District of Indiana makes use of Indiana’s rules governing attorney conduct, Indiana Rule of Professional Conduct 1.9 (Duties' to Former Clients) governs…
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