Legal Opinion
Niesig v. Team I
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 5, 1990PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
Plaintiff in this personal injury litigation, wishing to have his counsel privately interview a corporate defendant’s employees who witnessed the accident, puts before us a question that has generated wide interest: are the employees of a corporate party also considered "parties” under Disciplinary Rule 7-104 (A) (1) of the Code of Professional Responsibility, which prohibits a lawyer from communicating directly with a *368"party” known to have counsel in the matter?1 The trial court and the Appellate Division both answered that an employee of a counseled corporate…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Kelly v. Diesel Construction Division of Carl A. Morse, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Rossi v. Blue Cross & Blue ShieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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