Legal Opinion

Amoco Chemicals Corp. v. MacArthur

District Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided April 1, 1983No. Civ. A. C81-1907APublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

FORRESTER, District Judge.

This action is before the court on a motion of third-party plaintiff Amoco Chemicals Corp. (“Amoco”) to disqualify third-party defendant D.C. MacArthur’s (“MacArthur”) attorneys. The grounds for the motion to disqualify the law firm of Greene, Buckley, DeRieux & Jones (“Greene, Buckley”) are that a current member of the firm has previously represented Amoco in connection with one of the claims contained in the third-party defendant’s proposed amended counterclaim.

The facts are as follows. On October 6, 1982, Amoco, acting by and through one of its in-house…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Cinema 5, Ltd. v. Cinerama, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  2. In Re Yarn Processing Patent Validity Litigation. Celanese Corporation and Fiber Industries, Inc. v. Leesona Corporation, Lex Tex Ltd., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,017 Carl R. Duncan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Dr. Ing. Max Schloetter v. Railoc of Indiana, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  5. E. L. Cord, Etc. v. Calvin J. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mary D. Tipton v. Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  2. INA Underwriters Insurance v. NalibotskyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Glover v. LibmanDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983
  4. Petroleum Wholesale, Inc. v. Marshall, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  5. Healthcrest, Inc. v. American Medical International, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1985

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