General Cigar Holdings, Inc. v. Altadis, S.A.

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISQUALIFY COUNSEL

MORENO, District Judge.

Defendants move to disqualify Plaintiff’s counsel due to an alleged conflict of interest based on counsel’s joint representation of Defendant Altadis U.S.A., Inc. and other cigar companies in an unrelated matter currently pending before the Supreme Court of the United States and the law firm’s representation against Altadis U.S.A. in this case. Consequently, Defendants also move to disqualify Plaintiff’s co-counsel law firm. Because the law firm obtained in advance informed consent permitting the concurrent representation, the…