Legal Opinion
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Daniel International Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1977No. 77-1949PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
- [1,2] This appeal is part of a pretrial skirmish in a complex lawsuit arising out of a construction dispute. The issue now before us is whether the trial court erred in denying a motion to disqualify attorneys from representing supposedly adverse litigants. The trial court’s action is appeala-ble. See Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial *673Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949); Wilson P. Abraham Construction Corp. v. Armco Steel Corp., 559 F.2d 250 [(5th Cir., 1977)]; Woods v. Cov-ington County Bank, 537 F.2d 804, 809-10 (5th Cir. 1976). And appellant has standing to seek…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,745 Dean Woods, and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Covington County Bank, Edward Hoglund v. Covington County BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by22 opinions
- 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
- James J. Kevlik v. David B. Goldstein, Town of DerryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Rice v. BaronDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Realco Services, Inc. v. HoltDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Raphael J. Musicus v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Coral Ridge Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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