Legal Opinion
Klein v. Salama
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 8, 1982No. 80 Civ. 878PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
This is a motion by a law firm to withdraw as counsel for the defendant in this personal injury action. The law firm, Martini, Wynne & Byrne, (“Martini”) is house counsel to Great American Insurance Company (“Great American”) which issued a homeowner’s policy to Edward Salama’s parents, Albert and Fortunte Salama. The defendant, Edward Salama, is an insured under that policy. For the reasons stated below, Martini is removed as counsel in favor of counsel of defendant’s choice and Great American is ordered to pay all reasonable attorney’s fees…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lee v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Goldberg v. Lumber Mutual Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Prashker v. United States Guarantee Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Village of HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Lionel Freedman, Inc. v. Glens Falls InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1986
- Independent Petrochemical Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Abex Corp. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Cay Divers, Inc. v. RavenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Boyd Brothers Transportation Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Fireman's Fund Insurance CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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