Legal Opinion
Justinian Capital SPC v. WestLB AG
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 27, 2011PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The motion court providently exercised its discretion in granting the motion (see Decana Inc. v Contogouris, 27 AD3d 207 [2006]). In Bank Hapoalim B.M. v WestLB AG (82 AD3d 433 [2011]), we affirmed the disqualification of Reed Smith as counsel for the plaintiffs, including the plaintiff in this action, in a suit claiming that defendants had engaged in negligent and fraudulent conduct in mismanaging the plaintiffs’ investments. Although the particular investment vehicles and legal claims at issue in this case are not identical to those in Bank Hapoalim, the cases are substantially related. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rose Ocko Foundation, Inc. v. LiebovitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Bank Hapoalim B.M. v. WestLB AGAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Decana Inc. v. ContogourisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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