Legal Opinion
Goldenberg v. Corporate Air, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 15, 1983No. 11256PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
This case presents a variation of the troublesome question whether private counsel in a civil law suit and his firm should be disqualified for his having consulted with an attorney who changed sides during the pendency of the litigation.
The disqualification issue arises incidentally out of a tragic aircraft accident that occurred at Brainard Field in Hartford on November 28, 1978 and that resulted in the death of the pilot and two passengers. Multiple suits followed against various defendants among whom are Corporate Air, Inc. (Corporate Air), lessee and operator of the aircraft involved in…
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- The Nck Organization Ltd. And William E. Greene, Jr. v. Walter W. BregmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Novella v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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