Greater Rockford Energy & Technology Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

Antitrust case — 17 Plaintiffs — 11 Defendants — 69 lawyers — and literally a half-ton of pleadings.

First of all, Plaintiffs’ counsel accepted this case with a foreseeable conflict.

But Defendants waited until 3 years into this major antitrust action before moving to disqualify Plaintiffs’ lead counsel (and his firm) on the grounds that Defendants intend to call him as a witness to give testimony that is prejudicial to his clients.

Motion denied.

I. FACTS

Bob Wright is a senior partner for the firm of Domengeaux and Wright, counsel for Plaintiffs. Mr. Wright…