Legal Opinion
Tax Authority, Inc. v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 31, 2006PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice WALLACE, JR.
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The issue presented is whether our Rule of Professional Conduct (RPC) 1.8(g) prohibits an attorney who represents more than one client from entering into an aggregate settlement of the clients’ claims without each client consenting to the settlement after its terms are known. In the present case, an attorney agreed to represent 154 individual franchisee-plaintiffs in their claims against franchisor-defendant Jackson Hewitt, Inc. Each plaintiff entered into an identical retainer agreement that provided for settlement of the matter if a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Cohen v. Radio-Electronics Officers Union District 3Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
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