Legal Opinion · Dissent

Kassis v. Teacher's Insurance & Annuity Ass'n

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 16, 1998Published

1Dissent

Tom, J. (dissenting).

The issue on this appeal is whether the law firm of Thurm & Heller should be disqualified as counsel to defendants because the firm hired an associate attorney who was actively representing the opposing party on the same matter in litigation.

Plaintiff Kassis commenced the underlying action in 1992 to recover for property damage incurred by his buildings during construction work performed by defendant Cauldwell-Wingate Company on an adjoining building owned by defendant Teacher’s Insurance and Annuity Association. When the complaint was amended in 1994, Weg & Myers, P. C.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Cardinale v. GolinelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
Solow v. W. R. Grace & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
United States v. Standard Oil CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
GAF Corp. v. ChengSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
Saftler v. Government Employees InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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