Legal Opinion
Norman Norell, Inc. v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 18, 1978No. 77 Civ. 1341 (CHT)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TENNEY, District Judge.
The Court has before it a motion to disqualify plaintiffs’ counsel on the grounds that continued representation by it of Norman Norell, Inc. and Marlin Enterprises Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Norell”) would violate Disciplinary Rules (“DR”) 5-101(B) and 5-102(A) of the Code of Professional Responsibility. The text of the rules is set out in the margin; 1 in brief they require, with certain caveats, withdrawal of an attorney from participation in a case when “it is obvious that he or a lawyer in his firm ought to be called as a witness.” The action…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Board of Trade of Chicago v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- White Motor Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Culebras Enterprises Corporation v. Miguel A. Rivera-RiosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- MacArthur v. Bank of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Eleanor Groper v. Barry P. TaffCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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