Legal Opinion
Hull v. Celanese Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 26, 1975No. 579, Docket 74-2126PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TENNEY, District Judge.
This Court today hears the appeal from an order of disqualification of plaintiff’s counsel, the law firm of Rabi-nowitz, Boudin & Standard (“the Rabi-nowitz firm”).1 The question at issue is whether a law firm can take on, as a client, a lawyer for the opposing party in the very litigation against the opposing party. Factually, the case is novel and we approach it mindful of the important competing interests present. It is incumbent upon us to preserve, to the greatest extent possible, both the individual’s right to be represented by counsel of his or her choice and the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,675 James M. Richardson v. Hamilton International CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- EF Hutton & Company v. BrownDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1969
- Ceramco, Inc. v. Lee PharmaceuticalsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by237 opinions
- The Government of India and the Food Corporation of India v. Cook Industries, Inc. And Cook and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,745 Dean Woods, and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Covington County Bank, Edward Hoglund v. Covington County BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corporation and Chrysler Realty CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Cinema 5, Ltd. v. Cinerama, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- In Re RobertsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1985
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