Legal Opinion
Acme Analgesics, Ltd. v. LEMMON COMPANY
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 8, 1985No. 84 Civ. 7946 (EW)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
It is difficult to understand the opposition to this motion to disqualify Leon S. Harris, Esq., and his law firm, Northrop & Jessop, from representing plaintiff, a corporation of which Mr. Harris is an officer and a major shareholder. It is undisputed that Mr. Harris negotiated, executed, and administered the contract upon which this action is based, and further, that he is a material, if not the key, witness upon a trial. The mandate of the Code of Professional Responsibility is clear. Disciplinary Rule 5-102(A) expressly provides, with…
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