Legal Opinion
Stilwell Value Partners IV, L.P. v. Cavanaugh
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 2014No. 13874N 653011/11PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles E. Ramos, J.) entered May 19, 2014, which denied plaintiff’s motion to disqualify Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP from representing defendants, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff failed to show that Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP’s representation of Northeast Community Bancorp., Inc. (Northeast Inc.), the nominal defendant, as well as of the other defendants, in this derivative action, presents a conflict of inter est because Northeast Inc. would benefit from a judgment in plaintiffs favor on its behalf. Northeast Inc.’s interests…
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