Legal Opinion
Smart Industries Corp., Mfg. v. Superior Court
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided April 7, 1994No. 1 CA-SA 93-0320PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.
Petitioner Smart Industries, a defendant in the underlying personal injury suit, seeks review of the trial court’s denial of its motion to disqualify plaintiffs’ lawyer after defendant’s counsel’s former legal assistant was hired by plaintiffs’ lawyer. 1 This special action requires us to decide whether the same rules of imputed disqualification that apply to lawyers also apply to nonlawyer personnel who change employment between law firms.
Acceptance of special action jurisdiction in this matter is appropriate because it involves a question of law that could…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Panduit Corp. v. All States Plastic Manufacturing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Lasalle National Bank and Lake Properties Venture v. County of Lake and the Village of GrayslakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Eleanor Schiessle v. Donald E. StephensCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- In Re Complex Asbestos LitigationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Alexander v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Phoenix Founders, Inc. v. MarshallTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Grant v. Thirteenth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Zimmerman Ex Rel. Zimmerman v. Mahaska Bottling Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2001
- Amparano v. Asarco, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
- Hayes v. Central States Orthopedic Specialists, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
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