Legal Opinion
Panduit Corp. v. All States Plastic Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 25, 1984No. Appeal 84-569PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (No. 76 C 4012), entered by Judge Grady on September 16, 1983. The district court disqualified Robert Conte and the firm of Laff, Whitesel, Conte & Saret (the “Laff Firm”) from representing appellant, AH States Plastic Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“All States”). We reverse-in-part, vacate-in-part, and remand.
Background
The Laff Firm has been patent counsel for All States since prior to the inception of the instant case in late 1976. The instant suit involves the alleged infringement by All…
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