Legal Opinion
FMA/Construction Management Corp. v. Yaabetz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In this action, inter alia, for a declaratory judgment, Feldman Misthopoulos Associates, P. C. (hereinafter FMA) contends that the law firm of Sukenik, Segal & Graff, P. C. (hereinafter SSG) has a conflict of interest and is violating Code of Professional Responsibility Canon 5 by representing litigants who have an interest adverse to that of FMA, its previous client, to the detriment of FMA. The plaintiffs re*665quest that SSG be disqualified from representing those litigants. The Supreme Court found that "plaintiffs are barred by the doctrine of collateral estoppel from maintaining this…
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- Silverman v. Leucadia, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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