Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. Gulf Oil Corporation, and United Nuclear Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 1978No. 78-1700PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
In this case we review the propriety of a district court’s refusal to grant a motion to disqualify opposing counsel. The issues presented are whether there is a sufficient relationship between matters presented by the pending litigation and matters which the lawyers in question worked on in behalf of the party now seeking disqualification and whether the party seeking disqualification has given legally sufficient consent to the dual representation.
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This case arises as one aspect of the complex litigation filed by Westinghouse against a number of parties engaged in, or…
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- United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,017 Carl R. Duncan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- James J. Kevlik v. David B. Goldstein, Town of DerryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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