Legal Opinion
R & D Muller, Ltd. v. Fontaine's Auction Gallery, LLC
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 18, 2009No. 08-P-45PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, R & D Muller, Ltd., appeals from the allowance of the defendants’ motion to disqualify the plaintiffs attorneys, Cain, Hibbard, Myers & Cook, P.C., and attorney Diane M. DeGiacomo (Cain Hibbard). At issue is whether Cain Hibbard’s prior representation of defendants John and Dina Fontaine (the Fontaines) is substantially related to the current litigation. See Mass.R.Prof.C. 1.9(a), 426 Mass. 1342 (1998).
The plaintiff brought the present suit against a number of defendants, including the Fontaines and certain companies and trusts established by them (Fontaine business entities),…
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