Legal Opinion
Paramount Communications, Inc. v. Donaghy
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 15, 1994No. 93 Civ. 8611 (RWS)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Paramount Communications, Inc. (“PCI”) and Simon & Schuster, Inc. (together with PCI, “Paramount” or the “Plaintiffs”) have moved, pursuant to Canons 5 and 7 of the New York Code of Professional Responsibility (the “Code”) for an order disqualifying the law firm of Coffield Ungaretti & Harris (“Coffield”) from representing defendant Patrick Donaghy in this action, and denying Coffield’s application to appear pro hac vice as co-counsel for Donaghy. For the following reasons, this motion is denied.
Parties
PCI is a publicly traded Delaware corporation with…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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