Legal Opinion
Lang v. Superior Court
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 27, 1992No. 1 CA-SA 91-251PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLABORNE, Judge.
Can a lawyer have ex parte contact with a former employee of an opposing party when the former employer is represented by counsel? This is the ultimate question for us to answer. The trial court concluded such contact violates Ariz.Sup. Ct. Rule 42, Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 4.2 (“ER 4.2”). 1 The trial court struck the affidavits of two former East Valley Jeep/Eagle (“East Valley”) employees supplied by petitioner, refused to allow petitioner to call the affiants at trial, and ordered petitioner’s counsel not to have any contact with East Valley’s current or…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Niesig v. Team INew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Wright v. Group Health HospitalWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- Dunlap v. Jimmy GMC of Tucson, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
- Polycast Technology Corp. v. Uniroyal, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Amarin Plastics, Inc. v. Maryland Cup Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Zachair, Ltd. v. DriggsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1997
- Camden v. State of MarylandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1996
- Ogden v. J.M. Steel Erecting, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2001
- Yuma Regional Medical Center v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
- P.T. Barnum's Nightclub v. DuhamellIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
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