Legal Opinion

Savage & Associates, P.C. v. K & L Gates LLP

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 5, 2011No. Docket Nos. 10-2257-bk (L), 10-2411-bk (XAP)PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POOLER, Circuit Judge.

Appeal and cross-appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Castel, J.) affirming the order of the bankruptcy court (Bernstein, C.B.J.), which denied K & L Gates LLP’s (“K & L Gates”) motion to lift two protective orders prohibiting disclosure of communications made during a mediation, and Savage & Associates, P.C.’s cross-motion to enjoin K & L Gates from raising questions about the validity of certain provisions of a settlement agreement as a defense to malpractice in a related action.

With respect to the…

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