Legal Opinion
Liberty v. Bennett
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 21, 2012PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Scott A. Liberty appeals from an interlocutory order entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Marden, J.) denying his motion to reconsider his motion to disqualify attorney Martha Gayth-waite from representing Jeffrey Bennett. Liberty contends that Gaythwaite should be disqualified because she previously represented Liberty’s former attorney, David Van Dyke, in a legal malpractice action brought by Liberty. Because Liberty has failed to demonstrate that any exception to the final judgment rule should apply to justify reaching the merits of this interlocutory appeal, we dismiss…
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