Legal Opinion
Laskey Bros. of W. Va., Inc. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 29, 1955PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
This matter presents the issues as to whether (1) a law firm and both the members thereof are disqualified from representing a plaintiff in an action where one of the members in the firm had previously represented the adverse parties in similar litigation and had, as a result of such litigation, been in a position to receive confidential information from such former clients; and (2) if, by reason of such facts, the firm, and both the members thereof, are disqualified from representing the plaintiff,.does the disqualification continue as to addi*516tional new cages as to an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- T. C. Theatre Corp. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. WhitneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Consolidated Theatres, Inc. v. Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Harvey v. HarveyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
- Riley v. LarocqueNew York Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Standard Oil CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Laskey Bros. Of W. Va., Inc. v. Warner Bros, Pictures, Inc. (In Dissolution), Austin Theatre, Inc. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. (In Dissolution)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Huntington v. Great Western Resources, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Evyan Perfumes, Inc. v. HamiltonNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Island Pa-Vin Corp. v. KlingerNew York Supreme Court · 1973
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