Legal Opinion
Santacroce v. Neff
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 7, 2001No. CIV.A. 01-0048(JCL)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LIFLAND, District Judge
The “Hot Potato Doctrine” has evolved to prevent attorneys from dropping one client like a “hot potato” to avoid a conflict with another, more remunerative client. See International Longshoremen’s Ass’n, Local Union 1332 v. International Longshoremen’s Assoc., 909 F.Supp. 287, 293 (E.D.Pa.). Upon review of the undisputed facts and the inferences drawn therefrom, the Court concludes that this is exactly what happened to plaintiff Stefania Santa-croce (“Santacroce”). Accordingly, RPC 1.7(a) and 1.9(a)(1) of the New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct preclude the…
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