United States Sixth Circuit
Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania v. Alticor, Inc., 05-2479
Plaintiffs-insurers' motion to disqualify a law firm representing defendants is granted where the firm must suffer imputed disqualification under Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) 1.10 and MRPC 1.9(a) even though the attorney was not personally counsel for one defendant in the matter at hand, and under the circumstances, the firm could not avoid imputed disqualification by -screening- the attorney from the matter, no matter how diligently.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/18/2006
- Published 10/18/2006
Judges
- Before GILMAN and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges; GWIN, District Judge.
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Charles W. Browning, Jeffrey C. Gerish, Plunkett & Cooney, Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees. James D. Wilson, Wilson Young, Detroit, MI, for Defendants-Appellants.