Demonstrating how ethics rules morph when they cross state lines, federal judges in Delaware and New Jersey are in disagreement on whether to disqualify 650-lawyer global litigation firm Howrey from companion patent disputes among pharmaceutical giants Wyeth and Boston Scientific. A New Jersey judge ruled Tuesday that Howrey's Washington office can't continue defending Boston Scientific against an infringement claim by Wyeth because Howrey lawyers in Europe represent Wyeth interests in an unrelated patent case.
December 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Federal judges in Delaware and New Jersey are of two minds on whether to disqualify the 650-lawyer global litigation firm Howrey from companion patent disputes among U.S. pharmaceutical giants Wyeth and Boston Scientific.
The firm can stay in the case in Delaware, but it’s out in New Jersey, the judges say, demonstrating how ethics rules morph when they cross state lines.
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