Last November, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Lowe disqualified Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges from defending Intuit Inc. in a suit brought by brokerage Muriel Siebert & Co., finding that the law firm had acted improperly in interviewing a former top executive at Muriel Siebert. But a New York appeals court ruled last week that the Quinn Emanuel lawyers had taken proper safeguards against the disclosure of confidential information and could not be disqualified because of a vague risk.
August 21, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A New York appeals court has ruled that the mere “appearance of impropriety” is insufficient grounds to disqualify a law firm for conducting an ex parte interview.
Last November, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Lowe disqualified Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges from defending personal finance software maker Intuit Inc. in a suit brought by brokerage Muriel Siebert & Co. over a failed Internet joint venture.
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