A lawyer in a palimony case who didn’t tell his adversary or a trial judge that a ruling in a similar case had gone against him may have nudged the boundary of ethical conduct but didn’t cross it, says New Jersey’s highest court.
The justices held in Brundage v. Estate of Carambio that Patrick Collins’ failure to divulge the information, while not commendable, did not violate the duty of candor to the tribunal and so should not upset the result below.
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