Caruso v. Wixom

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• listing federal cases where courts disqualified counsel for conflicts of interest
• “No principle of law excuses an attorney from a conflict with a client because a court may later issue a ruling that renders the conflict moot.”
• “‘The lawyer’s interest,’ within the context of RPC 1.7, denotes a financial or familial interest or an 4 interest arising from the lawyer’s exposure to culpability.” (citing Stenson)
• resolving a conflict of interest sua sponte on appeal
• resolving a conflict of interest sua sponte on appeal

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re the Marriage of Richard Todd Wixom & Linda Buchholz Wixom
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2015-10-22· cited 41×
• Friends of North Spokane County Parks v. Spokane County
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2014-10-21· cited 9×
• Litster Frost v. Idaho Injury Law Group
  Idaho Supreme Court· 2022-09-02· cited 7×
• Richard Plein, Et Ano, Resps v. Usaa Casualty Ins Co., Pet
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2019-07-29· cited 4×
• In re Dependency of E.M.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2021-04-15· cited 1×

Cites

37 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Wheat v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-30· cited 1,962×
• In Re Personal Restraint of Stenson
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-01-04· cited 191×
• In Re Ruben
  Sixth Circuit· 1987-07-30· cited 182×
• In re the Personal Restraint of Stenson
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-01-04· cited 175×
• John A. Healey, Michael S. Press v. Chelsea Resources, Ltd., Dominick & Dominick Securities, Inc. And Dominick & Dominick, Incorporated
  Second Circuit· 1991-10-18· cited 163×
• United States v. Dolan, John E.
  Third Circuit· 1978-01-23· cited 149×
• Eriks v. Denver
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-02-20· cited 138×
• Universal Athletic Sales Co., a Corporation v. American Gym, Recreational & Athletic Equipment Corporation, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1976-12-30· cited 133×
• State v. White
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1995-12-19· cited 115×
• Eastway Construction Corp. v. City of New York
  E.D. New York· 1986-05-23· cited 99×
• MacArthur v. Bank of New York
  S.D. New York· 1981-10-28· cited 73×
• In Re Chou-Chen Chemicals, Inc.
  W.D. Kentucky· 1983-07-19· cited 59×
• United States v. Reuben Coleman, and Milton R. Perry
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-08-26· cited 55×
• James O'COnnOr v. Jim Jones, Superintendent, Missouri Training Center for Men, Dr. Chung, FCC Medical, Avery Hutcheson, Sheriff of Mississippi County
  Eighth Circuit· 1991-10-17· cited 33×
• Cramer v. Chiles
  S.D. Florida· 1999-01-08· cited 28×
• Anschutz Petroleum Marketing Corp. v. E.W. Saybolt & Co.
  S.D. New York· 1986-04-22· cited 28×
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Sierra Resources, Inc.
  D. Colorado· 1987-11-16· cited 23×
• Kalmanovitz v. G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc.
  D. Delaware· 1985-06-03· cited 22×
• Stratagem Development Corp. v. Heron International N.V.
  S.D. New York· 1991-01-31· cited 22×
• Disciplinary Proceeding Against Carpenter
  Washington Supreme Court· 2007-04-12· cited 22×