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· 6/6/1991

Dent v. Kaufman

Citations

  • 406 S.E.2d 68
  • 185 W. Va. 171
  • 6 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 996
  • 1991 W. Va. LEXIS 95

How courts have described this case

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

  • ignoring Comment because a \federal court is not bound by state court interpretations of the codes of professional responsibility\
  • adopting Niesig test although “control group” test would be more straightforward
  • ig noring Comment because a “federal court is not bound by state court interpretations of the codes of professional responsibility”
  • no matter how damning, coworker’s observations of improper behavior of colleagues would not constitute admission
  • no-contact rule does not exist “to protect a corporate party from the revelation of prejudicial facts”
  • \Rule 4.2 is functionally identical to\ DR 7-104(A)(1)

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Judges: Neely

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