· 8/4/1976
In Re Yarn Processing Patent Validity Litigation. Celanese Corporation and Fiber Industries, Inc. v. Leesona Corporation, Lex Tex Ltd., Inc.
Citations
- 530 F.2d 83
How courts have described this case
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- prohibition of representation of conflicting interests rests on lawyers duties of loyalty and confidentiality
- \To allow an unauthorized surrogate to champion the rights of the former client would allow that surrogate to use the conflict rules for his own purposes where a genuine conflict might not really exist.\
- duties of loyalty and confidentiality only arise from attorney-client relationship
- duties of loyalty and confidentiality only arise from attorney-client relationship
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Judges: Goldberg, Ainsworth, Nichols
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