Koulisis v. Rivers

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that under the applicable Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, which are similar to the KRPC, nonlawyers must be treated in the same manner as lawyers when considering issues of confidentiality and disqualification
• placing the evidentiary burden “before the law firm that could have best avoided the ethical problem by more carefully screening a hiring decision”
• reversing denial of motion where former staffer was shown to have had lead responsibility for lawyers handling litigation; staffer and new law firm disqualified
• “The scope of information protected by Rule 4-10(b) is broad”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Zimmerman Ex Rel. Zimmerman v. Mahaska Bottling Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2001-03-09· cited 22×
• Gaton v. Health Coalition, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1999-11-24· cited 18×
• Stewart v. Bee-Dee Neon & Signs, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-03-06· cited 15×
• Scott v. Higginbotham
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-10-11· cited 9×
• Akrey v. Kindred Nursing Centers East, LLC
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-02-21· cited 8×
• BON SECOURS-MARIA MANOR v. Seaman
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-06-15· cited 7×
• Schultz v. Schultz
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-04-18· cited 7×
• First Miami Securities, Inc. v. Sylvia
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-02-21· cited 5×
• Sultan v. Earing-Doud
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-07-30· cited 4×
• Owens v. First Family Financial Services, Inc.
  S.D. Mississippi· 2005-07-18· cited 4×
• Solomon v. Dickison
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-11-30· cited 3×
• Matluck v. Matluck
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-09-18· cited 3×
• Plaza Resorts, Inc. v. Janus American Group, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-03-27· cited 2×
• Canta v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-12-27· cited 1×
• ATC Logistics Corp. v. Jackson
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-06-26· cited 1×
• Clinard v. Blackwood
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1999-10-28
• Eastrich No. 157 Corp. v. Gatto
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2004-03-24
• Lansing v. Lansing
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-05-25
• L. E. B. v. D. D. C.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2020-09-25
• Fountas v. Fountas
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-06-22

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. KAW
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1991-01-18· cited 83×
• Williams v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
  W.D. Missouri· 1984-06-08· cited 43×
• Lackow v. Walter E. Heller & Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1985-03-19· cited 18×
• Esquire Care, Inc. v. Maguire
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1988-09-30· cited 14×
• Nissan Motor Corp. v. Orozco
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1992-03-04· cited 14×
• City of Apopka v. All Corners, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1997-11-14· cited 11×
• Florida Bar re: Amendment to Rules Regulating the Florida Bar
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1992-07-23· cited 6×
• J.M. Lumber, Inc. v. M.L. Builders, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-02-18· cited 1×