Leon G. Smith and Karen H. Smith v. D. Keith Whatcott, Phillip Taylor, Taywin, Inc., Taycor Ltd. And Burke Cloward

How courts have described this case

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

• screening should include denial of access to files, no share in fees or profits, discussion of case prohibited in the presence of tainted lawyer
• requiring that screening procedures be “in place” when the conflict arises
• “Once a substantial relationship has been found, a presumption arises that a client has indeed revealed facts to the attorney that require his disqualification.”
• the presumption “ ‘is intended to prevent proof that would be improper to make’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).