Margulies Ex Rel. Margulies v. Upchurch

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that \representation of a limited partnership does not of itself require allegiance to the interests of the limited partners\
• disqualifying law firm because representation would make it adverse to some of the limited partners of a company represented by the law firm in another action
• mixed questions of fact and law do not require deference given findings of pure fact
• “We recognize that disqualification motions based on very slight appearances of impropriety have been misused for tactical advantage in litigation.”
• an attorney-client relationship was implied where the law firm had represented a limited partnership in which the would-be clients had invested
• “We recognize that disqualifica- tion motions based on very slight appearances of impropriety have been misused for tactical advantage in litigation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).