· 5/6/1982
McCourt Co., Inc. v. FPC Properties, Inc.
Citations
- 434 N.E.2d 1234
- 386 Mass. 145
- 1982 Mass. LEXIS 1436
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- implying that for purposes of conflict with third parties, no difference exists between parent and subsidiary
- stating, “[i]t is also irrelevant that the lawsuits are unrelated in subject matter and that it appears probable that client A will not in fact be prejudiced by the concurrent participation of the law firm in both actions”
- law firm retained by the insurer to represent its insured “is attorney for the insured as well as the insurer”
- “law firm is attorney for the insured as well as the insurer”
- lawyer owes duty of undivided loyalty to client
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Abrams, Lynch, O'Connor
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