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· 6/19/1997

Schwartz v. Cortelloni

Citations

  • 685 N.E.2d 871
  • 177 Ill. 2d 166
  • 226 Ill. Dec. 416
  • 1997 Ill. LEXIS 397

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a document that was filed with the court became a public record and, thus, did not contain confidential information for purposes of the Rules of Professional Conduct
  • indicating a trial court abuses its discretion when no reasonable person would reach the same decision
  • “ ‘[a]n abuse of discretion occurs when no reasonable person would agree with the position adopted by the trial court’ ”
  • decision to disqualify attorney is directed to the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion
  • decision to disqualify attorney is directed to the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion
  • “[T]he trial court’s determinations will not be disturbed unless they are unsupported by evidence in the record.”

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Judges: McMORROW

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