Tekni-Plex, Inc. v. Meyner & Landis

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• concluding that there was an insufficient record to determine if corporate attorney formed a relationship with shareholder
• noting that the decision was made ”[i]n light of the facts of this particular transaction and the structure of the underlying agreement”
• explaining that there does not need to be an actual conflict of interest in order for disqualification to be required
• successor management stands in the shoes of prior management and controls the attorney-client privilege under such circumstances, the prior attorney-client relationship continues with the newly formed entity
• in merger transaction, because legal status of establishing corporation ceased to exist, court examined whether its pre-existing business was maintained by, and rights and liabilities transferred to, the purchasing corporation
• in merger transaction, because legal status of establishing corporation ceased to exist, court examined whether its pre-existing business was maintained by, and rights and liabilities transferred to, the purchasing corporation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).