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HULL v. CELANESE CORPORATION

No. 579, Docket 74-2126.

513 F.2d 568 (1975)

Joan HULL, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CELANESE CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard B. Boudin, New York City (Rabinowitz, Boudin & Standard, New York City, K. Randlett Walster and Eric M. Lieberman, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Gilbert S. Edelson, New York City (Rosenman, Colin, Kaye, Petschek, Freund & Emil, New York City, Charles A. Crum and Nadia Colin, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before OAKES and GURFEIN, Circuit Judges, and TENNEY, District Judge.

TENNEY, District Judge.

This Court today hears the appeal from an order of disqualification of plaintiff's counsel, the law firm of Rabinowitz, Boudin & Standard ("the Rabinowitz firm").1 The question at issue is whether a law firm can take on, as a client, a lawyer for the opposing party in the very litigation against the opposing party. Factually, the case is novel and we approach it mindful of the important competing interests present...

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