BRENNAN'S, INC. v. BRENNAN'S RESTAURANTS, INC.

No. 77-1699.

590 F.2d 168 (1979)

BRENNAN'S, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRENNAN'S RESTAURANTS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Wegmann, Fred P. Westenberger, New Orleans, La., Arnold Sprung, New York City, for defendants-appellants.

Thomas M. McBride, III, Chalmette, La., Tipton D. Jennings, IV, Dennis P. O'Reilley, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge and GEWIN and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This is an action for trademark infringement and unfair competition. This appeal, however, concerns the disqualification of attorneys. The district court barred the appellants' attorneys from further representing them on grounds of conflict of interest. The correctness of this order is the only issue before us.

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The underlying dispute in this case arises out of the business affairs of the Brennan family of New Orleans, Louisiana...

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