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NICHOLS v. VILL. VOICE

99 Misc.2d 822 (1979)

Mary P. Nichols, Plaintiff, v. Village Voice, Inc., et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

May 22, 1979

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Lehrer (Howard M. Squadron of counsel), for defendants. Coudert Brothers (John M. Keene, III, of counsel), for plaintiff.

MARTIN B. STECHER, J.

Defendant, Jack Newfield, moves for an order disqualifying plaintiff's law firm, Coudert Brothers, because of an alleged conflict of interest. The motion is made more than two years after the commencement of the action.

The defendant Newfield's motion is grounded upon a lawyer's obligation to "preserve the confidences and secrets of a client" (Code of Professional Responsibility, Canon 4) and to "avoid even the appearance...

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