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McCOURT CO., INC. v. FPC PROPERTIES, INC.

386 Mass. 145 (1982)

434 N.E.2d 1234

THE McCOURT COMPANY, INC. vs. FPC PROPERTIES, INC. & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 6, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Greco (Jules I. Krell with him) for the defendants.

Richard L. Neumeier (James F. Meehan with him) for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, JJ.

WILKINS, J.

A law firm that represents client A in the defense of an action may not, at the same time, be counsel for a plaintiff in an action brought against client A, at least without the consent of both clients. It does not matter that the law firm represents client A as a defendant because it was selected as A's counsel by A's liability insurer. See Opinion 80-10, Opinions of the Committee on Professional Ethics of the...

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