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VIRZI v. GRAND TRUNK WAREHOUSE & COLD STORAGE CO.

Civ. A. No. 82-71223.

571 F.Supp. 507 (1983)

Vincent VIRZI, Plaintiff, v. GRAND TRUNK WAREHOUSE AND COLD STORAGE CO., an unregistered business, and Beatrice Foods, Co., a Delaware corporation, jointly and separately, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

September 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milan, Miller, Berger, Brody & Miller, P.C. by Gary C. Berger, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff.

Plunkett, Cooney, Rutt, Watters, Stanczyk & Pedersen by Henry J. Maher, Detroit, Mich., for defendants.

OPINION

GILMORE, District Judge.

This case raises an important issue relating to the ethical obligation of an attorney to inform opposing counsel and the Court, prior to concluding a settlement, of the death of his client. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, the Court holds the attorney has an absolute ethical obligation to do so, and sets aside the settlement ordered in this matter.

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