Supermandamus; stiffer standard for attorney disqualification

Article Abstract:

The 7th Circuit in Joel E. Sandahl and Complex Systems, Inc issued a writ of mandamus overturning a law firm's disqualification. The court held that the 'clear right to relief' standard for granting a writ of mandamus had been met. Chicago's Mayer, Brown and Platt was disqualified from representing a defendant business right after terminating its relationship with the buyer of the business which brought the suit. The 7th Circuit disagreed with the trial court's finding of client abandonment since the termination was consensual and ruled that Mayer was not benefiting from the conflict created.

Conflict of interests (Attorneys), Conflicts of interest (Lawyers), Mandamus, Disqualification of attorneys, Lawyer disqualification

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Assisted suicide resolution defeated; opponents say measure crosses line between suicide and passive euthanasia

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A resolution supporting the right of the terminally ill to physician-assisted suicide was defeated by the ABA House of Delegates. The measure was sponsored by the Beverly Hills Bar Association, which plans to reintroduce it in a few years. Opponents cited potential abuses of the policy.

Analysis, Laws, regulations and rules, Terminal care, Assisted suicide, Ethical aspects, Euthanasia, Right to die

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Fallen woman? Double standard for centerfold

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The 8th Circuit remanded Burns v McGregor Electronic Industries, a sexual harassment claim. It found that the evidence met the reasonable person standard and disagreed that the complaint was not credible because the plaintiff had posed nude for two biker magazines.

Sexual harassment

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