449 U.S. 368 (1981) Cited 997 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that orders refusing to disqualify counsel are not immediately appealable because there is usually an adequate remedy after final judgment—the court of appeals can vacate the judgment and order a new trial
Holding that disqualification may be warranted where the attorney is “potentially in a position to use privileged information concerning the other side”
Finding the fraud issue in the prior action required counsel to conduct confidential inquiries as to defendant's loading procedures and the "very same information necessarily was the cornerstone upon which [plaintiff's] fraud claim against [defendant] in the instant case was based"
Holding that the lawyer client relationship begins with the preliminary consultation "with a view to retention of the lawyer, although actual employment does not result."
Finding substantial relatedness measured by "the allegations in the complaint and by the nature of the evidence that would be helpful in establishing those allegations"
28 U.S.C. § 1291 Cited 90,209 times 139 Legal Analyses
Granting jurisdiction to the courts of appeals from final decisions of federal district courts "except where a direct review may be had in the Supreme Court"