Betty Plaintiff's Law Firm Has Hired an Associate from an Out-Of-Town

question 5

Multiple Choice

Betty Plaintiff's law firm has hired an associate from an out-of-town office of Defendant #1's law firm. When Defendant #2's law firm discovers this conflict of interest, they (Defendant #2's law firm) brings a Motion to disqualify Plaintiff's law firm. The ruling of the court will probably be

• A) There is no problem unless the newly hired associate is working on the case.
• B) Defendant #1 is the harmed party. Unless that party brings the motion,the court will not rule against Plaintiff because only Defendant #1 is potentially harmed by the conflict.
• C) There is no problem because the associate is from an out-of-town office.
• D) Everyone involved in the case is harmed so Plaintiff's counsel will be disqualified.

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