Edwards v. 360° Communications’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1681 · 15 U.S.C. § 1691E
Relies on St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks · Silver Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp. · Bergeron v. Mackler · Trone v. Smith · Maritrans GP Inc. v. Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz
Most-quoted passages
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“an attorney who was not directly involved in a law firm's representation of a client cannot be imputed with actual knowledge of confidential information once that attorney resigns from employment with that firm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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