811 F. Supp. 1113 - Gaumer v. McDaniel’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “It behooves this court, therefore, while mindful of the existing Code [of ethics], to examine afresh the problems sought to be met by that Code, to weigh for itself what those problems are, how real in the practical world they are in fact, and whether a mechanical and didactic application of the Code to all situations automatically might not be productive of more harm than good, by requiring the client and the judicial system to sacrifice more than the value of the presumed benefits.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Palumbo v. Tele-Communications, Inc.

2. “any confidential communications to the [attorney] which are substantially related to the instant lawsuit? Second, ... if there were such communications, is there any likelihood that [these] communications could be used to the detriment of the [former client]?”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Daniels v. State