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Richardson v. Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. et al
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March 13, 2018
Morgan Lewis Attys Violated Conduct Rule, Judge Says
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorneys violated a rule of professional conduct when they represented both a hotel operator and several hotel workers who are potential members of a class suing the company for alleged wage-and-hour violations, but the lawyers can stay on the case under certain conditions, a California federal judge ruled Monday.
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January 11, 2018
Morgan Lewis Fights DQ For Repping Both Sides In Wage Suit
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorneys on Thursday asked a California federal judge not to disqualify the firm for representing both a hotel and several workers who could be members of a putative class suing it over wage violations, saying there was no conflict anymore because the firm no longer represents the workers.
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December 05, 2017
Morgan Lewis May Face DQ Over 'Sticky' Conflict In Wage Suit
A California federal judge said Tuesday he's considering disqualifying Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP from representing Interstate Hotels & Resorts Inc. in a wage suit after three potential class members testified that the firm represented both them and Interstate during their depositions, creating a conflict the judge called "a sticky mess."
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November 30, 2017
Morgan Lewis Repping Workers May Be Conflict, Judge Says
A California federal judge has called for an evidentiary hearing on whether three Sheraton Hotel maids understood the conflict in accepting representation by their employer's attorneys during discovery for an employment suit in which they're prospective class members, saying Thursday the tactic "looks like a big-firm gimmick" by Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.