Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Duncan, 454 U.S. 895 (1981). · Go Syfert
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Duncan, 454 U.S. 895 (1981). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
137 citation events (5 in the last 25 years) across 50 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Mt. States Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Com'n (wyo, 1985-04-23) · Strongest negative: Southern Message Serv. v. LA. PUBLIC SERV. COM'N (la, 1989-12-11)
Treatment trajectory · 1982 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1982 2004 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 14 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited "but see" Southern Message Serv. v. LA. PUBLIC SERV. COM'N
La. · 1989 · signal: but see · confidence high
Co. v. Illinois Commerce Comm'n, 95 Ill.2d 142 , 69 Ill.Dec. 78 , 447 N.E.2d 295 (1983); Appeal of Omni Communications, Inc., 122 N.H. 860 , 451 A.2d 1289 (1982); but see In re Williams, 626 P.2d 564 (Wyo.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 896 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Mt. States Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Com'n
Wyo. · 1985 · confidence medium
Mountain Fuel Supply Company v. Public Service Commission of Wyoming, Wyo., 662 P.2d 878 (1983); McCulloch Gas Transmission Company v. Public Service Commission of Wyoming, Wyo., 627 P.2d 173 (1981); Appeal of Williams, Wyo., 626 P.2d 564 , cert. denied 454 U.S. 896 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 *630 (1981); Great Western Sugar Company v. Johnson, Wyo., 624 P.2d 1184 (1981); Matter of Rule Radiophone Service, Inc., Wyo., 621 P.2d 241 (1980); Sage Club, Inc. v. Employment Security Commission of Wyoming, Wyo., 601 P.2d 1306 (1979).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) John Doe, Etc. v. A Corporation (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
5th Cir. · 1983 · confidence medium
Ct. 394, 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981), we recognized that a violation of Canon 4 may also be the premise of a Canon 9 disqualification.
discussed Cited "see" John S. Freund v. Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General
11th Cir. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Duncan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 646 F2d 1020, 1027 (5th Cir. Unit B June 1, 1981) (“Whenever an attorney seeks to represent an interest adverse to that of a former client, the possibility arises that the attorney, whether intentionally or inadvertently, will reveal to his present client confidential information entrusted to him during his previous *1575 representation.”), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 895 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981).
cited Cited "see" Carbo Ceramics, Inc. v. Norton-Alcoa Proppants
N.D. Tex. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re American Airlines, supra at 614, citing Duncan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, 646 F.2d 1020, 1028 (5th Cir.) cert. denied, 454 U.S. 895 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981).
cited Cited "see" United States Postal Service v. Dallas County Appraisal District
Mo. Ct. App. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. State Tax Comm’n, 645 F.2d 4, 5 (5th Cir. Unit A May), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 896 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981). a.
cited Cited "see" US Postal Serv. v. DALLAS CTY. APP. D.
Tex. App. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. State Tax Comm'n, 645 F.2d 4, 5 (5th Cir. Unit A May), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 896 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981). a.
discussed Cited "see" Columbus Credit Co. v. Evans
Ohio Ct. App. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See, generally, Note, Developments in the Law — Conflicts of Interests in the Legal Profession (1981), 94 Harv.L.Rev. 1244, 1315-1321, and Duncan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (C.A.5, 1981), 646 F.2d 1020, 1027 , certiorari denied (1981), 454 U.S. 895 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 .
cited Cited "see" Olice C. Fields, Sr., and Willie Fai Fields v. Shelton Fertilizer Co., Inc.
6th Cir. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Milstead v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 580 F.2d 232, 235 (6th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 996 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981); Sawchik v. E.I.
discussed Cited "see" Aaron Pitts v. Frito-Lay, Inc., Bakery and Confectionary Workers' International Union of America, Detroit Bakers' Union Factory Local 326
6th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Milstead v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local No. 957, 649 F.2d 395 (6th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 896 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1982); Milstead v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local No. 957, 580 F.2d 232 (6th Cir.1978) cert. denied, 454 U.S. 896 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1982); Ruzicka v. General Motors Corp., 523 F.2d 306 (6th Cir.1975); Scott v. Local Union 377, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers, 548 F.2d 1244 (6th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied, 431 U.S. 968 , 97 S.Ct. 2927 , 53 L.Ed.2d 1064 (19…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Midlake on Big Boulder Lake, Condominium Ass'n v. Cappuccio
Pa. Super. Ct. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co., 419 U.S. 345, 350 , 95 S.Ct. 449, 453-54 , 42 L.Ed.2d 477 (1974) (“The mere fact that a business is subject to state regulation does not itself convert its action into that of the state”); see also Murphy v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co., 282 Pa.Super. 244 , 422 A.2d 1097 (1980) , cert. denied 454 U.S. 896 , 102 S.Ct. 395 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981) .
cited Cited "see, e.g." Cherion, Inc. v. Lattimore
La. Ct. App. · 1993 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Duncan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 646 F.2d 1020, 1031 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 895 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Rentclub, Inc. v. Transamerica Rental Finance Corp.
M.D. Fla. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Duncan v. Merrill Lynch, et al., 646 F.2d 1020 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 895 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981) (once former client proves that subject matters of present and prior representation are “substantially related”, court will irrebuttably presume that relevant confidential information was disclosed during former period of representation and disqualify that counsel from the case); Smalley Transportation Co. v. Prime Computer, Inc., 137 F.R.D. 397 (M.D.Fla.1991); Junger Utility and Paving v. Myers, 578 So.2d 1117, 1119 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Ruff v. Ivey (In Re Global Video Communications Corp.)
Bankr. M.D. Fla. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Duncan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, 646 F.2d 1020, 1028 (5th Cir. Unit B June 1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 895 , 102 S.Ct. 394 , 70 L.Ed.2d 211 (1981).
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
v.
Duncan
No. 81-252.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 13, 1981.
454 U.S. 895
Cited by 1 opinion  |  Published

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.