Weigel v. Albertson

Summary

The court dismissed the appeal because an order disqualifying counsel is neither appealable under the statutory injunction provision nor immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine. It nevertheless exercised supervisory jurisdiction because erroneous disqualification cannot be adequately remedied after final judgment, and it upheld the disqualification on the merits. The court concluded that the attorney-client relationship with the company was supported by advice given to the company's officer and employees, while the district court's separate derivative-claims rationale was legal error but harmless.