LAW 680 Lecture Notes - Lecture 56: Contributory Negligence
9 Jun 2020
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What now? (a)(1) rep of kevin will be directly adverse to another client if you conclude under (b)(1) you must get informed consent from both. Injured passengers, scene 1: jill and rema (pg. 403) (a)(1); no, co-plaintiffs so not directly adverse to one another (a)(2): might be inclined to favor the interests of one over the other. One is injured more than the other, might be included to push harder on her behalf. Does there have to be a written consent document: rule doesn"t require it. But then you follow up with a writing: prudentially, put it all in writing and have them sign it, now there is a settlement. ,000 for rema, ,000 for jill. (a)(2), conflict is there, trading off the interests of one for the other. 2: but must present to both clients, suppose tht you could continue to represent both of them and both reject settlement.
