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US: Squire Patton Boggs ousted from corn syrup case

By  |  February 18, 2015

A federal judge in California has disqualified Squire Patton Boggs from a high-stakes case between the sugar and high-fructose corn syrup industries due to conflicts that arose from the law firm’s merger last year.

Two of the corn refiners once represented by Patton Boggs filed motions to disqualify Squire Patton Boggs from representing The Sugar Association, claiming they hadn’t been informed of its June 1 merger.

In her Friday ruling, U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall of the Central District of California disagreedwith the Squire Patton Boggs claim that their merger was unrelated.

The judge also rejected several proposed alternatives to disqualification, such as creating ethical walls in the case, while acknowledging the burden of disqualifying Squire Patton Boggs so close to trial.

Full Content: The National Law Journal

 

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