10/16/2007
Indiana Appeals Court Upholds Conflicts Waiver in Simultaneous Representation of Buyer and Seller in Business Transaction
Thomas Van Kirk v. Ward Miller, et al., 869 N.E.2d 534 (Ind. App. 2007)
Brief Summary
The court concluded that business clients could and did effectively waive any conflicts of interest arising from a business transaction in which the same lawyer represented both the buyer and seller. The court therefore held that the lawyer did not breach any duties to a former client by representing the seller in a subsequent sale of the business to a third party.
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