National Medical Enterprises, Inc. and Psychiatric Institutes of America, Inc. N/k/a Nme Psychiatric Hospitals, Inc…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court granted mandamus relief, holding that Baker & Botts must be disqualified from representing the plaintiffs because attorney Ed Tomko’s receipt of confidential information under a joint defense agreement is imputed to the firm, and because the pending lawsuit is adverse to former client Ron Cronen. The Court also reversed the district court’s denial of both NME’s and Cronen’s motions to disqualify.