Texas Supreme Court
National Medical Enterprises, Inc. and Psychiatric Institutes of America, Inc. N/k/a Nme Psychiatric Hospitals, Inc…
June 6, 199639 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 698
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court granted mandamus relief, holding that the district court abused its discretion by denying both National Medical Enterprises' and Ron Cronen's motions to disqualify Baker & Botts. The Court found that the joint‑defense confidentiality obligations imposed on attorney Ed Tomko are imputed to the firm and that the pending lawsuit is adverse to Cronen as a matter of law, requiring disqualification.