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Conflict of interest

Asked over 2 years ago - Decatur, IL

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Hi, I am defending a trademark / Lanham act case in the Federal court and have discovered that the Plaintiff is currently funded by a Federal grant / loan of 1.2 million USD, does this constitute a conflict of interest with the Federal court ? and if so can the case be moved to a higher court as I dont want this case to be dropped after many hours of hard work on a technicality.

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L. Maxwell Taylor

Reputation Level 17

Answered over 2 years ago. Litigation Lawyer in Middlebury, VT.

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Nothing you wrote above leads me to suspect the Federal court is somehow conflicted because the plaintiff receives federal moneys.

The judge is obliged to recuse him- or herself if his or her partiality might reasonably be questioned. The facts you disclose do not lead me to question the judge's partiality.

I'm not licensed in Illinois so don't take what I say here as legal advice. It's simply information based on general principles of law which is intended to educate. If you need legal advice, please consult a lawyer who holds Illinois licensure.

Good luck.

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