Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Ethics: Does Plaintiff’s Attorney “Represent” the Subrogated Insurer?
The Ethics Committee of the Alaska Bar Association has addressed this issue:
The question presented here is whether an attorney pursuing an insurer’s subrogated claim at the request of the insured may also be said to “represent” the insurer for purposes of the Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct, at least in the absence of an express […]