Tucker Ellis Disqualified From Insurance Fight With Seaman Corp.

Seaman Corp. got Tucker Ellis LLP disqualified as Zurich American Insurance Co.'s counsel due to a conflict of interest in a suit alleging it failed to fully defend it in a product liability case.

Seaman sued Zurich and Everest National Insurance Co. after the insurers allegedly failed to provide a complete defense of the litigation, brought by Target Corp. Seaman moved to disqualify Tucker Ellis as Zurich’s counsel here, arguing that Lindsey Sacher—formerly employed by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP—represented Seaman in the same matter involving Target.

Sacher has a former client conflict under Ohio Rule of Professional Conduct 1.9, ...