Court Revokes Pro Hac Privileges of Brayton Purcell; Firm Will Appeal

CLEVELAND -- Plaintiff's asbestos firm Brayton Purcell told HarrisMartin that it intends to appeal an order disqualifying the firm from practicing in an Ohio court, where a judge determined that there was validity to allegations of bankruptcy trust claims fraud. Kananian, et al. v. Lorillard Tobacco Co., et al., No. 442750 (Ohio Ct. Comm. Pls, Cuyahoga Cty.).

In a Jan. 18 order, Judge Harry A. Hanna of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County granted a motion to revoke pro hac vice privileges from Novato, Calif.-based Brayton Purcell and Brayton Purcell attorney Christopher Andreas for their role in …