American Protection Insurance Company v. Mgm Grand Hotel--Las Vegas, Inc., Mgm Grand Hotel--Las Vegas, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, Plaintiff/appellee/cross-Appellant/petitioner v. Insurance Company of North America, Defendant/appellant/cross- Appellee/respondent, and Cozen, Begier & O'connor, Appellant/appellee/respondent
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765 F.2d 925 AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. MGM GRAND HOTEL--LAS VEGAS, INC., Defendant. MGM GRAND HOTEL--LAS VEGAS, INC., a Nevada corporation, Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-Appellant/Petitioner, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant/Appellant/Cross- Appellee/Respondent, and Cozen, Begier & O'Connor, Appellant/Appellee/Respondent. Nos. 83-2674, 83-2728. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 13, 1984. Decided July 11, 1985. Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., New Haven, Conn., Steven Morris, Charles H. McCrea, Jr., M. Kristina Pickering, Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, Nev., for MGM Grand Hotel. Rex Jemison, Beckley, Singleton, DeLanoy & Jemison, Las Vegas, Nev., for Insurance Co. of North America. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and on Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Before FAIRCHILD, * FLETCHER and CANBY, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 The Insurance Company of North America (INA) and the law firm of Cozen, Begier & O'Connor appeal from the district court's order disqualifying the Cozen firm from participation in the case as INA's Counsel. MGM Grand Hotel cross-appeals and in…