California Court of Appeal

The disqualification of an attorney, based on earlier representation, will not automatically lead to vicarious disqualification of a law firm in different but substantially related litigation. The firm may rebut a presumption of shared confidences and demonstrate effective screening.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/12/2002
• Published 08/12/2002

Judges

• McINTYRE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mazzarella, Dunwoody & Caldarelli, Steven A. Micheli, San Diego, and Mark C. Mazzarella for Plaintiff and Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Seltzer, Caplan, McMahon & Vitek, Reg A. Vitek, Jack R. Leer and Matthew M. Mahoney, San Diego, for Defendant and Real Party in Interest Canam Properties., Neil, Dymott, Perkins, Brown & Frank, Michael I. Neil and James A. McFall, San Diego, for Defendant and Real Party in Interest Financial Asset Management Foundation., Drath, Clifford, Murphy, Wennerholm & Hagan, John R. Clifford and Tammara N. Tukloff for Defendant and Real Party in Interest Ken Tremblett.