California Court of Appeal

In a personal injury case, disqualification of plaintiff's expert witness, for dual representation, is reversed where 1) the firm had no notice of the expert's dual status, 2) the firm ceased all direct contact with the expert after his dual role was revealed, and 3) no confidential information was transmitted between plaintiff and defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2004
• Published 08/25/2004

Judges

• ROBIE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Tony J. Tanke and Tony J. Tanke, Oceanside, for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Law Offices of Joseph Carcione, Jr., Joseph W. Carcione, Jr., Gerald K. Okimoto, Stephen J. Purtill, Redwood City, and Gary W. Dolinski, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Appellant William F. Collins., The Drivon Law Firm and Laurence E. Drivon, Stockton, for Plaintiff and Appellant Barbara Y. Collins.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jay-Allen Eisen Law Corporation, Jay-Allen Eisen and C. Athena Roussos, Sacramento;  Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow & Canter and David H. Canter, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent International Truck and Engine Corporation., Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson and Thomas O. Perry, Stockton, for Defendant and Respondent Navistar International Corporation., Robinson & Wood, Inc., and Helen E. Williams, San Jose, for Defendant and Respondent Reclamation District No. 828.