California Court of Appeal
Fiduciary Trust International of California v. Superior Court (Brown), B247441
Petition for writ of mandate brought by decedent's personal representative to disqualify a law firm from representing the trustees because the firm had previously represented the decedent is granted, where: 1) the parties do not dispute that a substantial relationship exists between the prior and current representations; 2) the trustees have failed to identify any reason why disqualification is not required under the circumstances of this case; and 3) the trustees failed to make a prima facie showing that petitioner waived its right to seek disqualification.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/31/2013
- Published 07/31/2013
Judges
- ZELON
Court
- California Court of Appeal