Court Declines to Disqualify Plaintiff's Counsel Over Tie to Defendant

SAN DIEGO - A California appellate court denied a petition to disqualify plaintiff's law firm over its members' roles in previous financial dealings with defendant, ruling that under the circumstances, any confidential information the firm may have acquired would not prejudice the defendant. The Oaks Management Corp. v. Superior Court of San Diego County, No. D047857 (Calif. 4th App. Dist., Div. 1).

Acting on a petition for writ of mandate from a developer being sued by condominium owners, California's 4th Appellate District held that where disqualification is sought based on a non-attorney-client relationship, as it is here, courts must look …