Legal Opinion
Press v. Lozier, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 30, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly determined that the law firm representing plaintiffs should be disqualified from further representation of plaintiffs in this action against the Town of Brighton (Town) (see, Cardinale v Golinello, 43 NY2d 288, 295; Lasky v Talandis, 209 AD2d 841; Flaum v Birnbaum, 107 AD2d 1087). Attorney Rosenbaum’s prior representation of the Town as Deputy Town Attorney is substantially related to the Barclay Square development that is the subject matter of this negligence action. The fact that the lawyer did not obtain any…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cardinale v. GolinelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Flaum v. BirnbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Lasky v. TalandisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
3Cited by3 opinions
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- 562 Eglinton, Inc. v. MerloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Schertz v. JenkinsCivil Court of the City of New York · 2004