Rosenfeld Construction Co. v. Superior Court

Opinion

VARTABEDIAN, J.

—This is a petition for writ of mandate following respondent court’s denial of the motion of petitioner, Rosenfeld Construction Company, Inc., to disqualify the law firm of Wild, Carter, Tipton & Oliver (hereafter Wild) in its representation of real parties in interest, Paul Sivas and Jeanet Sivas. We grant the petition in part, directing respondent court to conduct a new hearing utilizing the proper standard, which we discuss herein.

Procedural and Factual Background

Petitioner brought a motion for disqualification of opposing counsel, the Wild firm, on the basis it had…