Credit Index, L.L.C. v. RiskWise International L.L.C.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Lowe, III, J.), entered on or about April 12, 2002, which, in an action for breach of contract, insofar as appealed from, granted plaintiff’s motion to disqualify the law firm representing defendants, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The law firm representing defendants was properly disqualified upon a record showing that plaintiffs majority shareholder was a current client of the firm when the firm first appeared in the action, and that the shareholder is personally involved in the litigation even though he is not a named party (Code of…