Medical Capital Corp. v. MRI Global Imaging, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for breach of contract, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Harkavy, J.), dated June 8, 2005, which granted the plaintiffs’ motion to disqualify the law firm of Shapiro & Shapiro, LLR as counsel for the defendants.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the facts, with costs, and the motion is denied.
*428Code of Professional Responsibility DR 5-108 (22 NYCRR 1200.27) , entitled “Conflict of interest; former client,” provides, in pertinent part, that “a lawyer who has represented a client in a matter shall not, without the consent…
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