Legal Opinion
Decana Inc. v. Contogouris
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 2, 2006PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard B. Lowe, III, J.), entered June 20, 2005, which granted plaintiffs’ motion to disqualify Richard B. Feldman, Esq. from representing defendants Contogouris and Schanson Capital Management LLC in this action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The motion court properly exercised its discretion in granting plaintiffs’ disqualification motion (see Hirschfeld v Stahl, 194 AD2d 388 [1993]). Having presided over three matters involving these parties, the court properly determined that the issues raised in the proceedings were substantially related and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cardinale v. GolinelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Greene v. GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Jamaica Public Service Co. v. AIU InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Hirschfeld v. StahlAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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