Aerojet Properties, Inc. v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Weiss, J.
Should a law firm be disqualified as counsel for a claimant *40in the Court of Claims because the firm also represents the State in a subsequent unrelated lawsuit? We think not and affirm the Court of Claims order denying the State’s disqualification motion.
On October 11, 1983, claimant commenced this action to recover unpaid rent based upon electrical usage in New York City offices leased to the Bureau of Leases of the State Office of General Services (hereinafter the Bureau) and occupied by the State Department of Health. The law firm of Carter, Conboy, Bardwell,…
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