Zador Corp. v. Kwan
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, J.
Zador Corporation, N.V., appeals after the trial court disqualified Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe (Heller) from serving as Zador’s counsel. For reasons we shall explain, we reverse.
Facts and Procedural Background
In 1983, Zador purchased the “Platt Property.” The Young family owned Zador. C. K. Kwan, acting as agent for the Young family, received the Platt Property on the Youngs’ behalf. It was then transferred to Zador.
A partnership sold the Platt Property. James Claitor and Roy Bolton were principals in the partnership. Pursuant to the sales agreement, Zador was to convey…
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