Reid Petroleum Corp. v. Boller's Auto Sales & Service, Inc.

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted plaintiffs motion to disqualify Linda Joseph, Esq., and Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation (Buchanan Ingersoll) from representing defendants in this action. Joseph was employed in the litigation department of Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, L. L. P. (Jaeckle Fleischmann), while that firm represented plaintiff in this action. Although there is no proof that Joseph performed any work on behalf of plaintiff, she also served as administrator of the litigation department for approximately nine months…