Legal Opinion
Gong v. RFG Oil, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 30, 2008No. D051707PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McINTYRE, J.
Jeffrey Gong appeals an order denying his motion to disqualify Dan Lawton and the Lawton Law Firm (together, Lawton) as counsel for defendants David Gong and RFG Oil, Inc. (RFG). Jeffrey asserts that an actual conflict of interest exists between David and RFG and that Lawton must be disqualified from representing RFG, but can remain as counsel for David. We agree and reverse and remand with directions.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
RFG, a California corporation and franchisee of the Valvoline Instant Oil Change Stores, is owned by Jeffrey (holding 49 percent of the…
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