Ochoa v. Fordel, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VARTABEDIAN, Acting P. J.
Plaintiffs brought an employment discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit against three corporations and one individual. Defendants moved to disqualify the law firm representing plaintiffs because that firm hired an attorney who previously worked at the law firm that represented defendants. Applying the modified substantial relationship test, the superior court found that the targeted attorney had carried his burden of proving that confidential information material to plaintiffs’ lawsuit was not imparted to him. Accordingly, the superior court denied the…
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