Liebnow ex rel. Liebnow v. Boston Enterprises Inc.

T1 We granted this petition for original jurisdiction under C.A.R. 21 to review the trial court's order denying a law firm's motion for pro hac vice admission to represent the plaintiff where an attorney at that same law firm had previously consulted with defense counsel about the case.

1 2 This is a personal injury case against a restaurant resulting from an alleged food-borne illness. The plaintiff sought to have a small out-of-state law firm that specializes in food-borne illness claims admitted pro hac vice to aid in the preparation and presentation of the case. The defendant objected on…