Legal Opinion
Rombola v. Botchey
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 4, 2014No. 1D13-2169PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMakar, J.
Changing horses in midstream, cautioned President Lincoln, is a bad idea.1 Switching clients in midstream is equally ill-advised, resulting in attorney disqualification. The only question we address is whether the order at issue erred by limiting the scope of disqualification to only “further issues at the trial level regarding the trial in this case” versus the entire case.
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An auto accident in Jacksonville, Florida, between Michelle Botchey and Daniel Rombola, spawned this litigation. Rombo-la was driving a vehicle owned by his mother, Maria Hernandez (for convenience, we refer to them…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. KAWSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Hoggard v. Snodgrass, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. StansburyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Zarco Supply Co. v. BonnellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Kenn Air Corp. v. GAINESVILLE-ALACHUA CTY. REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTH.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
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3Cited by2 opinions
- ASI Holding Co. v. Royal Beach & Golf Resorts, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- ATC Logistics Corp. v. JacksonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015