Legal Opinion
Bison Plumbing City, Inc. v. Benderson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 21, 2001PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: “A motion to disqualify another party’s attorney is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court” (Juergens v Schanman, 182 AD2d 740, 741). Supreme Court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendants’ motion to disqualify plaintiffs attorney based upon the failure of defendants to meet their burden of presenting sufficient proof to warrant that relief (see, Petrossian v Grossman, 219 AD2d 587, 588). Defendants failed to establish that an attorney-client relationship exists between them and plaintiff’s attorney or his former…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shelton v. SheltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Petrossian v. GrossmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Kushner v. HermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Juergens v. SchanmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Gray v. Memorial Medical Center, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1994
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