Litigation, however, is expensive and burdensome, and so many litigants ask the court to decide the issue of contract interpretation at the start of a lawsuit, before going through discovery.
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No. When a defendant seeks summary judgment, she is often telling the court that the plaintiff has no evidence to present at trial that could support his case. These are forms that you MAY need to use with the other packets. 12. In exercising that discretion, the trial court is required to make a reasoned judgment which complies with the legal principles and policies applicable to the issue at hand. One party may insist that the court bar the lawyer from representing another party through a motion to disqualify. When a lawyer becomes associated with a firm, the firm may not knowingly represent a person in the same or a substantially related matter in which that lawyer, or a firm with which the lawyer was associated, had previously represented a client whose interests are materially adverse to that person and about whom the lawyer had acquired information protected by rules 4-1.6 and 4-1.9(b) and (c) that is material to the matter. 0000001486 00000 n
For instance, a judge may be disqualified from, Source: Barron's Dictionary of Legal Terms, Steven H. Gifis, 5th Edition; 2016, These rules apply to all actions of a civil nature and all special statutory, (1) the representation of 1 client will be directly adverse to another client; or. 0000012969 00000 n
(a) Imputed Disqualification of All Lawyers in Firm. Shandralina G. v. Homonchuk (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 395, 409. Tactic: Courts guard against unfair tactical advantages
at 664; Beck v. Bd. Ct. (2004) 122 Cal.App.4th 17, 23. Standing: You may need standing to disqualify certain attorneys (usually government attorneys)
Rule 3.840 Fla. R. Crim. Lansing v Lansing, 784 So.2d 1254 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)
All Rights Reserved. although Comment 3 to that Rule provides some context: Matters are substantially related for purposes of this Rule if they involve the same transaction or legal dispute or if there otherwise is a substantial risk that confidential factual information as would normally have been obtained in the prior representation would materially advance the clients position in the subsequent matter. How-To: Motion for Default Judgment
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In those cases, a court may examine whether the specific person or people at the company who hired the lawyer had the authority to do so. One person may hire counsel to pursue a legal strategy when someone else at the company claims that the lawyer does not speak for the company and claims authority to decide that the company should adopt a different position. STATEMENT OF FACTS A. M@_ BR
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1992)). H. F. Ahmanson & Co. v. Salomon Brothers, Inc. (1991) 229 Cal.App.3d 1445, 1454. Pantori v Stephenson, 384 So. Forms for Attorneys and Government Entities. First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral. Disqualification is proper where two conditions are satsid: (1) "at last a reasonable possibility that some specifically identifiable impropriety di occur" and (2) "the likelihood of public suspicin or obloquy outweighs the social interest which will be servd by a lawyer's continued paricipation in a particular case." Kleiner v. A firm that represents a large bank once may prefer never to be prohibited from representing that large bank again, so it may never accept a case against the bank.
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The general contractor cites to cases in which the disqualification issue was decided without an evidentiary hearing; however, where material facts are in dispute, an evidentiary hearing is required."
1982), Minakan v Husted, 27 So. many hours conferring with counsel, and had delivered to counsel memo-randa and personal files relating to various legal matters in which the corporation was involved (144 Cal. The court of appeal affirmed the trial court's denial of the motion to disqualify, holding that "[t]he attor-ney for a corporation represents it, As the Colorado Supreme Court has noted, [v]iolation of an ethical rule, in itself, is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for disqualification, although there typically must be evidence of a violation or potential violation of attorney ethical proscriptions, such as those centered on the duties of loyalty and fairness or those intended to protect the integrity of the process. 5X Denied | Duval | 2018 | Attorney Filing | Police Officers Pension Fund; State Board; Switching Sides;
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Many states have consumer protection statutes that make it easier to sue companies that use deception in selling consumer goods. [A] highly speculative and tactical interest does not meet the standing requirements. Id. Dentons is a global legal practice providing client services worldwide through its member firms and affiliates. Books are too long and there are no other webpages, unfortunately. Attorney advertising, see disclaimer.
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