Categories : Legal Ethics
Wu v. O’Gara Coach Co., LLC (2019) 38 Cal.App.5th 1069
Should the court disqualify a lawyer and the lawyer’s firm based on the lawyer’s previous engagement as an adversary’s executive and playbook knowledge.
Should the court disqualify a lawyer and the lawyer’s firm based on the lawyer’s previous engagement as an adversary’s executive and playbook knowledge.
Both general contractors and subcontractors should keep an eye out for these Endorsements.
Typically, a client provides the lawyer with information that the lawyer otherwise finds plausible, and the lawyer files a lawsuit based on the evidence from the client. Opposing counsel may make an assertion that the lawyer should dismiss the case as lacking merit, given the contrary evidence. Under such circumstances, what are the ethical obligations of the lawyer?