Category: Conflicts

Arbitration, Conflicts, Stay & Celebrities: Second District, Div. 7 Rules That Disqualification Motion Was Premature While Motion To Compel Arbitration And To Stay Were Pending

February 21, 2019 · Arbitration: Stay, Celebrities, Conflicts

The Code Of Civil Procedure 1281.4 Stay Is Mandatory. Top Kick Productions, Inc., Chuck Norris's production company, sued CBS Broadcasting Inc. over allegations of what might be characterized as Hollywood Accounting. CBS moved to compel arbitration, and to stay the litigation pursuant to CCP 1281.4, while Top Kick had a pending motion to […]

Conflicts: Court Of Appeal Affirms Order Denying Motion To Disqualify Counsel Who Allegedly Learned Confidential Information Through Settlement

June 30, 2017 · Conflicts

A Hypothetical Question: What If Confidential Information That Could Be The Basis For Disqualifying An Attorney Is Obtained Through Mediation? Gobar v. Gong, D070876 (4/1 6/26/17) (Huffman, Benke, Haller) (unpublished) involves unsuccessful efforts by defendant Gong to disqualify plaintiff Gobar's attorney who earlier represented a law firm seeking to collect a money judgment from […]

Conflicts: Disqualification Of Conflicted Attorney Does Not Extend To Law Firm Whose Retention Attorney Facilitates And To Whom Attorney Transfers Files

November 29, 2016 · Conflicts

Mediation Of Dispute Between Brothers Drew Our Attention To This Case. Jogani v. Jogani, B268162 (2/1 11/25/16, mod. 11/28/16) (Chaney, Rothschild, Johnson) (unpublished) is about attorney disqualification and conflicts. The underlying dispute among the Jogani brothers appears to have been sliding up and down the California courts for fifteen years, involving a number of […]