Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The defendant moved to disqualify the plaintiff's law firm, Coblence and Warner, on the ground that members of that firm had previously represented him in a criminal matter. The plaintiff did not dispute the prior representation, but argued that disqualification was not required because no confidences had been breached.
An attorney is prohibited from representing a party in a lawsuit when an opposing party is...
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