PATRICK KIRK et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents,
v.
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants and Appellants.
Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 7, 2010.
April 7, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Lisa Perrochet; Haight Brown & Bonesteel, Peter Q. Ezzell and Nancy E. Lucas for Defendants and Appellants.
Allen Matkins Leek Gamble Mallory & Natsis, Marvin E. Garrett; Best Best & Kreiger, Robert J. Hanna; Bingham McCutchen, Michael J. Plishner; Boies, Schiller & Flexner, David W. Shapiro; Cooley Godward Kronish, Ann M. Mooney; DLA Piper, William S. Boggs, Stanley J. Panikowski; Dykema Gossett, Alex W. Craigie; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Dean Kitchens, Robert E. Palmer; Weil Gotshal & Manges, Jason D. Kipnis; Greenberg Traurig, Frank E. Merideth, Jr.; Jones Day, Elwood Lui; K&L Gates, Paul W. Sweeney, Jr.; Latham & Watkins, Robert J. Malionek; Mayer Brown, Neil M. Soltman; Morrison & Foerster, Douglas L. Hendricks; O'Melveny & Myers, Martin S. Checov; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Lawrence B. Low; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Geoffrey L. Thomas; Perkins Coie, Dan L. Bagatell; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Ronald E. Van Buskirk; Reed Smith, Margaret M. Grignon; Schiff Hardin, Eliot S. Jubelirer; Sidley Austin, Mark E. Haddad; King & Spalding and Donald F. Zimmer, Jr., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.
The Bernheim Law Firm, Bernie Bernheim, Nazo S. Semerdjian, Wilson K. Park; The Kick Law Firm, Taras Kick, Matthew Hess and Thomas Segal for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
Hinshaw & Culbertson, Ronald E. Mallen and Kara Farmer as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.
Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.
OPINION
CROSKEY, J. —
When an attorney obtains confidential information from a client, that attorney is prohibited from accepting a representation adverse to the client in a matter to which the confidential information would be material. In this case, we are not concerned with the issue of disqualifying the attorney possessing the material client confidences from representing an adverse party; it is conceded that the attorney is disqualified...
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