Although plaintiffs concede that their lawyer represented some of the defendants in a prior matter, and that the parties' interests are now directly adverse, disqualification is not required. The present and prior matters are not substantially related, and plaintiff's attorney did not obtain confidential information from the defendants during the prior matter (see Tekni-Plex, Inc. v Meyner & Landis,
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