PATANE A. v. TAN

805276/18. Appeal No. 12374N. Case No. 2020-00985.

188 A.D.3d 498 (2020)

132 N.Y.S.3d 282

2020 NY Slip Op 06458

Patricia A. Patane et al., Respondents, v. Mark Tan, M.D., et al., Defendants, and Paul Chu, M.D., et al., Appellants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided November 12, 2020.


Although an associate at plaintiffs' law firm was previously an associate with the firm that currently represents Ameripath New York LLC, representing that defendant in multiple prior matters, and the parties' interests are now directly adverse, disqualification is not required here (see Becker v Perla, 125 A.D.3d 575 [1st Dept 2015]). The present and prior matters are not substantially related, with defendants failing to show that...

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