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Civil Litigation,
Law Practice

May 31, 2019

Prior pitch meeting gets Quinn Emanuel booted from wildfire litigation

Quinn Emanuel disqualified from representing Woolsey fire plaintiffs, judge rules

Prior pitch meeting gets Quinn Emanuel booted from wildfire litigation
Judge William F. Highberger

LOS ANGELES -- A superior court judge disqualified Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from representing plaintiffs in the Woolsey fire cases Thursday, agreeing confidential information Southern California Edison had shared in a pitch meeting could give the firm an advantage.

"The court does believe that attorney Kenneth Chiate was proceeding in good faith believing he and his colleagues from Quinn Emanuel weren't shown anythin...

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