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Civil Litigation

Dec. 6, 2019

Quinn Emanuel challenges Woolsey Fire judge’s disqualification order

Longtime utility defense firm appeals disqualification order that booted it from representing Woolsey Fire claimants

Six months after being disqualified from representing Woolsey Fire claimants, a former longtime utility defender is seeking to reverse the order, arguing it was based on a lack of substantial evidence that he received any confidential information he could use to his advantage litigating against Southern California Edison Co. when he pitched to represent them in another fire case.

Kenneth R. Chiate, partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart ...

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