Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Sep. 10, 2025
Judge disqualifies Blackstone Law over attorney's conflict in lawsuit
A judge tentatively disqualified Blackstone Law from a wage case after finding a newly hired attorney previously advised the defendant, ruling that ethical screens don't apply when lawyers switch sides mid-dispute.
An Alameda County judge has tentatively disqualified a law firm representing a worker in a wage-and-hour lawsuit against NorCal Rental Group, ruling that an attorney the firm recently hired had previously advised the defendant on the very same dispute.
The tentative ruling, issued Sunday by Superior Court Judge Somnath Raj Chatterjee, found that Blackstone Law cannot continue representing the plaintiff because one of its attorneys, Sage Stone, had worked until March at Ogletree D...
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