What is the test for disqualifying an opposing attorney from a trial?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Perlan Therapeutics, Inc. v. NexBio, Inc., G047136 (Cal. App. 2013):

On a party's motion, a court may "'disqualify an opposing attorney from participating in a trial when . . . the attorney improperly seeks to proceed against a former client.'" (City National Bank v. Adams (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 315, 323.) An attorney

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