Court Publishes Decision Denying Carrier's Motion to Disqualify Counsel

The Court of Appeals for the 1st District of California has ordered publication of its decision from last month, ruling that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier could not disqualify the attorneys representing a third-party tortfeasor based on a purported conflict created by the firm’s prior representation. The court had originally released its decision in Moreci v. Scaffold Solutions Inc. (Starstone National Insurance Co.) on Sept. 27 as an unpublished opinion. Unpublished decisions are not binding precedent in California. On Oct. 8, the California Lawyers Association Work...