Costello v. Buckley
Annotate this CaseLeslie Costello sued her former boyfriend, Peter Buckley, seeking to collect money she allegedly loaned him during their relationship. Peter retained his brother, attorney Robert Buckley, to defend him against Leslie's lawsuit. Because Robert had previously represented Leslie in another matter, Leslie moved to disqualify Robert on the grounds that during the time that Robert had served as Leslie's attorney, Robert had learned confidential information about Leslie's relationship with Peter that could be used against her. The trial court granted Leslie's motion, and Peter appealed. The Court of Appeal concluded the trial court properly granted the motion.
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