PMG Collins, LLC v. R & G Enterprises, LLC
PMG Collins, LLC v. R & G Enterprises, LLC
Opinion of the Court
The defendant below in an action seeking rescission of a contract for the sale of a condominium unit seeks certiorari review of an order disqualifying its chosen counsel, Coffey Burlington, on the grounds that the law firm had previously personally represented one of the principals of the plaintiff LLC in unrelated matters. Without exploring any other infirmity in the order, the simple, acknowledged fact that counsel did not represent the plaintiff itself and thus cannot be in forbidden conflict with its interests renders the order completely unsupportable. Gonzalez v. Chillura, 892 So.2d 1075 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004) (finding that attorney’s representation of a shareholder in a derivative suit did not create an attorney-client relationship between the attorney or his law firm and the corpora
Certiorari granted.
RAMIREZ, C.J., concurs.
Dissenting Opinion
(dissenting).
I would deny the petition for the extraordinary writ of certiorari based on the petitioner’s failure to provide a transcript of the evidentiary hearing during which the trial court considered this matter. See Shojaie v. Gables Court Profl Ctr., Inc., 974 So.2d 1140 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).
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