Court Finds Law Firm Should Not Represent Sports Facility, Employee

A New York State trial court has granted a plaintiff’s motion to disqualify a law firm from representing the defendants, a skate park and its employees, who were sued by the plaintiff after he was injured at the facility.   The court’s decision to disqualify Malapero & Prisco, LLP was based on a conflict of interest that had surfaced in the firm’s dual representation.   The impetus for the litigation was an incident that occurred on March 5, 2007 when Frank Paladino, a roller hoc