Twenty-First Century Rail Corporation v. New Jersey Transit Corp., A-101 September Term 2010; Supreme Court; opinion by Hoens, J.; decided May 7, 2012. On appeal from the Appellate Division, 419 N.J. Super. 343 (App. Div. 2011). [Sat below: Judges R.B. Coleman, Lihotz and J.N. Harris in the Appellate Division.] DDS No. 04-1-6184 [25 pp.]
The court considers whether an attorney who was retained to provide advice to a client in connection with a construction project violated RPC 1.9 by subsequently undertaking the representation of another party that was involved in the project whose interests were adverse to those of the former client.