A New York state judge has rejected a request by partners of Selendy & Gay to halt Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan's arbitration case against them, ordering the offshoot law firm to face Quinn Emanuel's claims in arbitration

Partners at Selendy & Gay had argued that Quinn Emanuel's effort to make them turn over a share of the legal fees they took with them violated state ethics rules, but Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla ruled this week she could not evaluate that dispute.

Dismissing the case, she said the arbitration clause in Quinn Emanuel's partnership agreement required her to let the arbitrator make that call.