DLA Piper Asks Judge to Undo Disqualification Ruling

DLA Piper LLP again defended its representation of a pharmaceutical company suing former DLA client Horizon Healthcare Services Inc. after a federal magistrate judge disqualified the firm from the case.

The firm objects to a decision by Magistrate Judge Barry S. Seltzer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida disqualifying it from representing BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy LLC in its lawsuit against Horizon over hemophilia drug coverage. Seltzer said DLA represented a BioMatrix affiliate on matters “directly adverse” to Horizon while it still counted Horizon as a client.

“DLA feels strongly that its limited actions as an ...