Disqualification denial stands - First Court of Appeals declines to order BP counsel removed from plant explosion case

In re BP Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, No. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 16, 2007)(Per Curiam)(mandamus)(attorney disqualification)(Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Taft and Alcala)
Appeal from 212th District Court of Galveston County

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

By petition for writ of mandamus, relator, BP Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, challenges the trial court's (1) July 5, 2007 order denying relator's motion to disqualify attorney Ronald Krist.

We deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Taft and Alcala.