Opinion ID: 1927280
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Heading: DiSalvo Suit

Text: In April 1993, Triffin sued Albert DiSalvo, the president of A & M Check Cashing (A & M), and others on a chose in action purchased from United Jersey Bank (UJB). See Triffin v. DiSalvo, 434 Pa.Super. 326, 643 A. 2d 118, 119 & n. 1 (1994), appeal denied, 541 Pa. 627, 661 A. 2d 874 (1995). Defendants filed a motion requesting that Triffin be disqualified from participating in the action in any capacity. They claimed Triffin's case relied on confidential information that was obtained from A & M's files when he held himself out as an attorney and agreed to represent A & M in the matter against UJB. The trial court dismissed the action with prejudice. On appeal, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed, stating that [h]ere, Triffin held himself out as an attorney when he met with A & M. Id. 643 A. 2d at 120. Further, the court found that [t]here is simply no manner in which Triffin can proceed in this action without using the confidential information he obtained by establishing an attorney-client relationship with A & M. Id. 643 A. 2d at 121. Triffin did not initially disclose the DiSalvo case to the RG 303 Panel.