Los Angeles, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Litigation ... +10 more
OUTCOME: $300,000 confidential settlement
Represented the President of an entertainment company in a breach of employment contract case involving failure to pay six figure commissions and early termination of the contract. Pursued causes of a ... ction for violations of Labor Code §203 and §218.5 and breach of the terms of the employment contract. Settlement terms, and the existence of the settlement itself, are strictly confidential.
OUTCOME: $850,000 recovery for client
Represented a very senior executive of an American subsidiary of a large international conglomerate who was constructively terminated for whistle blowing and vigorously expressing product quality conce ... rns to senior management. The termination came after almost 30 years with the company. As with virtually all whistle blower cases, the terms of this settlement are highly confidential. The issues in this case included the impediments that a non-disclosure agreement posed to a whistle blower acting to protect the public. The company sought to silence the whistle blower by relying on a non-disclosure agreement signed 25 years before.
OUTCOME: $180,000 recovery to client
Represented the principal at Oralingua School for the Hearing Impaired who was wrongfully terminated after less than 90 days after having been induced to relocate to California from Missouri with the p ... romise of a long term employment contract that was never forthcoming. We succeeded in securing approximately two years worth of compensation for our client which facilitated her move back to Missouri and an equitable transition. The case presented a myriad of insurance and coverage issues that were ultimately resolved in mediation.
OUTCOME: $500,000 recovery for client
Legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty arising from the issuance of tax-advantaged 2004 revenue bonds by Huntington Park that resulted in an unforeseen tax liability to Huntington Park about wh ... ich the defendant law firm failed to plan for or warn against. Successfully recovered from laws firm for damages caused by the failure to advise Huntington Park concerning the adverse tax consequences of the particular complex bond structure.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement
Represented homeowners in construction defect case exposing misrepresentations by developers and breach of express and implied warranties. Settlement terms from mediated settlement are confidential.
OUTCOME: Client recovered $750,000
Consultant was sued by privately owned company to invalidate a promise to transfer 10% of the Company’s stock and pay consultant for consulting services over a period of years that had dramatically inc ... reased the value of the Company. Prior counsel had filed and then dismissed a cross-complaint. Mr. Stoner took over the “defense”, filed a new cross-complaint, obtained relief from the court to conduct discovery while the Anti-SLAPP Motion was depending, and after demolishing the Company's case during the deposition of its CEO obtained a substantial high six figure recovery on the cross-complaint and dismissal of the case.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement
Represented the mother in a wrongful death case involving her daughter, who was killed in a plane crash. Recovered the full insurance policy limits.
OUTCOME: $2.48 million recovery to client
Represented celebrity against the premises owner where plaintiff's tragic fall occurred and against the medical providers who performed the subsequent surgeries on his broken neck that were not success ... ful. The case settled on confidential terms .
OUTCOME: $550,000 recovery for client
Represented a whistle blower who was terminated for money laundering revelations that triggered criminal and regulatory investigations involving Homeland Security and the FBI. Issues of hostile work e ... nvironment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and constructive termination were resolved through confidential mediation. The issues in the case were particularly complicated since some of the allegations of wrongful conduct had been leveled by in-house counsel who was terminated for the whistle blowing.
OUTCOME: $1.6 million recovery for client
Mr. Stoner represented a partner in a joint venture in a true David v. Goliath battle against the national law firm and celebrity client. Claims for intentional misrepresentation, deceit, intentional ... interference with prospective business advantage and breach of contract were pursued against defendants and the case settled on favorable but confidential terms after years of scorched earth litigation.
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