Attorney Mark B. Wilson's Legal Cases

Contracts and agreements

Doe Corporation v. Doe Corporation (Case Confidential)

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OUTCOME: $1 Million

Klein & Wilson's client hired Texas counsel to try a breach of contract case. In the middle of trial, the attorney-client relationship deteriorated. In an unusual set of circumstances, the parties' att ... orneys signed a letter of intent regarding settlement terms, but the case was dismissed before the parties signed a formal settlement agreement. When the defendant refused to honor the settlement terms, the client hired new Texas counsel who tried to get the case reinstated. After eight months of being in limbo, the client asked Klein & Wilson to see what it could do. Klein & Wilson resolved the case with the defendant paying Klein & Wilson's client $1 million.

Contracts and agreements

Doe Corporation v. Doe Corporation (Case Confidential)

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OUTCOME: $715,000

Klein & Wilson recovered $715,000 for a client whose insurers refused to defend it for a covered claim, requiring the client to defend itself. This settlement represented 95 percent of the client's cla ... im for unpaid defense costs.

Contracts and agreements

Paritcher Khadem-Missagh v. Haroonian

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OUTCOME: $700,000

In 2000, Klein & Wilson represented a man who lent money to carpet salesmen in Beverly Hills. The carpet salesmen refused to pay the money back. Klein & Wilson obtained summary judgment as to two of th ... e defendants and judgment on the pleadings as to the remaining defendants, resulting in judgments totaling $700,000.

Construction and development

Does Corporation v. Roes

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OUTCOME: $3 Million

Klein & Wilson represented a company which hired design professionals and a general contractor to construct a sales facility in Central California. The designers and contractors made a number of errors ... , resulting in construction defects. Because of insurance coverage issues, the defendants' insurance carriers refused to settle until Klein & Wilson took approximately 50 depositions and proved that each defendant had serious exposure. After several mediations, Klein & Wilson recovered $3 million for its client - enough money for the client to make the necessary repairs to its facility.

Personal injury

Darla L. v. Southland LLC

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OUTCOME: $2.25 Million

In April 2000, Klein & Wilson won a verdict of $2.25 million in a premises liability action stemming from a sexual assault of a tenant of a residential apartment complex. This was one of the largest ve ... rdicts of its kind in California.

Business

Doe City v. Roe City Attorney (Case Confidential)

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OUTCOME: $1.5 Million

Klein & Wilson represented a City against its former City Attorney for legal malpractice arising out of the City Attorney's failure to identify and resolve a conflict of interest. The conflict of inter ... est sparked negative media attention, a public audit, and a criminal prosecution. Ultimately, the City was forced to reimburse funds spent on a public project. When Klein & Wilson substituted into the case, the former City Attorney refused to offer a penny to resolve the case. After Klein & Wilson evaluated the case and presented the former City Attorney with facts showing it had substantial exposure at trial, Klein & Wilson was successful in resolving the case for $1.5 million without taking a single deposition.

Business

Doe Law Firm v. Roe Corporation (Case Confidential)

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OUTCOME: $1.3 million

Klein & Wilson represented a client who was sued for approximately $800,000 in unpaid fees by its former law firm and the law firm's expert in the underlying case. Klein & Wilson filed a cross-complain ... t against the law firm, alleging legal malpractice. Klein & Wilson won approximately 20 different motions and persuaded the court to issue almost $150,000 in sanctions against the law firm for various discovery abuses. Before trial started, Klein & Wilson persuaded the court that the law firm likely committed fraud, resulting in an order entitling Klein & Wilson to conduct discovery regarding the net worth of the firm and its members. After one day of trial, the expert voluntarily dismissed its complaint and received no money. The law firm also dismissed its complaint without receiving a penny, and it paid Klein & Wilson's client $1.3 million to settle the legal malpractice claim.

Mark B. Wilson's Legal Cases (17)

Doe Corporation v. Doe Corporation (Case Confidential)

Doe Corporation v. Doe Corporation (Case Confidential)

Paritcher Khadem-Missagh v. Haroonian

Does Corporation v. Roes

Darla L. v. Southland LLC

Doe City v. Roe City Attorney (Case Confidential)

Doe Law Firm v. Roe Corporation (Case Confidential)