On behalf of Klein & Wilson | May 29, 2020 | Business Litigation
Having a business partner is an important part of operating a company for many California entrepreneurs. You likely started your business venture with your chosen partner because you believed that you could achieve professional success together. At first, everything...
On behalf of Klein & Wilson | May 22, 2020 | Business Litigation, Legal Malpractice
A word of caution to litigants who retain a public relations (“PR”) firm to spin the media narrative in their favor: your communications likely are not privileged under California law. Here are two tips litigants should consider when working with a PR firm. What is...
On behalf of Klein & Wilson | Jan 31, 2020 | Business Litigation
Running a large corporation is not easy to do. Because so many responsibilities exist, most corporations have a board of directors to ensure that everything runs as it is supposed to while shareholders receive updates. As the CEO of a successful company, you...
On behalf of Klein & Wilson | Aug 22, 2019 | Business Litigation, Legal Malpractice
No one would have a doctor perform brain surgery who had never performed the procedure before. Yet, many clients go to trial with lawyers who have little or no trial experience. Often, clients simply assume their lawyers have trial experience and do not bother to ask....
On behalf of Klein & Wilson | Jul 16, 2019 | Business Litigation
If you represent a victim of someone who suffered harassment in the workplace, can you contact another employee victim to get evidence? In Doe v. Superior Court (2019) Westlaw 2480029 (no official cite available yet) the Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Div. 1...
On behalf of Klein & Wilson | Jun 14, 2019 | Business Litigation
Are you stuck in the middle of a business dispute with a partner, shareholder or customer? Do you have concerns about working things out without going to court? There are times when litigation is the only answer to your problem, but you shouldn’t go down this...
On behalf of Klein & Wilson | May 24, 2019 | Business Litigation
Klein & Wilson is pleased to report that following a $1,162,660 jury verdict in its client’s favor, the defendants settled the case by agreeing to pay Klein & Wilson‘s client $1,850,000. The client formed an advertising agency with four previous colleagues...
On behalf of Klein & Wilson | May 2, 2019 | Business Litigation
While two percentage points may seem like a very small difference in power in running a company, those two percentage points can make all the difference in the world. Under the law, there is an immense difference between being a 51 percent owner and a 49 percent...
On behalf of Klein & Wilson | Nov 6, 2018 | Business Litigation, Legal Malpractice
Emily Post, the Queen of etiquette, said, “there is no excuse for the most unfilial act of all–deception.” While she was advising on an unrelated subject, her message rings true for attorneys.New California Rule of Professional Conduct, rule 4.3 is...
On behalf of Klein & Wilson | Feb 15, 2018 | Business Litigation
Despite what they may say about litigation, companies do not want to be dragged kicking and screaming to into lawsuits; especially when they believe that the suit is an organized form of bullying or exploitation. Nevertheless, in today’s business climate, this...
