Wilson

BACKGROUND

San Marino Centre sued petitioners for legal malpractice in Los Angeles Superior Court. The amended complaint alleged the following: On or about November 1, 2008, San Marino Centre leased a skilled nursing facility in the City of Pasadena known as the San Marino SNF. At the same time, San Marino Centre and Country Villa Service Corp. (Country Villa) entered into an agreement under which Country Villa managed the day-to-day operations and finances of San Marino SNF and provided care to the patients of San Marino SNF. The agreement contained an indemnification provision that obligated Country Villa to indemnify San

2 Marino Centre for any damages arising from Country Villa‟s gross negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct. In 2010, Samuel Nevarrez sued San Marino Centre and Country Villa, alleging that while he was a patient at the San Marino SNF, he fell nine times and suffered severe head injuries.1 Pursuant to the indemnification provision, Country Villa called upon its regular attorney, Wilson, to defend Country Villa and San Marino Centre in the Nevarrez personal injury action. Wilson is a partner at the law firm of Wilson Getty, LLP, which is a limited…