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Mark S. Roth

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    Mark S. Roth

    Mark S. Roth is a former office managing partner of the Los Angeles office, which he opened when he joined the firm in 1995. He is an AV-rated litigator who has secured numerous seven-figure verdicts and settlements, including a jury verdict of nearly $12 million featured in a California Law Business article titled "Four of the Biggest of 1990" profiling noteworthy verdicts.  Mark has been voted by his peers as a Southern California Super Lawyer in General Litigation on numerous occasions.

    Mark's primary areas of experience include products liability, construction defects and inverse condemnation.  His litigation experience includes multi-party mediations, arbitrations and trials on behalf of insurance companies, self-insureds and individuals. 

    Mark has authored numerous articles on subrogation and presented seminars to many insurance companies and organizations including the California Conference of Arson Investigators, National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) and Wildland Fire Litigation Conference.

    Mark has served on the board of directors of the Mental Health Advocacy Services of Los Angeles, where he participated in impact litigation to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities. He also currently provides pro bono service to the Los Angeles Superior Court Voluntary Settlement Conference program and as a judge at mock trial and mediation competitions at distinguished law schools in Southern California.

    Mark has a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences and communication from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from Southwestern Law School, where he served as a Note & Comment Editor on the Law Review and was the recipient of the 1975 Schweitzer Moot Court Competition Outstanding Brief Award.

     

     

    Prevailed at trial on inverse condemnation case against public utitlity involving a transformer explosion causing a fire at a large production studio building, resulting in a recovery of $25,000,000 to his client, St. Paul Insurance Company, and other subrogating insurers.


    Prevailed at trial on products liability case involving a defective shoring pole pin, resulting in nearly a $1,000,000 recovery on behalf of Landmark Insurance Company


    Prevailed at trial on inverse condemnation case against public utility involving smoke damage from an underground electrical vault damaging high-end clothing, resulting in $650,000 recovery on behalf of Unigard Insurance Company.


    Prevailed at trial on products liability case against circuit breaker manufacturer that failed to operate, resulting in fire and $11.7 million verdict on behalf of subrogating carrier and their insured.


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    Publications


    Summer 2010 [Subrogation & Recovery Observer]

    July 29, 2010

    Summer 2010 - Subrogation & Recovery Observer -

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    Jesusita Wildfire Causes Major Residential Damage [Subrogation and Recovery Alert!]

    May 14, 2009

    Jesusita Wildfire Causes Major Residential Damage - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - On May 5, 2009, at approximately 1:45p.m., a fire erupted in Santa Barbara County in an area adjacent to the Jesusita Trail. The fire has spread across 8,733 acres and has forced approximately 30,000 residents to evacuate. The fire has damaged or destroyed upwards of 96 homes. [See list below*]. Approximately 5,400 homes have been evacuated and another 3,500 are threatened. Per CalFire, the fire is 80% contained and is expected
    to be contained by May 20, 2009.

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    Insurance Coverage Observer [Winter 2008]

    February 26, 2008

    Insurance Coverage Observer - Winter 2008 - Fifth Circuit Upholds Flood Exclusion in Katrina
    Decision….,… While Louisiana’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds the Flood Exclusion Ambiguous, Application of Faulty Workmanship Exclusion Does not Require Showing of Proximate Cause, Louisiana's Value Policy Law Does not Apply When Total Loss Does not Result From a Covered Peril,Payment Under Law or Ordinance Coverage Required Showing of Actual Loss Incurred,Ensuing Loss Clause Do not Provide

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    Fall 2007 [Subrogation and Recovery Observer]

    October 01, 2007

    Fall 2007 - Subrogation and Recovery Observer - As football season gets underway and the exciting post-season baseball action has
    started, Cozen O’Connor’s Subrogation Department is pleased to announce the continued expansion of our team roster. The Fall 2007 edition of the Subro Observer includes the introduction of five new attorneys in Philadelphia, Charlotte, Chicago, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

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    Events & Seminars

    Effective Use of Power Points in Proving Transformer Cases Monterey, CA 04/20/2013

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    Education

    • Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1977
    • Univ. of Southern California, B.A., 1973

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