Olivia Miner is a member of the firm’s Product Liability and Warranty Groups.  Olivia vigorously defends automotive and industrial distributors, manufacturers, and retailers against a wide variety of consumer protection claims. She also has significant experience obtaining favorable settlements and summary judgment for clients in product liability, premises liability, fraud, and general negligence actions.   

Before joining Wilson Turner Kosmo, Olivia specialized in analysis, detection, and exposure of fraudulent medical treatment and billing practices and insurance fraud. Olivia’s work led to the successful criminal prosecution of several medical providers.

After graduating from the University of California, Irvine, Olivia pursued a career in compliance working for an international government contracting firm. Later, she obtained her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 2015.

Affiliations

• Lawyers Club, Trial Advocacy Committee Co-Chair (2021 to Present)
• San Diego Defense Lawyers
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Member

Representative Matters

• Achieved summary judgment on 18 of 20 claims, ranging from breach of warranty to conspiracy, on behalf of two clients and settled remaining two claims for nominal amount
• Dismissal granted  without leave to amend at the pleading stage for client in product liability case
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of hotel in premises liability case
• Obtained arbitration award entirely in three clients’ favor regarding claims for breach of warranty and negligence
• Negotiated nominal settlement in international fraternal organization’s favor prior to judge issuing decision on petitioner-member’s writ of mandate
• Secured pleading-stage dismissal in state court action alleging negligence and breach of warranty allegations
• Persuaded jury to award less in damages than clients’ last settlement offer and millions less than Plaintiff asked jury to award
• Successfully established car dealer defendant was the prevailing party and that the lemon law plaintiff was not the prevailing party in a Song-Beverly warranty action, resulting in an order awarding defendant its costs and denying plaintiff’s counsel’s request for over $220,000 in fees and costs

Honors and Recognition

• Finalist, 2022 San Diego Business Journal's Top 100 Leaders in Law Award
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America "Ones to Watch" for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2023)
• California Western School of Law, Academic Excellence Award in Trial Practice (2015)
• California Western School of Law, First Place in the William C. Lynch Appellate Competition (2014)
• California Western School of Law, Faculty Scholars Program Scholarship Recipient (2012-2015)