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Ashley Larson and Matt Cecil obtained a favorable verdict for their bar and restaurant client following a jury trial in Summit County. The bar and restaurant argued the unknown woman had not been allowed on the bar and was immediately told to get down when bar staff saw her on the bar. It was not the bar and restaurant that caused Plaintiff’s injuries, but instead the unknown woman, who was designated as a nonparty at fault. The jury found the unknown woman to be 60% at fault for the incident and found plaintiff to be 25% comparatively negligent.

Sutton Booker is excited to welcome its newest associate, Tatyana Beschastna. Prior to joining Sutton Booker, P.C., Tatyana was a trial attorney with a major commercial insurance carrier, providing defense to their insureds, and was with a mid-size national defense firm before that. Tatyana has hit the ground running after recently obtaining the dismissal of a retailer on a Rule 12(b)(5) motion for failure to state a claim. Welcome, Tatyana!

Joel Babcock and Matthew Cecil obtained a complete defense verdict for their HOA client. The Court found Plaintiffs had failed to show any causal link between the HOA’s actions and Plaintiffs’ claimed damages and entered judgment in favor of the HOA on all claims, entitling the HOA to recovery of all court costs, expert fees, and attorney’s fees.

Partner Lily Nierenberg obtained summary judgment in favor of an insurance company in a case stemming from an insurance claim related to the total loss of a property in the East Troublesome Fire. The Court held plaintiffs had failed to put forth evidence that they were owed additional amounts under the policy, or that the insurance company had unreasonably delayed any covered amounts that it had paid. The Court further held that there was no dispute on the question of whether the insurance company had handled the claim in good faith, especially as it had paid more than $400,000 within a month of the loss, followed by the policy limits well within a year.

Sutton Booker is proud to announce Rachel Jennings has been promoted to a Partner in the firm. Rachel represents corporate and individual clients in first- and third-party insurance claims, wrongful death claims, and premises liability claims.

Sutton Booker is proud to announce Lily Nierenberg has been promoted to a Partner. Lily defends clients in matters involving UM/UIM bad faith, property damage bad faith, coverage and indemnity, and premises liability.

Ashley Larson and Matt Cecil obtained a favorable verdict for their bar and restaurant client following a jury trial in Summit County. The bar and restaurant argued the unknown woman had not been allowed on the bar and was immediately told to get down when bar staff saw her on the bar. It was not the bar and restaurant that caused Plaintiff’s injuries, but instead the unknown woman, who was designated as a nonparty at fault. The jury found the unknown woman to be 60% at fault for the incident and found plaintiff to be 25% comparatively negligent.

Sutton Booker is excited to welcome its newest associate, Tatyana Beschastna. Prior to joining Sutton Booker, P.C., Tatyana was a trial attorney with a major commercial insurance carrier, providing defense to their insureds, and was with a mid-size national defense firm before that. Tatyana has hit the ground running after recently obtaining the dismissal of a retailer on a Rule 12(b)(5) motion for failure to state a claim. Welcome, Tatyana!

Joel Babcock and Matthew Cecil obtained a complete defense verdict for their HOA client. The Court found Plaintiffs had failed to show any causal link between the HOA’s actions and Plaintiffs’ claimed damages and entered judgment in favor of the HOA on all claims, entitling the HOA to recovery of all court costs, expert fees, and attorney’s fees.

Partner Lily Nierenberg obtained summary judgment in favor of an insurance company in a case stemming from an insurance claim related to the total loss of a property in the East Troublesome Fire. The Court held plaintiffs had failed to put forth evidence that they were owed additional amounts under the policy, or that the insurance company had unreasonably delayed any covered amounts that it had paid. The Court further held that there was no dispute on the question of whether the insurance company had handled the claim in good faith, especially as it had paid more than $400,000 within a month of the loss, followed by the policy limits well within a year.

Sutton Booker is proud to announce Rachel Jennings has been promoted to a Partner in the firm. Rachel represents corporate and individual clients in first- and third-party insurance claims, wrongful death claims, and premises liability claims.

Sutton Booker is proud to announce Lily Nierenberg has been promoted to a Partner. Lily defends clients in matters involving UM/UIM bad faith, property damage bad faith, coverage and indemnity, and premises liability.