by Sutton Booker | Jun 1, 2021 | Articles, News
By: Jackie Booker, Managing Shareholder, Sutton | Booker | P.C. On May 17, 2021, Governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 21-1188 regarding additional liability of defendant employers who admit employee fault under the doctrine of respondeat superior. The...
by Sutton Booker | May 18, 2021 | News
Jackie Booker and Joe Okon prevailed on an appeal to the Colorado Court of Appeals which determined choice of law did not afford plaintiff UIM benefits for a motor vehicle accident in Colorado under an Oregon insurance policy. The Court of Appeals went on to affirm...
by Sutton Booker | May 10, 2021 | News
Ashley Larson and Jackie Booker obtained a defense verdict in favor of a retailer client. Plaintiff alleged he slipped and fell on a dollar size puddle of water at a store entrance while it was raining. The retail store utilized multiple mats in its entryway...
by Sutton Booker | Jan 26, 2021 | Articles, News
Debra Sutton and Tom Walton prevailed on summary judgment in an action brought by a contractor holding an assignment from the insured homeowner. The Court applied the pollution exclusion in an all-risk homeowner’s policy, finding abatement expense was not covered even...
by Sutton Booker | Jan 13, 2021 | News
Sandy Eloranto and Lily Nierenberg prevailed on summary judgment in a property damage bad faith dispute case stemming from the June 19, 2018 storm in Aurora, Colorado. Plaintiff, a contractor with an assignment of the insureds’ post-loss claim benefits, claimed the...
by Sutton Booker | Aug 13, 2020 | News
Jackie Booker and Rachel Jennings obtained summary judgment on an underinsured motorist case enforcing a regular use vehicle exclusion in a classic car policy. Plaintiff argued that the regular use vehicle exclusion is void as against public policy based upon...