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!