In Cerne, et al. v. VanCuren Services, Inc., et al., Lake C.P. No. 21CVV000731 (March 9, 2022), after a 3-day jury trial Patrick M. Roche received a defense verdict for a tree service company and its employee that had a negligence action brought against them by a landscaper who sustained injuries when his hand was […]
Released November 4, 2021– Collins, Roche, Utley & Garner is pleased to announce that we have again been ranked in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list in two regions and in three practice areas. U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the eleventh consecutive year, announce “Best […]
Congratulations to our Newly Promoted Partner Sunny Horacek! CRUG is pleased to announce that Sunny has been promoted to partner, effective October 1, 2021. In just a little over six years at CRUG, Sunny has honed and expanded her civil litigation talent handling insurance coverage claims, bad faith, construction litigation, product liability, and personal injury […]
We are pleased to announce 5 CRUG Attorneys are being recognized along with Richard Garner earning the distinction of “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® 2022. The “Lawyer of the Year” recognition is awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic location. Only one lawyer […]
In Kumar v. Sevastos, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No.109795, 2021-Ohio-1885, Ron Ziehm and Jaren Webster successfully defended the owner of an indoor soccer facility against a negligence action brought by a soccer player who sustained injuries when he collided with the wall during an indoor soccer game. The Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas granted summary […]
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio, in conjunction with related legislative enactments, issued a sweeping tolling order of all Ohio state court deadlines between March 9, 2020 and July 30, 2020 (or the end of the COVID-19 emergency, if earlier). For more information, see the high court’s announcement below. According to […]
Today we our pleased to announce that 6 CRUG attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 guide. In addition, Paul D. Eklund has been named a Best Lawyers 2020 “Lawyer of the Year,” a special distinction conferred upon a single lawyer within a practice area and metropolitan market.
On behalf of Jonathan Schwartz and Goldberg Segalla, Richard Garner was featured as guest speaker in the Timely Notice podcast series. In this episode on Faulty Workmanship Not an Occurrence, Rich discusses how the precedent for faulty workmanship, by itself, does not constitute an “occurrence” under insurance policies. Click below to listen:
Congratulations to Kurt Anderson of Collins, Roche, Utley & Garner (OACTA Amicus counsel) and Greg Beck of Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Matthews (counsel for City of Campbell) for their success in the Ohio Supreme Court. The Court determined that the City of Campbell had no duty to remove foliage that may have obstructed a […]