August, 2023– After four years of litigation, Beverly Adams secured a defense verdict in Jennifer Bognar, et al. v. State Farm Insurance, et al in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. The trial was on liability with the question of whether the traffic light was yellow or had already turned red. Plaintiff was making a left-hand […]
Greg Collins (Akron) and David Lester (Cleveland) recently obtained summary judgment for the Surety under a substantial Performance Bond, where the project Owner failed to comply with notice conditions of the Bond. The case is Warren Roofing & Insulating Co. v. St. Noel Parish, Lake County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 21CV001388. The Bond […]
August 17, 2023- CRUG is proud to announce that the milestone 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for 2024 has been publicly released and 8 lawyers from Collins, Roche, Utley & Garner have been recognized.
In Martins Ferry City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Colaianni Constr., Inc., 2023-Ohio-2285 (7th Dist.) Evan Palik, CRUG’s Akron Office, successfully defended a roofing contractor in a claim brought by a school district for breach of construction contract. Evan won summary judgment in the trial court on the basis that the district’s claims were […]
July 13, 2023 – Collins, Roche, Utley & Garner and its partner, Kurt Anderson, successfully secured the dismissal of a legal malpractice lawsuit because the plaintiff’s attorney failed to timely secure service of process upon the defendant client. In Michael Mellon v. Aaron A. O’Brien, Esq., et al., 2023-Ohio-2393, the 8th District Court of agreed […]
July 12, 2023–Ohio Supreme Court finds that assault and battery exclusion bars coverage despite NGBRI finding today, in Krewina v. United Specialty Ins. Co., 2023-Ohio-2343, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a unanimous judgment that an assault and battery exclusion bars coverage for a knife attack by an assailant who was criminally adjudged not guilty […]
February 2, 2023–CRUG Partner, Patrick M. Roche obtained a defense verdict in a Mahoning County trial this week. Pat represented the owner of a 6-unit residential building. The Plaintiff was a tenant who sued the owner for negligence that allegedly enabled the unlawful entry of a third party associated with another tenant. The intoxicated intruder […]
CRUG Law is proud to announce that 10 attorneys are honored as 2023 Ohio and Kentucky Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations […]
Annually, Super Lawyers® recognizes the top lawyers in Ohio via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. The Ohio lawyers who receive the highest point totals during this selection process are further recognized in Ohio Super Lawyers Top Lists. Browse the Ohio Top Lists below to ensure you are […]
CRUG rings in the new year with the announcement that Kurt Anderson has been promoted to Partner January 1, 2023. Kurt is a certified insurance coverage specialist with over 30 years of experience. He is also a former President of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA). Outside the firm, Kurt works to support […]