Sutter O’Connell is pleased to announce that Stephanie M. Farah has recently joined the Firm as an Associate. Ms. Farah will concentrate her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, premises liability defense, products liability, and warranty defense. Her office is located the Firm’s Cleveland location. Ms. Farah received her Juris Doctor from Case Western…
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New York State Legislature Moves the Goal Post in Favor of Plaintiffs
Expansive Disclosure Requirements for Insurance Defendants in New York State May Set a Precedent for the Future of Disclosure Requirements and Insurance Litigation in Your State Insured defendants sued in New York are now required to make early and significant disclosures about insurance coverage. In December 2021, the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act, C.P.L.R. 3101, was…
Sutter O’Connell Celebrates 20 Years
The Firm will Commemorate the Milestone with a Series of Donations Sutter O’Connell is celebrating its twentieth anniversary as a prominent provider of litigation defense services to corporate, governmental, and insurance clients across the country. Founded by a group of trial attorneys in 2002 in Cleveland, Ohio, the firm remains focused on providing business litigation…
It’s Not Auto Theft, Just Poor Decisions
Sutter O’Connell attorney Kevin Kita recently obtained summary judgment in Franklin County on behalf of an insurance company accused of breaching its contract and acting in bad faith. The case arose from exceptional circumstances wherein the plaintiff was attempting to get out of his vehicle lease. The plaintiff was contacted by a third party who…
How Tennessee Courts Have Curtailed the Ability to Recover Tort Damages Between Contracting Parties
In Milan Supply Chain Sols., Inc. v. Navistar, Inc., the Tennessee Supreme Court recently addressed uncharted waters in Tennessee’s application of the economic loss doctrine (“ELD”). The ELD attempts to keep parties from getting more than they bargain for in their original agreements. States take various stances; some applying a stricter interpretation barring all tort…
Sutter O’Connell Attorneys Named to 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers
Sutter O’Connell is pleased to announce that five of our attorneys have been named to the 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers: James L. McCrystal, Jr., Products Liability, Business Litigation, Professional Liability Matthew C. O’Connell, Products Liability, Environmental Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation James M. Popson, General Litigation,…