Cases
Representative Cases: Cedric Logan defends major companies in insurance
product liability litigation, with an emphasis on class actions. Cedric has secured outst
ing results at the trial
appellate levels for his clients, which include Fortune 500 manufacturers
the nation's leading insurance companies.
Insurance
Claycomb v. Fox (Colo. Ct. App. 2017) - Won reversal
rem
of an adverse jury verdict
affirmed sanctions against opposing counsel. The defendant's insurer hired WTO to h
le the appeal after the trial judge directed that the defendant be found at least 51% liable, leading the jury to award the plaintiff over $1,000,000.
Jones v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Colo. Dist. Ct. Arapahoe Cnty. 2016) - Won order dismissing with prejudice plaintiff's claims arising from denial of insurance benefits. The court adopted WTO's argument that the insurance policy unambiguously excluded coverage for the plaintiff's alleged loss.
Auto-Owners v. Summit Park, 2016 WL 1321507 (D. Colo.) - Won order vacating a $10.87 million property insurance award
disqualifying a national property appraiser,
subsequently won sanctions against the policyholder
its lawyers,
won 99.7% of attorneys' fees
costs.
Represented a major insurance company in securing declaratory judgment against a former policyholder in a claim related to alleged hail damage.
Represented insurance company against allegations of bad faith denial of disability claim. Class Actions
Defended a security services provider in a high-stakes wage
hour class action brought in California, resulting in a highly favorable settlement.
Represents retailers
a manufacturer of certain Maytag clothes washers that were allegedly mislabeled with the Energy Star logo. Case is ongoing.
Savett v. Whirlpool (N.D. Ohio 2012) - Secured dismissal with prejudice of a putative nationwide class action complaint alleging that certain Whirlpool washing machines were mislabeled with the Energy Star logo.
Represented manufacturer of dishwashers alleged to be at risk of overheating. Product Liability
Successfully represented an aerospace supplier in a product liability action involving responsibility for a $10 million cleanup effort at a rocket manufacturing facility.
Secured a subrogation settlement in excess of $800,000 arising from the 2011 Kappa Alpha Theta house fire at CU Boulder in a case involving allegations of defective installation of cellulose insulation.
Led investigation of an explosion at a commercial facility that caused personal injuries
damages in excess of $1 million.
Hadjih v. Evenflo (D. Colo. 2012) - Won a unanimous jury defense verdict in federal court in Colorado on behalf of Evenflo Company in a two-week trial involving liability for permanent injuries to a child strapped into an Evenflo car seat during an auto accident. Ultimately, the jury agreed with our argument that the seat saved the child's life rather than caused the child's injuries. Other Relevant Experience
Auto-Owners v. Summit Park, Nos. 16-1348
16-1352 (10th Cir. 2018) - Won complete affirmance in the Tenth Circuit of l
mark rulings governing insurance appraisals. In two published opinions, the Tenth Circuit affirmed trial court rulings vacating an eight-figure appraisal award against the client, disqualifying for bias a national policyholder appraiser,
sanctioning the policyholder
its lawyers for misconduct in connection with the appraisal. Terence Ridley
Evan Stephenson argued the two appeals, respectively.
