Category: Blog

Installation Error Leads to Sprinkler System Failure and Subrogation Recovery

Sprinkler system failures are often unexpected and catastrophic. That was the case when a cap blew off a six-inch sprinkler pipe at a shopping center...

Posted: June 14, 2026 Read More

CHANGING LANDSCAPES: California’s SB 254 Study Report on Pathways to Natural Catastrophe Resiliency

In September 2025, the California Earthquake Authority (“CEA”) was tasked with conducting a study and reporting on options to enhance the State’s natural catastrophe resiliency.[1]...

Posted: June 1, 2026 Read More

Persistence Pays Off in Product Defect Case

Stutman Law’s client insured an office building in Miami, Florida that was devastated by a fire in 2023. Early examination of the scene indicated that...

Posted: May 19, 2026 Read More

Process of Elimination Leads to Liability Opinion & Policy Limits Settlement

Stutman Law’s New Loss Department obtained a policy limits settlement following a large commercial property fire. The property was owned by the client’s insured and...

Posted: May 19, 2026 Read More

The “Gist of the Action” Doctrine Revisited

A few years ago, I wrote an article discussing Pennsylvania’s “gist of the action” doctrine. The “gist of the action” doctrine, simply put, is the...

Posted: May 5, 2026 Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Justin Boehret

Since Stutman Law’s founding in 1995, we’ve aggressively and creatively handled subrogation cases to achieve optimal results for our clients as promptly as possible, and...

Posted: April 20, 2026 Read More

Flooding Settlement Secured for Villanova University

Villanova University was in the midst of a significant construction project on its campus near Philadelphia when a severe rainstorm caused catastrophic flooding at Mendel...

Posted: February 11, 2026 Read More

Stutman Law Wins $1.6 Million Recovery in NY Successor Liability Case

Stutman Law attorneys Daniel Hogan and Jonathan Acklen recently secured a significant appellate victory on the issue of successor liability in New York’s Appellate Division...

Posted: February 11, 2026 Read More

Stutman Law Secures 90% Pre-Suit Recovery Following Fire Caused by Lithium-Ion Battery

Stutman Law was assigned to investigate a fire scene at a medical office near Philadelphia within hours of a fire occurring in early 2024. The...

Posted: November 17, 2025 Read More

Stutman Law, Nation’s Largest Subrogation-Only Firm, Celebrates 30 Years of Success

Stutman Law was founded in 1995 with a singular goal: to achieve optimal results for its clients. Thirty years later, that mission continues to define...

Posted: September 30, 2025 Read More

Tower Crane Collapse Leads to Six-Figure Recovery

In June 2023, a stationary tower crane capable of lifting 12 metric tons collapsed at a construction site in Delray Beach, Florida, destroying the crane...

Posted: March 21, 2025 Read More

Stutman Law Defeats Governmental Immunity Defense, Scores High Six-Figure Settlement During Trial

Stutman Law’s client paid significant damages after its insured suffered a catastrophic flooding incident. The flood occurred during the course of renovations at a federally...

Posted: June 17, 2024 Read More

Quick Action and Aggressive Legal Pursuit Lead to $800,000 Recovery in Spontaneous Combustion Case

After a catastrophic fire in Phoenix, Arizona caused heavy damage to a large mixed-use building insured by Stutman Law’s client, Stutman Law’s New Loss team...

Posted: June 13, 2024 Read More

Texas Supreme Court Sides with Stutman Law in Product Liability Mass Action

On October 20, 2023, Stutman Law prevailed in a product liability mass action before the Texas Supreme Court. The matter, In Re LSP Products Group,...

Posted: December 21, 2023 Read More

Stutman Law Uses a Furnace to Fire Up a Jury and Obtain a $845,000.00 Verdict

On November 13, 2023, Stutman Law attorneys Daniel Hogan and Jonathan B. Acklen prevailed again at trial when a Lexington, Kentucky jury awarded $845,000 to...

Posted: December 1, 2023 Read More

Stutman Law’s Aggressive Legal Representation Gives Client Advantage Over Competing Claimants

Stutman Law’s client paid over $250,000 after its insured suffered damages following a fire in a large, multi-tenant commercial facility in Loveland, Colorado. The fire...

Posted: July 27, 2023 Read More

Stutman Law’s Experience is Key to Success in Arbitration Forums, Inc.

Did you know that Stutman Law not only litigates subrogation cases in state and federal courts nationwide, but also has extensive experience in resolving cases...

Posted: May 4, 2023 Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Zach Groover

Since Stutman Law’s founding in 1995, we’ve aggressively and creatively handled subrogation cases to achieve optimal results for our clients as promptly as possible, and...

Posted: September 27, 2022 Read More

Stutman Turns Storm Losses Into Settlements Through Aggressive Investigations

Stutman Law investigated a number of claims stemming from the failure of large commercial grain bins throughout the upper Midwest that occurred during the course...

Posted: August 10, 2022 Read More

New Loss Team Scores Six-Figure Recovery Despite Lost Evidence

A Texas home insured by Stutman Law’s client was significantly damaged by water only a month after it was constructed. The incident was discovered when...

Posted: May 17, 2022 Read More