Cedric advises insurance companies, policyholders, adjusters, appraisers, and other insurance professionals in all aspects of claims handling, policy interpretation, and industry standards. As a trial lawyer, he has helped develop insurance law in Colorado at both the trial and appellate levels.

Highlights and Recent Outcomes

• Won a complete defense verdict in a $100 million insurance coverage arbitration involving a unique insurance product for large public highway projects.

• Represented a national company in a liability insurance dispute and secured full insurance coverage despite insurer’s initial denial.

• Won complete affirmance in the Tenth Circuit of landmark rulings governing property insurance appraisals. In two published opinions, the Tenth Circuit affirmed trial court rulings vacating a $10 million appraisal award and sanctioning opposing counsel for misconduct.

• Won reversal of a $3 million property appraisal award and disqualification of the opposing party’s national property appraiser.

• 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.

• Won reversal and remand of an adverse jury verdict and affirmed sanctions against opposing counsel. The defendant's insurer hired Cedric to handle 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.

• Won dismissal of a putative class action involving several thousand participants in a New Mexico health plan.

• Won a complete defense judgment for an errors and omissions insurer that was sued for bad faith by an engineering firm.

• Won a judgment relieving client of insurance coverage obligations in 10 separate lawsuits against a physician's estate.

• Won summary judgment and an award of attorney fees in hail damage case.

• Won dismissal and an award of attorney fees in complete fire loss case.

• Won a complete defense judgment for an errors and omissions insurer that was sued for bad faith by an engineering firm.

• Hired by insurer to represent individual accused of wrongful death; secured dismissal with prejudice of all claims.