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Richard W. Pruett

pruett@mgjlaw.com

Richard W. Pruett is an associate at Markusson, Green & Jarvis, P.C. He works with national coordinating counsel managing hundreds of nationwide asbestos and products liability cases. Additionally, he works to defend insurers and self-insureds in commercial litigation matters, products liability cases, warranty/contract disputes and personal injury cases.

CASES OF INTEREST
- Complex construction defect case including fifteen parties and involving hundreds of homes.
- Breach of contract claim with $100M at issue for real estate development project in Sacramento, CA.
- Defended ADA claim on behalf of Colorado restaurant.
- Defended commercial defamation claims in New Jersey Federal Court with $1M at issue.
- Responded to Attorney General Inquiry relating to real estate title insurance structures.
- Successfully defended personal injury claim against a prominent sports bike retailer relating to sale of an ATV including receiving a dismissal for spoliation of evidence (the first Colorado case allowing for spoliation of evidence with no intent to destroy evidence).
- Multiple briefs with appellate courts including the reported cases below.

REPORTED CASES
- City of Arvada v. Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency, 19 P.3d 10 (Colo. 2001).
- J.P. Meyer Trucking and Const., Inc. v. Colorado School Districts Self Ins. Pool, 18 P.3d 198 (Colo. 2001).
- Paris ex rel. v. Dance, 194 P.3d 404 (Colo. App. 2008).
- Anheuser Bush, Inc. v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office, 28 P.3d 969 (Colo. App. 2001).
- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office, 40 P.3d 68 (Colo. App. 2001).
- University Park Care Center v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office, 43 P.3d 637 (Colo. App. 2001).