Stewart Andrew Sutton's Legal Cases (6)

Divorce and separation

Divorce and alimony trial

Jul 07, 2011

OUTCOME: Husband withdrew his claim fo alimony.

In July 2011, Stewart A. Sutton represented a wife in a divorce trial. Her self-employed husband was seeking alimony on the grounds that his income was only 23% of his wife's. Stewart A. Sutton was a ... ble to prove that the husband had underreported his income and overreported his business expenses. The wife's expert witness testified that the husband could more than double his income within months by implementing a marketing plan to promote his business. As a result of the overwhelming evidence that the husband was capable of being self-sufficient, the husband wisely withdrew his claim for alimony.

Consumer protection

Vacation of spouse's fraudulent conveyance of family home.

May 12, 2011

OUTCOME: Wife's fraudulent conveyance of home was vacated.

In May 2011, Stewart A. Sutton's client was awarded summary judgment to vacate a fraudulent conveyance of real property. The client's spouse conveyed the family home to an Irrevocable Trust to prevent ... the client's expected monetary award from becoming a judgment lien on the subject property.

Personal injury

Rear end automobile injury case

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OUTCOME: Verdict for Plaintiff

In November 2009, Stewart A. Sutton obtained a verdict for a client who was rear ended in an automobile accident. The verdict was more than 3 times greater than the last offer made by the insurance ca ... rrier for the other driver.

Appeals

Collins v. Li

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OUTCOME: Affirmed by Court of Appeals

In 2009, the Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals that the trial court had improperly dismissed defendants in a case where the children of Stewart A. ... Sutton's clients had died in a house fire.

Litigation

Legal Malpractice cases

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OUTCOME: Settlements

In 2009, Stewart A. Sutton obtained settlements for multiple clients who had sued their former attorneys for legal malpractice. The terms of the settlements are confidential.

Consumer protection

Interspousal tort

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OUTCOME: Verdict in favor of client

In December 2008, Stewart Sutton obtained a judgment for a wife whose husband had used her credit card without her authority. In 2003, Maryland completely abrogated the doctrine of interspousal immuni ... ty. Spouses now have the same right to sue his or her spouse as they would a stranger who committed either an intentional or non-intentional tort. This is an extremely important right, because it is common knowledge that a large percentage of credit card fraud and identify theft is commited by family members, including estranged spouses.

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