Pennington v. Allstate Insurance Co.

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Plaintiff Lorin Pennington appeals the trial court’s ruling dismissing his action and requiring him to pay defendant Allstate Insurance Corp. (“Allstate”) $15,000 in attorney fees as a sanction under rule 11 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. See Utah R. Civ. P. 11. Allstate cross-appeals, claiming that the trial court abused its discretion in substantially reducing the amount of attorney fees awarded to it. We affirm.

This case arises from an automobile accident that occurred on June 18, 1993. From that accident, Lorin Pennington suffered an “uncomplicated cervical…