Outrageous Conduct Beyond the Bounds of Decency Needed
Post 5101
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6ux4hp-malicious-prosecution-requires-successful-termination.html and at https://youtu.be/YJjv1gnrIHg
Malicious Prosecution Tort Supported by Fabricated Evidence
Sarah Steinmetz filed a five-count complaint against Lindsey Pickholtz and Steven Gordon, alleging malicious
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Barry Zalma founded Barry Zalma, Inc. in 1979 to help resolve every insurance claim problem faced by you or your clients. For more than 51 years as a claims person and insurance coverage attorney, Barry Zalma has represented insurers, advised insurers on claims handling, interpreted coverages and testified as an insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, insurance claims handling and insurance fraud expert on behalf of insurers and policy holders’ suing insurers. He now limits his practice to consultation and service as an insurance claims handling expert.
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Dispute Over Extent of Damage is not Bad Faith
By Barry Zalma
Evidence of Unreasonable Conduct Required To Obtain Bad Faith Damages
Repair vs. Replace not a Tort
Post 5100
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6uvaw9-dispute-over-extent-of-damage-is-not-bad-faith.html and at https://youtu.be/ZyUrWekSjmY
In Michael Gerstman and Marie Webster v. Crestbrook Insurance Company, Civil Action No.…
Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – June 15, 2025
By Barry Zalma
ZIFL – Volume 29, Number 12
The Source for the Insurance Fraud Professional
Subscribe to the e-mail Version of ZIFL, it’s Free!
Post 5099
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6uqbq5-zalmas-insurance-fraud-letter-june-15-2025.html and at https://youtu.be/FRz0b-SuJtY
Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter (ZIFL) continues its…
Restitution is not Punishment
By Barry Zalma
No Economic Loss No Right to Restitution
Victims of Crime May not Profit From a Restitution Order
Post 5097
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6uogo3-restitution-is-not-punishment.html and at https://youtu.be/_AZVE5GAijw
In California criminal cases, restitution is mandatory in every case in…
Covid Does Not Cause Direct Physical Damage
By Barry Zalma
My Last Comment on Direct Physical Loss Requirement Again
Post 5096
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6umpqn-covid-does-not-cause-direct-physical-damage.html and at https://youtu.be/M3hdmWBm0L
In Tulalip Tribes of Washington v. Lexington Insurance Co., Wn.App. 2d, 566 P.3d 149 (2025), the Washington Court of Appeals…
Court Has No Subject Matter Jurisdiction
By Barry Zalma
Failure to Allege a Short and Plain Statement of a Claim is Fatal to Suit
Post 5095
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6uks6d-court-has-no-subject-matter-jurisdiction.html and at https://youtu.be/N_FL3Z-rWXc
Even a Pro Se Plaintiff Must Allege Subject Matter Jurisdiction
In Jordan C.…
Defendant Had Sufficient Bargaining Power to Craft an Agreement to its Benefit.
By Barry Zalma
Contra Proferentem Doctrine Does Not Apply to the Interpretation of Insurance Policies
Post 5093
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6uj03j-defendant-had-sufficient-bargaining-power-to-craft-an-agreement-to-its-bene.html and at https://youtu.be/FIpZaNf7TZI
Polluter’s Insurer Loses 25 Year Litigation Over Interpretation of Ambiguous Policies
The Plaintiff (Century) insurer’s motion to…
Guilty Pleas of Some Defendants Not Enough for Disclosure
By Barry Zalma
Prosecutors Have the Right to Keep Some Secrets
Post 5093
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6ue6xh-guilty-pleas-of-some-defendants-not-enough-for-disclosure.html and at https://youtu.be/ij8HJUefKjI
Application of New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
James M. Haddad sought to compel Alvin L Bragg (Bragg) to produce…
Challenge to Supreme Court Decision Requires Plaintiff to Pay Attorneys’ Fees
By Barry Zalma
To Recover UIM Benefits the At Fault Driver Must be Underinsured
Post 5092
Coverage Greater than Minimum is not an Underinsured Motorist
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6ucok7-challenge-to-supreme-court-decision-requires-plaintiff-to-pay-attorneys-fee.html and at https://youtu.be/8iBukGzv6_w
Angie Foresee appealed from the judgment of the…
Fraud is a Crime that Should Never Pay
By Barry Zalma
Fraud Eliminates Right to No Fault Benefits
Post 5091
See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6uaosl-fraud-is-a-crime-that-should-never-pay.html and at https://youtu.be/C6W-C7yTJwg
Court Eliminates an Attempt to Defraud No Fault Placement Facility
Aric Lynn Holloway II (plaintiff), appealed the stipulated order of dismissal in…