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Arson
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Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Budd Lake Man Indicted for Aggravated Arson, Accused of Setting Fire to Mount Olive NJ Apartment
A Morris County New Jersey grand jury has indicted a Budd Lake man accused of arson.
Human Rights at Home Blog
Update on Cameron Todd Willingham’s Wrongful Execution
By margaretdrew
As discussed earlier on this blog, Cameron Todd Willingham was executed for murder by arson of his three young children. Throughout his trial and incarceration, Willingham claimed his innocence. Forensic evidence later proved that Willingham…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
“Vandalism And Malicious Mischief” Can Include An Intentionally Set Fire (Arson)
By Shaun Marker
Some courts across the country have determined whether arson is included within an exclusion for "vandalism and malicious mischief." This issue arises under the vacancy type of exclusion within property…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
“The Fire on Bus 57”
By John Kang
From the NYT Magazine: It was close to 5 o’clock on the afternoon of Nov. 4, 2013, and Sasha Fleischman was riding the 57 bus home from school. An 18-year-old senior…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Mount Olive NJ Man Faces Federal Arson Charges in Wyoming
A Flanders NJ man has been charged in connection with a fire in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The Right Coast
Arson caused $30 million downtown Los Angeles fire – The Washington Post
LOS ANGELES Investigators have determined that arson caused a massive fire that reduced an unfinished apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles to a block of charred wood. via www.washingtonpost.com
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Fire Under Investigation by Randolph Township Police
Authorities are investigating a fire which damaged the Granville Concrete Products building in Randolph Township, New Jersey.
Oklahoma Insurance Law
Intentionally Set Fires or Arson
Arson or intentionally set fires cost insurance companies $593 Million every year. It is estimated 5% of all residential fires are intentionally set. It is imperative for insurance adjusters to…
Human Rights at Home Blog
The Wrongly Executed
by Brian HoweJust before Christmas in 1991, Cameron Todd Willingham's Texas home caught fire, killing his three young daughters. Willingham was inside asleep when the fire started. He managed to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another round of heated debate over guilt of executed Cameron Todd Willingham
Main August 5, 2014Another round of heated debate over guilt of executed Cameron Todd WillinghamCNN has this lengthy new article reviewing some new developments in the long-running debate over the…