Topic
Arson
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Zalma on Insurance
Light Burden to Bind a Claim of Arson to Trial Still Needs Evidence
By Barry Zalma
Insurance Investigator Establishes Fire Accidental and Defeats Attempt to Bind Insured to Trial for Arson and Fraud One New Year’s Eve, Clare Eugene Prisbrey’s house caught fire. It took firefighters…
Zalma on Insurance
Evidence of a Prior Fire is Available to Prove Fraud
By Barry Zalma
Arson for Profit Conviction Affirmed Evidence that is “inextricably intertwined” with the charged arson conspiracies is admissible in an arson for profit trial especially when the earlier fire was used…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Forensic fire investigation often riddled with problems: Part II
In our last post, we began a discussion about the problems of forensic fire investigation. It is one of numerous types of forensic testing that is far less reliable (or…
Zalma on Insurance
Arson for Profit and Material Misrepresentations Defeat Suit Against Insurer
By Barry Zalma
Multiple Arson and Fraud Claims Defeated by Evidence Sharon Paige Richey and Tommy Richey sued Auto-Owners Insurance Company asserting breach of contract, bad faith, malicious prosecution, and false imprisonment claims.…
The Right Coast
Six accused of starting Oregon blazes amid wildfire season
At least six men in Oregon have been accused of intentionally setting blazes during the state s devastating wildfire season, according to a report.There is no evidence that the suspects…
The Right Coast
Oregon Man Arrested For Starting 7 Fires; Police Recover Molotov CocktailĀ | Zero Hedge
Amid windy and worsening conditions at least 35 have died from the spate of West Coast fires which many thousands of firefighters are still busy battling. And there are still…
The Right Coast
Oregon governor says she is preparing for a ‘mass fatality event’ as firefighters battle two blazes | Daily Mail Online
Four people have been arrested for arson for deliberately starting blazes along the West Coast including one man who livestreamed the encounter on social media as the death toll from…
The Right Coast
Seattle: ‘Massive’ property damage, arson and looting last night
They targeted a store owned by the wife of a Seattle police officer. smashing their way in and looting it to set a fire in the street.via hotair.com
The Right Coast
Nantes Cathedral blaze investigated as possible arson – CNN
(CNN)An arson investigation has been launched into a fire that broke out in a cathedral in the western French city of Nantes on Saturday.The city's prosecutor Pierre Sennes said: "We've…
The Right Coast
California Teen Faces Mandatory Minimum of 5 Years For Arson, Looting During Riots – Breaking911
LOS ANGELES A West Hills man was arrested this morning on federal charges alleging he started a fire that caused substantial damage to the Sake House by Hikari in Santa…