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Because ‘Location’ Is Ambiguous in Marine Cargo Policy, Travelers Must Pay Fire Loss

A New York-based apparel company is entitled to its claim for the full $600,000 limit on its marine cargo insurance policy because the policy was ambiguous as to whether a warehouse fire that destroyed its goods was at an approved …

Court Says Policy’s Vandalism Exclusion Doesn’t Bar Coverage for Arson

Setting fire to a house is much more than an act of vandalism and if insurers want to exclude such damage from coverage they had best use the term “arson” in policy exclusions, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals …

Off-Site Backups, Planning Aid in Fire Recovery

It was early afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving in 2006, when Mark Nale walked into his den and saw the flames that – despite the family’s frantic efforts to put out – would destroy their Port Matilda, Pa., home. “It’s …

The Case of Nearly Being Pushed Through the Wringer

Unlike today’s automatic washers, where the processes of both soil removal and water extraction (wringing) are done in the same device, early clothes washing required the use of a washer and separate extractor. We can trace the history of today’s …

California Amusement Park Fire That Burned 8 Cars Investigated

A fire broke out in Disneyland’s main parking structure that burned eight cars and forced seven people to be treated for smoke inhalation, authorities said. No foul play was suspected, but investigators haven’t given a cause for the Monday blaze …

Michigan Court Rules in Favor of Insurer, $130K Judgment in Marijuana House Fire

An insurance company can recover more than $130,000 from a Michigan woman whose home burned down when her then-husband smoked marijuana oil in the basement, an appeals court said Tuesday. Brien Matthews had a medical marijuana card and could grow …

Missouri Trucking Company Fire Damage Estimated at $750,000

A northern Missouri fire chief says a massive blaze at a truck services company caused an estimated $750,000 in losses and damage. The Kirksville Daily Express reports the fire that broke out Sunday afternoon at Superior Truck and Auto Service …