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Insurer Seeks Delay in Landmark Wyoming Hotel Arson Suit

An insurance company is asking a federal judge in Cheyenne to delay a lawsuit over a disputed insurance claim in a 2010 fire that destroyed a landmark Wyoming hotel. National Security Corp. has asked U.S. District Judge Nancy Freudenthal to …

Louisiana Man Claims Detectives Forced Him to Confess

A Marrero, La., man accused of setting an apartment on fire that killed three people, including his 19-month-old daughter, is asking a federal judge to toss out a confession he alleges was taken by Jefferson Parish detectives using illegal tactics. …

Hitching Post Legal Battle to Play Out in Wyoming

A legal battle over an arson fire that destroyed a landmark Cheyenne hotel will play out in Wyoming. A federal judge in New Jersey granted a motion from the insurance company, National Surety Corp., to move the case to Wyoming …