Criminal Tries to Get Out of Sentence Fraudster Fails to Obtain Post Conviction Relief Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gPd7u3DP, see full video at https://lnkd.in/gPNxfnET and at https://lnkd.in/gWzjwWkS and https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4750 posts. Robert Sitler appealed from the order that dismissed his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”). A jury found him guilty of homicide by vehicle and the trial court, sitting without...

Homeowner Is Found to be a Beneficiary of Forced Placed Insurance Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gzHUbjVm, see the full video at https://lnkd.in/gvNRW6fp and at https://lnkd.in/gpuH7r8i and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4750 posts. Post 4782 Keith Rath was unhappy with Arch Insurance Company over coverage for damage from the Derecho (windstorm) that hit Cedar Rapids in 2020. Rath’s bank holding a security interest in his home contracted with Arch to obtain...

Man Bites Dog & Dog Bites Back Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gS5NANH3, see the full video at https://lnkd.in/ggYpQA3J and at https://lnkd.in/gvNrjEBu, and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4750 posts. Third Circuit Compels Arbitration of IFPA Qui Tam Claims Post 4781 The Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (IFPA) allows insurers to sue health care providers pursuing insurers with assignments of benefits from personal injury protection (PIP) claims (no fault...

Swimming Pool Claim Sunk Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gigeC5RZ, see the full video at https://lnkd.in/gC3DYAsJ and at https://lnkd.in/g95WJisK, and https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4750 posts. Private Limitation of Action Provision Defeats Bad Faith Suit Post 4780 No Right to Bad Faith If No Coverage for Loss  James H. Drevs and Patricia Henderson appealed from the order of the Law Division dismissing with prejudice their complaint seeking insurance coverage for...

Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – April 15, 2024 'Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gfcuCcsR, See the full video at https://lnkd.in/gMd-3KQQ and at https://lnkd.in/gbgpZC5F and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4750 posts. ZIFL, Volume 28, Issue 8 The Source for the Insurance Fraud Professional Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter – April 15, 2024Posted on April 15, 2024 by Barry Zalma ZIFL, Volume 28, Issue 8 Subscribe to ZIFL Here Post 4779 See...

Fairly Debatable Action by Insurer Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gP9dTb2F, see the full video at https://lnkd.in/g_7BfJJC and at https://lnkd.in/geHsBqV7 and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4750 posts. Reasonable & Arguable Reason to Deny Claim not Bad FaithPost 4778 William A. Lemons, Jr., M.D., a doctor who specialized in obstetrics and gynecology (“OB/GYN”), sued Principal Life Insurance Company (“Principal”) for breach of contract and bad...

Pro Se Plaintiff’s Qui Tam Suit Fails Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gZPHe22r, se the full video at https://lnkd.in/gCVTa9T2 and at https://lnkd.in/gF-jue4C and at https://zalma.com/blog and more than 4750 posts. Private Citizen May Not Compel Enforcement of a Criminal Law Post 4774 Ronald Rothman appealed from an order of the District Court dismissing his complaint with prejudice and remanding a foreclosure proceeding to state court. In Ronald S. Rothman v. CABANA SERIES...

Who’s on First? Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gVDaU3if, see the full video at https://lnkd.in/gDtNFGMa and at https://lnkd.in/gygD-rBU, and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4750 posts. Insurer Files Interpleader to Allow Claim Payment to Proper Competing Claims Against Funds Post 4773 In an interpleader action arising out of a jury trial in Hanover Am. Ins. Co. v Tattooed Millionaire Entertainment, LLC, No. 2:16-cv-02817-JPM-tmp (W.D. Tenn. 2016) (“Hanover...

Court Slaps Down SLAPP Suit Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gRvrDwvf, see the full video at https://lnkd.in/gw33Kb75 and at https://lnkd.in/gYSpRXfj and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4750 posts. Lawyers Fraudulent Billing is not Pre-Litigation Protected Petitioning Activity Post 4772 Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP suits) are meritless lawsuits designed to harass parties for engaging in protected activities (the right of petition or free speech)....

Real Property Damage Required for Defense Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gu-B-86h, see the full video at https://lnkd.in/gCDH6WBH and at https://lnkd.in/gMDSXwvC and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4750 posts. “Property Damage” Must Be Actual Not PotentialPost 4771 Breach of Construction Contract Not an Insured Peril After the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment was rejected and the defendant insurer’s motion for summary judgment was granted...

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