Punitive Damages Limited by Reprehensibility of the Defendant’s ConductRead the full article at https://lnkd.in/gUcdHVa and see the full video at https://lnkd.in/gKHQAV3 and at https://lnkd.in/gJ5zQzi and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 3600 posts. In State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell (2003) 538 U.S. 408, the United States Supreme Court held that “‘the most...

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Michigan Concludes Policy Void When Insured Lies On Application About a Material Fact Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/insurance-never-pay-profit-based-lie-barry-zalma-esq-cfe and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 3600 posts. In March 2014, plaintiff paid the amazing sum of $10,000 to purchase a home in Flint, Michigan. Three years later he applied for insurance...

The Mortgage Clause to a Property Insurance Policy Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/video-explaining-union-standard-mortgage-clause-zalma-esq-cfe and see the video at  https://rumble.com/ve4q5t-a-video-explaining-the-union-or-standard-mortgage-clause.html and at https://youtu.be/dARSoxRLl4E and at https://zalma.com/blog, plus more than 3600 posts.  Contract...

Dr. Warned for Attempt to Practice Law Based on a Medical Lien Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/must-offer-acceptance-consideration-create-contract-zalma-esq-cfe and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 3600 posts.  Every mother wants her son to be a doctor or lawyer. Some doctors wished they became lawyers and some lawyers wished they had become  doctors....

Breach of Warranty Can Cause a Policy to be Void Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/video-explaining-voiding-insurance-policy-breach-zalma-esq-cfe and see the full video at https://rumble.com/ve2pxt-a-video-explaining-voiding-an-insurance-policy-for-breach-of-warranty.html and at https://youtu.be/XsZf5_u4wZM and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 3600 posts.  A...

When Mentally Ill Son Sets Fire to House in an Attempted Suicide May his Innocent Parents Recover? Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mentally-disturbed-person-capable-forming-intentional-barry and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 3600 posts. When an insurer denies a claim because of an intentional act exclusion and whether his co-insureds were entitled to recover...

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“Lex Loci Contractus” Applies to Change of Power of Attorney & Life Insurance Proceeds Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/interpleader-action-resolves-dispute-over-entitlement-barry and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 3600 posts.  It is axiomatic that where there is life insurance there are relatives. In Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v....