Insurance Fraud on the March

Bonnie and Clyde, Ma Barker, Baby Face Nelson and Willie Sutton robbed banks. When asked by a journalist asked why he did, Sutton famously replied “because that’s where the money is.” If banks’ $3.1 trillion in cash and invested assets draws criminals to steal from banks, the insurance industry’s $10 trillion in assets arguably tempts […]

A Life Well Lived –

First published in 1981, the 2023 edition of The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, revised and expanded edition, adds 150 letters to the previous correspondence collection and it unfolds, even more than was evident before, a life well lived. His was a life driven by love of family, an extraordinary imagination, and an indefatigable […]

Court Finds Policy Term, “Windstorm,” to be Ambiguous in Coverage Dispute Involving Tornado

In Mankoff v. Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (2024 WL 322297 (Tex. App.—Dallas Jan. 29, 2024)), the Court determined that the term “windstorm” was ambiguous as utilized in the subject insurance policy. The insureds suffered property damage caused by a tornado and subsequently submitted a claim to their insurer.  The insurer paid only a portion of […]

New Jersey Strengthens the Structural Integrity of Its Residential Builds — Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law Blog — February 13, 2024

In response to the June 2021 Champlain Towers collapse in Florida, New Jersey supplemented its State Uniform Construction Code Act by enacting legislation (effective January 8, 2024) to strengthen laws related to the structural integrity of certain residential structures in the State. The legislation applies to condominiums and cooperatives (but not single-family dwellings or primarily […]

Best Internet Providers in Louisiana

What is the best internet provider in Louisiana? AT&T is the best internet service provider overall for most households in Louisiana because of availability across the state and a desirable fiber option in many places. That being said, AT&T Fiber service isn’t available everywhere in Louisiana, so Spectrum and Xfinity are also solid picks, depending […]

Endless Pursuit: When Drag Was King

2024 Intro If you’ve been around Japanese car culture since the turn of the century, you’ll know that before time attack and drifting were big in Japan, quarter mile drag racing was a major focus for many local tuning shops and performance parts manufacturers throughout the 1990s. Whether the zero-yon (0-400m) action played out on the strip or some desolate industrial back […]

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