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Victory After 7 Days of Trial

Wed, 04 May 2011 14:04:22 GMT

Some people just go too far. Others go so far they have no choice but to watch everything fall apart while they stick to their guns. In our most recent trial victory, the insured was in that position. A fire occurred in April of 2009 in a small town in

$250,000 Arson Settles for $5,000

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:32:42 GMT

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Fraud in the Application - and another ZERO settlement

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

In April 2009, a tragic house fire in Kalamazoo appeared to be started from a child playing with matches. Sometimes, whether or not there is coverage, begins with a question as simple as “Did the homeowner live there?” And in this case, he did not.

Arsonist Drops Lawsuit for Less than 6%

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Fires that are classified “undetermined” by an expert, in some cases, are intentionally caused. And even though an insurance company may also have strong indications that an insured was involved in the setting of a fire, it may not have enough evidence to support a denial. In the case

Trial Victory to Start the Year

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:32:39 GMT

Back in 2008 we lost this trial. Of course that may have something to do with numerous errors in that trial including allowing the insured to testify that he passed a polygraph even though the polygraph operator never testified. But in spite of everything looking like it was stacked against us,

2nd ZERO Settlement in this Quarter

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:26:57 GMT

There is a growing trend in the origin and cause community that seems to imply you should never call a fire an arson unless there are laboratory samples of a liquid accelerant. The reality is, however,

Willison + Hellman News

Victory After 7 Days of Trial

$250,000 Arson Settles for $5,000

Fraud in the Application - and another ZERO settlement

Arsonist Drops Lawsuit for Less than 6%

Trial Victory to Start the Year

2nd ZERO Settlement in this Quarter

Zero Settlement