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Stuart Sklar Property Loss Claims Attorney

Stuart Sklar: The Fire Investigation Lawyer Insurers Fear

Stuart Sklar: 40 Years of Fighting Insurance Companies That Deny Fire Claims When an insurance company denies a fire damage claim, it often starts the same way: the insurer’s fire investigator concludes the fire was intentionally set. From that single determination, the entire weight of the insurance company’s resources shifts to building a case against […]

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Property Insurance Claims Law

Property Insurance Claims: State of the Law in Michigan, Ohio and Nationally

Property Insurance Claims: U.S., Michigan, and Ohio — What’s Most Frequent and Most Costly Property insurance losses in the United States are driven by a handful of major perils. Below we break down the most frequent causes of property loss claims and the most expensive types of claims (by average cost and total impact), for

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Jason J. Liss, Property Insurance Claim Trial Lawyer

Ensuing Damages Key in Insurance Dispute

Ensuing Damages Win: How Liss + Earls Secured $5 Million for a Michigan Homeowner Insurers love boilerplate exclusions—until a court enforces the fine print in favor of policyholders. In Farm Bureau Gen. Ins. Co. of Mich. v. Reemmer, our managing partner, Jason J. Liss and our team transformed a $414,000 payout into a $5 million

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Fire Prevention Week Fire Safety Tips

Fire Prevention Week Fire Safety Tips

Fire Prevention Week Fire Safety Tips Every October, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) sponsors Fire Prevention Week to remind Americans that a single overlooked hazard—a dead smoke-alarm battery, an overloaded extension cord, a candle left burning—can turn a comfortable home or a thriving business into a total-loss claim in minutes. Liss + Earls participates with

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