Melody S. Mosley is a partner at Cummins & White, LLP. She focuses on insurance law with a specialization in providing advice on concerns arising from commercial, homeowners', renters, and auto policies. Mosley has 25 years' experience taking examinations under oath in arson fraud, and all other types of claims. She also teaches a class for firefighters about how to testify in the courtroom at the annual California Conference of Arson Investigators. For more information, visit www.cumminsandwhite.com.
It was a New Year's Eve weekend that many residents of Los Angeles, Calif. and West Hollywood will not likely forget. Over the course of three days, a single suspect was tied to as many as 50 car fires, causing an estimated $2 million in damages.
This case is an example of the staggering toll arson takes on both people and property. As claims professionals well know, arson is a serious crime. The recent fires in Southern California serve to illustrate that blazes can often spread to surrounding homes or commercial properties, producing devastating results.
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