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CIVIL RIGHTS LAW: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STUDENT SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST US FOR $4.1M AFTER BEING LEFT IN JAIL CELL FOR 4 AND HALF DAYS

A just outcome was reached in the horrific case of a University of California student being imprisoned in a United States DEA jail cell for 4 and half days without food or water. The San Francisco Gate reported today that the 25-year-old student, Daniel Chong, reached a $4.1M settlement with the federal government after he

PENNSYLVANIA INSURANCE CLAIMS HANDLING: INTERPRETING THE APPRAISAL PROVISION CONTAINED IN A TYPICAL PENNSYLVANIA HOMEOWNER’S INSURANCE POLICY TO AVOID BAD FAITH

An appraisal provision of some sort is contained in most Pennsylvania homeowner’s insurance policies and allows for either the homeowner or the insurance company to demand appraisal if the two parties cannot agree on the amount of the loss to the home after a storm or similar covered event. The majority of disagreements between whether