What have I been telling you folks for months on end now? The parasitic malefactors of the litigation-industrial complex aren’t going to stop unless and until all incentives to litigate are removed in-toto. That means no attorney’s fees, ever. Anything else is farce.
By the way, Insurance Journal image editor, cast iron drains don’t spew clean water under pressure.
The cast iron issues must be because of climate change. Yeah, that’s got to be it. Either that or its just another maintenance problem like mold, sinkhole/cracked foundations, kitchen and bathroom leaking water pipes, roof leaks and cracks that lawyers are turning into fraudulent insurance claims with big legal fees attached. No, it’s probably climate change.
“Despite the use of those endorsements, though, non-weather water claims and litigation appear to be on the rise in Florida and have resulted in a number of ‘appeals court rulings (link)’ in recent years – some for insurers, some against. The exact ‘wording of the policy endorsement (link)’ is often at issue.
Did I miss the part of the article or any of its links which actually claimed climate change was causing the pipes to fail quicker than if there was no climate change, or did you just make that up?
Way back … many years, here in Texas we had a Supreme Court that was in the pocket of the plaintiff bar. Really BAD decisions that were crushing business. Same thing here. Pipes age, get over it. Roofs age, get over it. Water heaters fail … not the insurance company’s fault. And don’t call the mortgage company asking them to pay for a replacement.
The root cause of all this ………………. tooooo many plaintiff attorneys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The supreme court rulings in Texas back in the 90s were the correct rulings. The problem was poorly written policy language that wasn’t written by insurance companies – it was written by the department of insurance and prescribed to insurance companies to use, period. What we have now in Texas is a supreme court that lets business run rough shod all over consumers with zero repercussions. I’ll take the old supreme court any day.
If the sink, 36 inches above the floor, is overflowing – but the floor-level shower drain is not – it means the sink drain is clogged, not the drain lines for the whole house.
I learned something.
and I think towns eventually get together to upgrade their pipes since it affects everyone.
What have I been telling you folks for months on end now? The parasitic malefactors of the litigation-industrial complex aren’t going to stop unless and until all incentives to litigate are removed in-toto. That means no attorney’s fees, ever. Anything else is farce.
By the way, Insurance Journal image editor, cast iron drains don’t spew clean water under pressure.
I see the return of the HO1 before I see real reform.
Good point. Hope to find another pic.
The cast iron issues must be because of climate change. Yeah, that’s got to be it. Either that or its just another maintenance problem like mold, sinkhole/cracked foundations, kitchen and bathroom leaking water pipes, roof leaks and cracks that lawyers are turning into fraudulent insurance claims with big legal fees attached. No, it’s probably climate change.
“Despite the use of those endorsements, though, non-weather water claims and litigation appear to be on the rise in Florida and have resulted in a number of ‘appeals court rulings (link)’ in recent years – some for insurers, some against. The exact ‘wording of the policy endorsement (link)’ is often at issue.
Did I miss the part of the article or any of its links which actually claimed climate change was causing the pipes to fail quicker than if there was no climate change, or did you just make that up?
Tiger, your argument is sarcastic but it doesn’t help solve anything. It’s not humorous either. Non-sequiturs will get you nowhere.
I thought it was humorous. It is because everything these days gets blamed on “climate change”.
To add even more cynicism or sarcasm, my guess is it is the result of a “supply chain” issue.
SMH.
Way back … many years, here in Texas we had a Supreme Court that was in the pocket of the plaintiff bar. Really BAD decisions that were crushing business. Same thing here. Pipes age, get over it. Roofs age, get over it. Water heaters fail … not the insurance company’s fault. And don’t call the mortgage company asking them to pay for a replacement.
The root cause of all this ………………. tooooo many plaintiff attorneys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh so true. They are rotten to the core.
The supreme court rulings in Texas back in the 90s were the correct rulings. The problem was poorly written policy language that wasn’t written by insurance companies – it was written by the department of insurance and prescribed to insurance companies to use, period. What we have now in Texas is a supreme court that lets business run rough shod all over consumers with zero repercussions. I’ll take the old supreme court any day.
If the sink, 36 inches above the floor, is overflowing – but the floor-level shower drain is not – it means the sink drain is clogged, not the drain lines for the whole house.
I learned something.
and I think towns eventually get together to upgrade their pipes since it affects everyone.