April 29, 2024
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Risky Business

Risky Business

Deer causing damage

After returning home from a dinner invite, the couple discovered their front plate glass window had been shattered. They assumed their home had been burglarized and called the local police. They did not enter their home in case the burglar was still inside.  The police arrived quickly and entered the...

BEWARE OF THE GUY IN A RAINCOAT

A Claimant was angry with the adjuster handling his property damage. He showed up at the adjuster’s office and asked to see the adjuster, who had stepped into the hallway to use the restroom. She passed the claimant, who didn’t know what she looked like. He was waiting in the...

Struck by ill luck thrice?

An insured driver reported in her insurance claim that she was involved in a minor rear-end collision, in which, she smashed the taillight of a car ahead of her. She then reversed slightly so that she could survey the damage, but in a stroke of ill luck, hit the front bumper...

A Crispy Critter

A man set his Michigan apartment on fire while trying to cook a squirrel with a propane torch on a third floor deck of the apartment building. Eight units in the building were damaged. Imagine being the insurance adjuster investigating the homeowner’s insurance claim! Next time, he should just boil...

Glitch in a rattrap

A woman from Wisconsin conceived a grand plan of placing a rat in her lunch at a fancy restaurant and then demanding USD 500,000 from the owners.   In preparation for the rodent’s appearance at the restaurant, she microwaved it.   During the investigation of the incident, representatives from the...

GIVE A TREAT AND BE BLAMED FOR IT!

In honour of her 31st birthday, the lady was served breakfast in bed, which was made by her boyfriend in his house. He set the tray on the bed and as she shifted to eat the eggs, bacon, toast and coffee more comfortably, the tray tipped over, causing the coffee...

Making a hefty claim

Making a hefty claim Be careful while using the gym A 400 lb. woman paid a visit to a friend’s house, sat on the dining room chair and broke it. She then sued her friend for personal injuries that she sustained as a result of the fall, including a herniated...

Be careful while using the gym

22 members who use a family owned fitness gym have filed premises liability claims from the gym after been diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease. The symptoms start with fever, sore throat, painful herpes and rash with red spots and blisters all over the body. Being contagious, all the...

The hot seat

A woman in Dallas sued the Dallas Cowboys due to an alleged injury she sustained while watching the match at the Stadium. The lawsuit indicates that she had severely burnt herself as a result of sitting on a black marble bench outside the stadium. Apparently, the bench was exposed in...

FACEBOOK – AN INVESTIGATION TOOL

A farmer filed a claim stating his barn was damaged when the brakes on his tractor failed and he drove through the side of his barn. He filed a claim for medical treatment, replacement of the tractor and the cost for repairing his barn. He was taken to the emergency...

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