# Profoundd archive — Epstein Files # Bates number: EFTA02697203 # Title: >> Sunday, July 13, 2014 3:03 PM # Dataset: 11 # Pages: 2 # Tags: epstein, doj, dataset-11 # Source PDF: https://profoundd.com/epstein-docs/EFTA02697203/download # Doc viewer: https://profoundd.com/epstein-docs/EFTA02697203 # # Text below is what Profoundd has extracted from the source PDF. # 'ocr-enriched' tag means OCR was applied to scan-only pages. # Image descriptions are AI-generated factual captions (llava:13b). #---------------------------------------------------------------------- === SUMMARY === From: Sent: Subject: >> Sunday, July 13, 2014 3:03 PM Fwd: BEST LAWYER STORY » BEST LAWYER / INSURANCE STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE, AND POSSIBLY THE » CENTURY » This actually took place in Charlotte , North Carolina. » A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then » insured them against, among other things, fire. » Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great » cigars, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company. » In his claim, the lawyer stated === EXTRACTED TEXT === From: Sent: Subject: >> Sunday, July 13, 2014 3:03 PM Fwd: BEST LAWYER STORY » BEST LAWYER / INSURANCE STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE, AND POSSIBLY THE » CENTURY » This actually took place in Charlotte , North Carolina. » A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then » insured them against, among other things, fire. » Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great » cigars, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company. » In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a serie= of » small fires." » The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, » that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. » The lawyer sued and WON! » (Stay with me.) » Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company » that the claim was frivolous. » The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from » the company, in which it had warranted that the cigars were » insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, » without defining what is considered to be unacceptable 'fire' and was » obligated to pay the claim. » Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance » company accepted the rulingand paid $15,O00 to the lawyer for his » loss of the cigars that perished in the 'fires'. » NOW FOR THE BEST PART... » After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him » arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!! » With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case » being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally » burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail » and a $24,O00 fine. EFTA_R1_02054125 EFTA02697203 » This true story won First Place in last year's Criminal Lawyers » Award Contest. ONLY IN AMERICA ... » = date-last-viewed 0 date-received 1405263776 flags 85901957B gmail-label-ids 7 remote-id 423496 2 EFTA_R1_02054126 EFTA02697204