BAD NEWS FOR STATE FARM - A Mississippi federal court has awarded $2.7 million in damages to a Mississippi couple whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. State Farm had taken the position that the damage was caused by water and not wind. The jury award includes $2.5 million in punitive damages. While State Farm is likely to appeal the verdict, the court decision could have a major impact on other Katrina-related lawsuits. The biggest longer-term losers, however, could be coastal homeowners who may find it increasingly difficult to purchase homeowners insurance, as insurers pull ...
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Oztin once had a blog here, I think the title is something like ”As wierd as it gets” It did sound pretty outlandish But by now it is just another therapy that may work The Indians used to urinate on raw meat to correct toxemia They have had a pretty sustaniable sense to them Over the years A Lot of good that did them As aside note There is a ”treaty room” in the White House where I guess the President du jour signed treaties Bush gave a press conference on IRAQ in that room the other day Now who says he doesn’t have a sense of humor?   [End]
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Mission Accomplished -- Now On to the Next Mission December 8, 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Steve Bhaerman Let’s begin with the good news. The American body politic has successfully completed its first assignment in restoring the legacy of our Founding Fathers -- government that originates with and serves the people. We took the all-important evolutionary step of contextualizing the election as bigger than the Democrats vs. Republicans, and chose to throw our weight behind restoring the rule of the people for the benefit of the commonwealth. While we are a lo ...
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