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November 24, 2021
A Video Explaining Conditions

A Video Explaining Conditions Precedent and Subsequent

Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/effect-insureds-breach-material-condition-barry-zalma-esq-cfe and see the full video at https://rumble.com/vpqnfu-a-video-explaining-conditions-precedent-and-subsequent.html?mref=6zof&mrefc=2 and at and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 4000 posts.

As early as 1897, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in Early v. Hummelstown Mut. Fire Ins. Co, 178 Pa 631, 36 A. 195 (1897) held that it is beyond all question that the plaintiff had forfeited all right of recovery on his policy at the time of the fire, by breaches of material conditions of the insurance contract.

A provision forbidding or limiting additional insurance is intended as a condition upon which the company assumes liability; and the law is well settled that, upon the breach of such a condition, there can be no recovery upon the contract in which it is contained. [Hiatt v. American Ins. Co., 109 ...

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August 27, 2026
Offer Made and Accepted Creates Enforceable Contract

Policy Limits Demand Accepted Settles Claim

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Posted on August 26, 2026 by Barry Zalma

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A Contingent Offer Accepted Ends the Dispute

In Farmers Insurance Exchange, a California Reciprocal Insurance Exchange,  The Superior Court For The County Of San Bernardino, Kathleen Ann Wood, E087128, California Court of Appeals, (July 9, 2026) Farmers Insurance Exchange insured Doyle Archer under an automobile policy with bodily injury limits of $15,000 per person and $30,000 per accident.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Archer rear-ended Kathleen Ann Wood at a red light, causing Wood to assert a bodily injury claim against him. Wood’s counsel sent Farmers a pre-litigation settlement demand offering to resolve Wood’s claim for the available policy limits, stating that if the $100,000 demand exceeded the policy, the offer was for the policy limits.

Farmers timely responded in writing, agreed to pay Wood the $15,000 per-person policy limit, and provided the requested ...

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August 26, 2026
Offer Made and Accepted Creates Enforceable Contract

Policy Limits Demand Accepted Settles Claim

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Posted on August 26, 2026 by Barry Zalma

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A Contingent Offer Accepted Ends the Dispute

In Farmers Insurance Exchange, a California Reciprocal Insurance Exchange,  The Superior Court For The County Of San Bernardino, Kathleen Ann Wood, E087128, California Court of Appeals, (July 9, 2026) Farmers Insurance Exchange insured Doyle Archer under an automobile policy with bodily injury limits of $15,000 per person and $30,000 per accident.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Archer rear-ended Kathleen Ann Wood at a red light, causing Wood to assert a bodily injury claim against him. Wood’s counsel sent Farmers a pre-litigation settlement demand offering to resolve Wood’s claim for the available policy limits, stating that if the $100,000 demand exceeded the policy, the offer was for the policy limits.

Farmers timely responded in writing, agreed to pay Wood the $15,000 per-person policy limit, and provided the requested ...

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July 22, 2026
The Real Cost of Fraud

The Largest Residential Burglary of All Time
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Fraud & the Fear of Bad Faith Suits
Posted on July 22, 2026 by Barry Zalma

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This is a Fictionalized True Crime Story of Insurance Fraud explaining why Insurance Fraud is a “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” situation for Insurers. The story is one of a collection designed to help to Understand How Insurance Fraud in America is Costing Everyone who Buys Insurance Thousands of Dollars Every year and Why Insurance Fraud is Safer and More Profitable for the Perpetrators than any Other Crime.

This is a Fictionalized True Crime Story of Insurance Fraud explaining why Insurance Fraud is a “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” situation for Insurers. The story is one of a collection designed to help to Understand How Insurance Fraud in America is Costing Everyone who Buys Insurance Thousands of Dollars Every year and Why Insurance Fraud is Safer and More Profitable for the Perpetrators than any Other Crime.

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Qui Tam Relators are not officers of the United States

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Barry Zalma

Attempt to use Constitution to Stop a Qui Tam False Claims Act Case

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FCA’s Qui Tam Provisions do not Violate the Appointments Clause.

In United States Of America, Clarissa Zafirov, ex rel; Dr. v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, d.b.a. Vipcare, Physician Partners, LLC, Anion Technologies, LLC, Freedom Health, Inc., Optimum Healthcare, Inc., Physician Partners Specialty Services, LLC, et al., No. 24-13581, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (September 1, 2026).

The False Claims Act (“FCA”) allows the Attorney General to bring civil suits against perpetrators of fraud against the government. This case involves another portion of the FCA-the qui tam provisions-which allow people, called relators, who have knowledge about fraud against the government to pursue a case against the perpetrator of the fraud.

Dr. Clarissa Zafirov filed a qui tam action under the False Claims Act on behalf of...

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September 03, 2026
Res Judicata Produces Certainty

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Barry Zalma

You Only Get One Chance to Sue

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In David Cromp v. Johnny Harkrider, Monique Harkrider, and their Marital Community, dba Able Plumbing Plus, No. 61678-5-II, Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2 (August 25, 2026) David Cromp hired Able Plumbing Plus in 2018 to install plumbing, including two toilets, at his residence. In 2019, both toilets allegedly leaked, causing damage. Insurance claims were submitted through Able’s contractor policy, but the insurer eventually denied the claims.

Cromp sued Able in 2022 for breach of contract based on the allegedly defective toilet installation. During that case, Cromp attempted to add claims related to Able’s conduct during the insurance claim process, including fraud, bad faith, tortious conduct, and bond-related claims, but the superior court denied leave to amend. The 2022 breach-of-contract claim was later dismissed with prejudice on summary judgment as time-barred.

On the same day the 2022 case was dismissed, Cromp filed a ...

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September 02, 2026
A Charge of Insurance Fraud is not Grounds for Deportation

Habeas Corpus Petition Granted

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Posted on September 2, 2026 by Barry Zalma

Over Staying Visa & Charge of Insurance Fraud Still Entitled to Habeas Relief and a Bond Hearing

In Hernan Guillermo Palomino-Crespo v. Warden, Glades County Detention Center et al., No. 2:26-cv-02322-SPC-NPM, United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Fort Myers Division (August 26, 2026) Hernan Guillermo Palomino-Crespo’s Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, the government’s response and Palomino-Crespo’s reply.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Palomino-Crespo is a native and citizen of Colombia who lawfully entered the United States on a B-2 non-immigrant visa on February 24, 2017. He resides in Miami, Florida with his wife and two minor children, owns and operates a residential restoration and remodeling business, and files U.S. tax returns.
On June 4, 2026, the State of Florida charged Palomino-Crespo with insurance fraud.

Palomino-Crespo claimeds he did not meet the requirements for mandatory detention under § ...

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