Barry Zalma
Oct 11, 2023
California Conference of Arson Investigators Training Seminar
Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE
October 11, 2023
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CCAI Training Seminar
AS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP TODAY FOR THE OCTOBER 16 – 19, 2023 — CCAI Fire Investigation Training Seminar
The Embassy Suites Hotel is full, so we made arrangements… Click here to make your hotel reservations at the TownePlace Suites – $152.00 per night; Or call them directly at 805 783-2707;
Amazing Instructors – Amazing Topics
Learn: “How Insurers and Arson Investigators Have Taken the Profit from Arson-for-Profit”
from Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE
Interview and Interrogation by Mike Bryant
Learn All About Lithium Ion Battery Fires from Mike Eskra
For The New or Seasoned Investigator, Start Your Career With the Right Foundation by Attending Jeff Campbell’s Class on the Fundamentals of Fire Investigations
Don’t Miss Out on the Burn to Learn Day
Live Demonstrations All Day Long
LIVE BURNS
Register today by calling 909 865-5004
Or click here to register online
$495.00 member
$605.00 non-member
The Fire Investigation Training Seminar includes the following courses:
Interviewing and Interrogation,
Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
Fire Dynamics/Pattern Generation,
Scene Process and Determining Origin
Field Exercise/Live Burns
Live Burn Battery Fires
Burn Pattern Recognition
How Insurers and Arson Investigators Have Taken the Profit from Arson-for-Profit
Fundamentals of Fire Investigation
Panel Discussion with Barry Zalma, Jeff CampbellCCAI Training Seminar
AS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP TODAY FOR THE OCTOBER 16 – 19, 2023 — CCAI Fire Investigation Training Seminar
The Embassy Suites Hotel is full, so we made arrangements… Click here to make your hotel reservations at the TownePlace Suites – $152.00 per night; Or call them directly at 805 783-2707;
Amazing Instructors – Amazing Topics
Learn: “How Insurers and Arson Investigators Have Taken the Profit from Arson-for-Profit”
from barry Zalma, Esq., CFE
Interview and Interrogation by Mike Bryant
Learn All About Lithium Ion Battery Fires from Mike Eskra
For The New or Seasoned Investigator, Start Your Career With the Right Foundation by Attending Jeff Campbell’s Class on the Fundamentals of Fire Investigations
Don’t Miss Out on the Burn to Learn Day
Live Demonstrations All Day Long
LIVE BURNS
Register today by calling 909 865-5004
Or click here to register online
$495.00 member
$605.00 non-member
The Fire Investigation Training Seminar includes the following courses:
Interviewing and Interrogation,
Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
Fire Dynamics/Pattern Generation,
Scene Process and Determining Origin
Field Exercise/Live Burns
Live Burn Battery Fires
Burn Pattern Recognition
How Insurers and Arson Investigators Have Taken the Profit from Arson-for-Profit
Fundamentals of Fire Investigation
Panel Discussion with Barry Zalma, Jeff Campbell
Excellence in Claims Handling is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Arsonist Tried To Represent Himself, Failed, and Sought Habeas Relief
Post number 5357
Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/he-who-acts-his-own-lawyer-has-idiot-client-barry-zalma-esq-cfe-d4bwc, See the full video at and at and at https://zalma.com/blog.
Karacson’s Arson for Profit Attempt Required Skill & Experience to Succeed
In Steve Ellis Karacson v. David Shaver, Warden, No. 25-1089, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (May 20, 2026) Steve Karacson was convicted in Michigan state court of arson and insurance fraud after evidence showed he burned his own insured home. Investigators found multiple points of origin, gasoline odor, and evidence tying him to the scene, including cell-phone location data and a receipt showing he had purchased a gas can and gloves shortly before the fire.
FACTS
Karacson initially had appointed counsel, but his relationships with both appointed attorneys ...
Foolish to Repeatedly Disobey Court Orders
All That Remains For Trial Is Plaintiff’s Damages On Each Of These Claims And Establishing Proximate Causation Of Those Damages.
Post number 5348
See the full video at and at and at https://zalma.com/blog plus 5300 posts.
In Linh Wang v. Esurance Insurance Company, No. C24-0447-JCC, United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Seattle (May 1, 2026) John C. Coughenour, United States District Judge, found that throughout this case, culminating with its briefing on Plaintiff’s renewed motion and that Defendant has subjected Plaintiff to unnecessary motion practice for clearly discoverable information and made dubious representations (including to the Court).
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
This case involves an underinsured/uninsured motorist insurance bad faith claim arising from a 2017 motor vehicle collision. The plaintiff, Linh Wang, alleges that Esurance Insurance ...
The Right to Negotiate with Insurer is Not an Assignment of Claims
Post number 5347
Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ambiguous-contract-repair-assignment-barry-zalma-esq-cfe-2xppc, see the full video at https://rumble.com/v79is1s-ambiguous-contract-to-repair-not-an-assignment.html and at and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 5300 posts.
Nebraska Requires an Actual Assignment to Allow Contractor to Sue Insurer
In Millard Gutter Company, a corporation doing business as Millard Roofing and Gutter v. Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska, also known as Farmers Mutual Insurance, also known as Farmers Mutual, No. A-24-818, Court of Appeals of Nebraska (May 5, 2026) Millard sued Farmers as an assignee of Jane Anzalone who had hired Millard Gutter to repair the roof of her home and agreed to allow Millard Gutter to coordinate with her insurer, Farmers Mutual, concerning reimbursement for repairs authorized under her insurance policy.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In ...
Qui Tam Case Without Evidence to Prove Fraud Fails
Post number 5369
Read the full article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/qui-tam-insurer-contended-defrauded-barry-zalma-esq-cfe-pgfgc and at https://zalma.com/blog plus more than 5550 posts.
In People Of The State Of California Ex Rel. Heath & Yuen, APC v. Silver Bird Auto Leasing, LLC et al., B342847, California Court of Appeals, Second District, Eighth Division (June 5, 2026) Heath & Yuen, APC defended parties in an automobile collision case involving a McLaren and a tour van. After that case settled for $25,000, the firm filed a qui tam action under California’s Insurance Frauds Prevention Act (IFPA) against Silver Bird Auto Leasing, LLC, X-Law Group, PC, and Filippo Marchino. The firm alleged three fraudulent acts in the underlying litigation:
1. the complaint falsely stated the McLaren was making a “legal turn,”
2. respondents produced a fraudulent repair bill/estimate, and
3. respondents failed to disclose Marchino’s GEICO insurance and its payment for repairs....
Full Faith and Credit Act Controlled
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Posted on June 9, 2026 by Barry Zalma
Post number 5368
Posted on June 9, 2026 by Barry Zalma
In Prime Insurance Company, Inc. v. Medicab Transportation, LLC, Jason Rhodes, and Dale Johnson v. Prime Insurance Company, Inc and Prime Property & Casualty Insurance, Inc. No. 2:24-cv-421-SPC-KRH, United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Fort Myers Division (June 3, 2026) Medicab, a paratransit company, bought two policies in 2021: a Business Auto Policy from PPCI and a Commercial Liability Policy from Prime. Both policies, as originally written, appeared to cover injuries arising from loading and unloading patients from Medicab vans.
After a patient, Margaret St. Aubin, fell while being unloaded from a van and suffered injuries, her Estate made a $1 million demand. Prime and its claims administrator concluded that the Commercial Policy’s loading/unloading language had been included by mutual mistake, because...
Full Faith and Credit Act Controlled
Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/evHXiiFE and at https://zalma.com/blog.
Posted on June 9, 2026 by Barry Zalma
Post number 5368
Posted on June 9, 2026 by Barry Zalma
In Prime Insurance Company, Inc. v. Medicab Transportation, LLC, Jason Rhodes, and Dale Johnson v. Prime Insurance Company, Inc and Prime Property & Casualty Insurance, Inc. No. 2:24-cv-421-SPC-KRH, United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Fort Myers Division (June 3, 2026) Medicab, a paratransit company, bought two policies in 2021: a Business Auto Policy from PPCI and a Commercial Liability Policy from Prime. Both policies, as originally written, appeared to cover injuries arising from loading and unloading patients from Medicab vans.
After a patient, Margaret St. Aubin, fell while being unloaded from a van and suffered injuries, her Estate made a $1 million demand. Prime and its claims administrator concluded that the Commercial Policy’s loading/unloading language had been included by mutual mistake, because...
