When asked how they destroy seized Cuban cigars, U.S. Customs Agents (so says the Internet) replied: “We burn them –” (comedic pause) “– one at a time.” So, here’s another online Cigar (tall?) Tale. A Charlotte lawyer insured a box of expensive cigars against (inter alia) fire. Within a month he’d smoked the whole lot. He filed a claim asserting that the cigars were “lost in a series of small fires.” Claim denied. Lawyer sued. Judge awarded Lawyer $15,000 because Insurer had never defined “unacceptable fire.” Insurer paid. But (here’s one for you lawyer haters) justice did prevail: Lawyer fined $1,000 for each of 24 counts of arson and insurance fraud and sentenced to 24 months in jail.
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