Likely yes - at least temporarily. Homeowner's policies have a standard "intentional acts" exclusion, and insurers routinely deny fire claims once the state fire marshal rules the [...]
Politely decline until you speak with a Rhode Island arson lawyer. The fire marshal's office is law enforcement. Any interview they schedule - whether called "voluntary," "informal," [...]
Cause-and-origin (C&O) reports are opinions, not facts. They can be challenged, and they often are. A modern defense to an arson C&O starts by testing the report [...]
Yes, in certain situations. The federal arson statute, 18 U.S.C. § 844, criminalizes fires involving property used in interstate or foreign commerce or used in an activity [...]
"Insurance arson" is the informal term for a fire allegedly set by the owner of insured property to collect on a policy. In Rhode Island these cases [...]
No. Rhode Island arson requires the state to prove that you willfully and maliciously caused the fire. Willfulness is the legal heart of every arson case. Accidental [...]
