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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Intent is Key in Willful, Malicious Conduct Claims

During the night of Dec. 7, 1996, and into the following morning, a heavy snowfall blanketed Somers, Conn. Shortly after midnight, the defendant, Chief Edward Pagani Jr. of the Somers Volunteer Fire Department, received a call that an electrical wire was down and arcing near 879 Main St. While on his way to the scene, he was notified that the house at that address was burning, and he called for a response from the fire department. Shortly after he arrived, there was a large electrical explosion, after which the electric wires continued to hum and crackle. Pagani contacted ...

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