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Natural Disasters
If you have not read the fine print of your insurance policy, then you must not have heard of the term "acts of God." Acts of God usually refers to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, landslides, lightning and floods, which occur without interventions by humans. The natural disasters could not have been reasonably foreseen or avoided.
If "acts of God" is the reason cited by the insurance company in rejecting your claims arising from injuries suffered by you or the death of your loved-one in a natural disaster, you may want to consult a lawyer to help you determine whether or not the resulting injury or death could have been avoided had there been no negligence on the part of another person. Proving that the defendant is the proximate cause of the injury or death can be tricky, and engaging the services of a personal injury attorney who has expertise in these types of suits would prove worthwhile.
To hold a person liable for damages for personal injury or death of your loved-one, it must be established that the same kind of injury or damage, or death would still have occurred even if there was no natural disaster.
For instance, the defendant may carelessly leave explosives in an area where people would be hurt by an explosion and he improperly stores the explosives in a manner that they could detonate on their own. Then, a lightning suddenly strikes the explosives which results in serious damage or injury to several people, including you or a loved-one. In this particular instance, the defendant could not exonerate himself from his liability to personal injury or death of your loved-one. The unreasonable storage itself has already created a risk of serious damage or injury even without the intervention of the lightning bolt.