William Burke v. Progressive Gulf Insurance Company
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Is an insurance company allowed to manipulate outdated, obsolete maritime laws in order to falsely claim that a vessel is located in navigable waters with the primary goal of putting the insured at a legal and financial disadvantage?
Questions Presented This case involves a simple insurance claim to Progressive Gulf Insurance made by William Burke when his boat sank in January 2018 . Progressive manipulated the court system and the judiciary process throughout the proceedings through a series of calculated actions meant to deny William Burke the right to a fair trial as guaranteed under the Seventh Amendment. Progressive Insurance sued Mr. Burke in Federal Court erroneously claiming Maritime and Admiralty jurisdiction based on obsolete, outdated laws to put him at a disadvantage. They then proceeded to file a motion for Summary Judgment to settle the case without a trial which precluded Mr. Burke from having his proverbial day in court. Question 1: Is an insurance company allowed to manipulate outdated, obsolete maritime laws in order to falsely claim that a vessel is located in navigable waters with the primary goal of putting the insured at a legal and financial disadvantage? Question 2: Did the Summary Judgment deny Mr. Burke’s constitutional right to a fair trial under Amendment 7? . i, Related Cases Progressive Gulf Insurance Company v. William Burke, No. 7:18-cv-00293, U.S District Court For the Western District of Virginia Roanoke Division. Judgment entered May 10, 2019. Progressive Gulf Insurance Company v. William Burke, No. 19-1670, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Judgment entered January 30, 2020. ii.