A fire occurred in a row of closely located single family, multistory homes. The "cause" home was owned by T, and was being remodeled by C Contractor. T rented an apartment on the first floor of the home to L. While L was on an extended trip, T boxed up his contents to allow C to continue on the remodel. T told C to move the boxes to L's apartment. C did so. T surveyed L's apartment after C moved the boxes to L's apartment. T had no right to enter L's apartment.

The cardboard boxes were stacked on a heater vent. When the heater
came on, it ignited the boxes, destroying T's home as well as 3-4 others
down the row of homes.

T and C have $1M coverage each. If the plaintiff's attorneys worked 2-3
years on the file, there would still be only $2M in total coverage, so I set in motion a mediation, pre-suit, and all parties will mediate the case and "split up" the settlement pie. This points up the creative possibilities of mediation, even pre-suit. (21239)