Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance v. Nelson

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

AMUL R. THAPAR, District Judge.

Defendant Jimmy Nelson lied on his homeowner’s insurance application. Almost everyone lies. But lying has its consequences. Some liars, like Pinocchio, pay physical penalties for their fabrications. Others find themselves immortalized in the English language, their names eponymous with their deceits: Charles Ponzi for purveyors of predatory financial schemes; Benedict Arnold for traitors, and Baron Münchausen for delusional raconteurs of fantastic adventures. After Nelson’s lie, he quickly learned that Nationwide was no longer on his…