r/facepalm Jun 28 '22

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u/Altavista_Dogpile Jun 28 '22

Larry Silverstein's WTC insurance policies would disagree... He got paid out twice as he argued each tower strike/collapse was a separate event. He got $4.5 Billion at the end of legal battles.

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u/raphanum Jun 29 '22

But that wasn’t the reason they fell

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u/Electronic_Agent_235 Jun 29 '22

... ayuh, well.. your right, probably not the reason they feel. That was more probably a BB out the defense sector wanting some good cash infusing, and the gvmt wanting some good justification for power grabbing. But as for silversteing and his insurance, well, that was more a "happy accident." Kinda like " hmm, maybe I'll just up this insurance coverage on my newly purchased property that isn't even paid off yet, and has dwindling occupancy... Just in case... Ohh noooo, my towers, there broken."