By Matthew Vadum -- BombThrowers —— Bio and Archives November 22, 2017
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When Hurricane Rita swept through Texas in 2005, Mostyn and his law firm aggressively snapped up the cases of homeowners who believed their insurance companies had underpaid them for damages. Mostyn quickly became the premier hurricane lawyer in the Lone Star State, filing 1,200 Rita claims. His strategy was to flood the zone, filing such a torrent of cases that insurance companies would be overwhelmed and decide to settle instead of litigate.
In 2012, the Mostyns bounded onto the national stage and have been ranked as high as fifth on the list of top donors to outside groups that supported President Obama’s re-election. […] The Mostyns’ largest single donation in 2012 was their $3 million gift to Priorities USA Action, a super PAC[.]According to Forbes, Mr. Mostyn gave $1 million to Hillary Clinton’s super PAC during the 2016 presidential election cycle. The Mostyns also “hosted a fundraiser for Clinton where guests paid $2,700 per person to attend the event and be photographed with the former Secretary of State.” The Mostyns maintain the Houston-based Mostyn Moreno Foundation, which was founded in 2006. According to its website, the foundation “supports, promotes and operates programs, projects, and collaborative efforts in Texas, primarily in Houston and the Gulf Coast region, that serve to encourage the abilities of children with special needs.”
Matthew Vadum, matthewvadum.blogspot.com, is an investigative reporter.
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