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Re:SCOTUS Rejects Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Can't Keep ... by barrkel on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @01:08PM (#14257779)
The escrow loss problem is a probabilistic game though, and one I'd be willing to bet that someone enterprising could offer insurance for; whether it's loans using it as capital, or actual insurance.
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Re:SCOTUS Rejects Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Can't Keep ... by astrocat on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @01:15PM (#14257868)
This is the correct answer. Exposure to future potential liabilities is a problem already solved by insurance.

Think about it this way, it's like malpractice insurance for doctors. So there should be malpractice insurance for states/courts - if a conviction is later overturned and the state is liable for the return of property, it gets paid out by insurance.

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