Garner insurance lawyers who know insurance law, know that actually prevailing in a bad faith claim is difficult. Getting the insurance company to pay what they should is not hard but getting the extra money for bad faith in Texas is difficult because of the way Texas Courts interpret the…
Dallas and Fort Worth insurance lawyers know all too well the games some insurance companies play to beat the system. That knowledge has taken on new meaning after reading this story from BloomBerg. The story is titled, State Farm Faces Suit Over Claims It Bankrolled Judge. Some customers of State…
A 1998, Dallas Court of Appeals case is a good read for lawyers wanting to recover mental anguish damages in bad faith insurance cases. The case is styled, State Farm Lloyds v Johns. Johns house was built in 1964. Johns moved in to her house in 1972. In the summer…
A 1998, Dallas Court of Appeals case is a good read for lawyers handling bad faith insurance cases. The case is styled, State Farm Lloyds v Johns. Johns house was built in 1964. Johns moved in to her house in 1972. In the summer of 1990, Johns noticed evidence of…
Oak Cliff insurance lawyers need to understand the difference between a first party claim and a third party claim. A 1996 Beaumont Court of Appeals opinion may help. The case is styled, Rumley v. Allstate Indemnity Co. The wife, Joyce Rumley, sustained personal injuries in a one car vehicle accident…
Insurance attorneys in Weatherford can tell you that an insurance company will often times mistreat their customers. The question would be, does the conduct arise to the level as to allow punitive damages and if so, how do you know that and what are the punitive damages. Their are a…
Insurance attorneys in Dallas can tell you where the relevant laws to be used in insurance bad faith cases can be found. One place is the Texas Insurance Code. Here is a starter. Sec. 541.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) “Knowingly” means actual awareness of the falsity, unfairness, or deceptiveness…
Dallas County insurance attorneys see tornado claims. Here is a case resulting from a tornado claim. It is from the Dallas Court of Appeals. It is styled, Halton v. American Risk Insurance Company, et al. This is an appeal from an adverse summary judgment granted in favor or American. The…
Here is a case that discusses bad faith accusations against State Farm. Insurance attorneys need to read the case. It is from 14th Court of Appeals. The style of the case is, State Farm Lloyds v. Candelario Fuentes and Maria Fuentes. The facts are set out here. Hurricane Ike struck…
Colleyville insurance lawyers handling bad faith claims need to read this U. S. Southern District, McAllen Division, opinion. The case is styled, Mark Dizdar, at al, vs. State Farm Lloyds, et al. The claim arises from hail and storm damage sustained to Dizdar’s property on March 29, 2012. Shortly after…