Dallas lawyers need to be aware of insurance companies that are breaking the laws so that they can scrutinize new cases with an awareness of the wrongs these companies have a history of performing. The Virginia Times Dispatch ran an article on April 10, 2013, titled, Texas Insurance Firm Accused…
Weatherford attorneys who do insurance cases have to be able to draw the distinction between a case where an insurance company has treated one of its insureds wrong and when it has not, in order to be able to discuss the case appropriately with the client. Here are two examples…
Fort Worth attorneys need to be able to recognize bad faith insurance as it relates to cancellation of an insurance policy. The Texas Insurance Code, Section 551.109, tells us that upon the request of the insured, the insurance company must provide a written statement of the reason for canceling a…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys need to keep up with what is happening in bad faith cases across the country. The Insurance Journal published an article that deals with this issue across the country. It tells us a rising tide of first-party bad faith decisions is defining the contours of the…
Weatherford bad faith attorneys need to know about this recent court opinion from the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals. The style of the case is Ruth McGhan v. Farmers Insurance Exchange. Here are some facts. This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of Farmers Insurance Exchange,…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys need to make part of their job, keeping up with games the insurance companies play. A recent article by The Texas Tribune tells us a little about a game State Farm Insurance Company has been up to. Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman responded to Sen. Rodney Ellis’…
Weatherford lawyers handling insurance claims need to have an understanding of about “good faith and fair dealing” as it relates to an insurance company’s duty it owes one of its insureds. This is an area of law that a lot of attorneys do not know a lot about. Insurance law…
Grand Prairie insurance attorneys and those in Irving, Dallas, Fort Worth, and other areas in Texas need to keep informed about the wrongs insurance companies are committing on their insureds. It turns out that State Farm is being investigated for criminal wrongs committed on its insureds arising from hurricane claims.…
Someone in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, Dallas, Mansfield, or anywhere else in Texas may find themselves in a situation where an insurance company is denying a claim based on the insured making a misrepresentation in an application for insurance coverage. Does that mean the insurance company wins? Here…
Homeowners in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, and other places in Tarrant County and Texas should find the following article interesting. This is an article from the L A Times that ran on March 18, 2012. The title of the article is “Insurance Company Ordered To Pay…