Who has “standing” to sue an insuance company for bad faith. Does someone living in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Keller, Colleyville, Fort Worth or Dallas? USLegal defines “standing” this way: Standing is the ability of a party to bring a lawsuit in court based upon their stake in the outcome.…
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Bad Faith Insurance And Fire Claims
When a house burns in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Colleyville, Keller, Mansfield, Fort Worth, Azle, Aledo, or Weatherford, or anywhere else in Texas; What happens when the house catches on fire? Will the insurance company pay for the damages? In, State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Company v. Simmons, the answer…
Bad Faith And Homeowners Insurance
There are homeowners in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Weatherford, Aledo, Fort Worth, and everywhere else in Texas. 95% of those homeowners have insurance. So how do you know if your insurance company is violating the “bad faith” laws in Texas? Here is a 1997, Texas Supreme Court case to read…
Holding Insurance Company Liable For Bad Faith
What if a resident of Grand Prairie is involved in a wreck on his motorcycle with an uninsured driver? Any difference if he is a resident of Fort Worth, Arlington, or Dallas? Answer – not for anyone in Texas. This is what happened in the 1987 case, Glen Arnold v.…
More On Bad Faith In Texas
Information residents of Grand Prairie, Keller, Azle, Arlington, Fort Worth, Mansfield, and other cities in Texas should know. Information about “bad faith” insurance. The Texas Supreme Court, in 1997, adopted as the liability standard, the statutory language in Section 541.060(a)(2)(A), Texas Insurance Code, in the case, Universal Life Insurance Company…
Historical Development Of Texas Bad Faith Law
Someone who has insurance in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Keller, Colleyville, or any other town in Texas would be curious to know what can be done when they are treated wrong by their insurance company. This article is largely taken from a legal book for insurance law attorneys and gives some…
Bad Faith Insurance In Texas
The guy in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Weatherford, Fort Worth, Dallas, or any other place in Texas, wonders what he can do when his insurance company does him wrong. Usually when an insurance company does something that is wrong with one of their insured policyholders, that is called “bad faith” insurance.…
What Is A Stowers Claim In Texas?
What does “Stowers” mean to someone in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, Weatherford, or anywhere else in Texas? This is something very important to understand. A Stowers claim is a claim that an insurance company has handled in an improper manner. Most incorrect claims handling by an insurance company…
Filing A Lawsuit Against An Insurance Company
When a couple in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, or Weatherford, has to sue an insurance company, is there anything that they have to do first? The Texas legislature has enacted laws and the Supreme Court of Texas enforces these laws telling us what to do. The quick answer…
In Texas – Who Do You Sue?
You live in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Weatherford, or anywhere else in Texas and you get treated wrong with your insurance policy – Who do you sue? The answer is not very hard. First of all …. seek the advice of an experienced Insurance Law Attorney. Then ……