Dallas insurance lawyers who handle disability policy’s need to be aware of an opinion from the United States District Court, Houston Division. The style of the case is, Fernandez v. Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co. Here is the relevant information. The cross-motions for summary judgment in this disability insurance dispute…
Articles Posted in Claims Denial
Damages For Claim Denial
Mineral Wells insurance lawyers need to be able to discuss the value of a claim with a client when asked. It is often times difficult to do so. Sometimes part of the value is easy to determine while other parts are very difficult. For instance: If a $200,000 house burns…
Insurance Company Backs Down
Parker County insurance attorneys need to keep up with events happening in the insurance legal world. An article from The Texas Tribune titled, “Insurer Drops Suit Against Tyler Widow” is worth knowing about. Here is what the article tells us. Crystal Davis, a stay-at-home mom from Tyler, got some welcome…
Death Benefits Denied
A Fort Worth life insurance attorney will want to know the best way to handle a situation where death benefits are denied a beneficiary. The Texas Tribune ran an article that shows how bad some situations can be. Here is what the article says. Crystal Davis was headed to the…
Accidents And Tragic Situations
Fort Worth insurance lawyers will see some pretty tragic situations where a person is ill treated by an insurance carrier. The Texas Tribune ran a story talking about tragic situations in July 2014. The title of the story is, “After Catastrophic Fall, The Fight Of One Worker’s Life.” Here is…
Life Insurance And Tragic Situations
Dallas life insurance attorneys will run across tragic situations in their legal practice. The Texas Tribune has published an article describing some of these situations. It is titled, “Behind Texas Miracle, A Broken System For Workers.” Here is what it tells us. Drive almost anywhere in the vast Lone Star…
Homeowners Policy And Fire
Insurance law attorneys will one day see a claim wherein the insurance company is denying a fire loss by asserting that the fire was the result of arson by the homeowner. The Houston Court of Appeals [14th Dist.] issued an opinion in a case wherein that denial occurred. The style…
Who Can Sue For A 1st Party Claim?
Insurance lawyers in Grand Prairie can answer the above question for you. This issue was also discussed in the 1994, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Allstate Insurance Company v. Watson. Here is brief information relevant to the opinion. Watson was injured in a car accident. Watson brought suit against the…
Life Insurance And Missed Payments
North Richland Hills Lawyers who handle life insurance claims can read this case and then tell potential clients they better hire an attorney. This case is from the United States District Court, Northern District, Fort Worth Division. The style is Doretha Hall v. Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company. Here…
Notice To Lien Holder Of Cancellation
Fort Worth insurance attorneys will come across situations where a claim is denied based on the policy having been cancelled for one reason or another. But what if there is a lien holder and the lien holder is not notified of the policy cancellation. That was the issue in a…