Saginaw insurance lawyers need to be able to discuss with their clients the duties the clients have to the insurance company regarding the Prompt Payment of Claims Act. It boils down to this, a claimant has two duties to the insurance company. (1) to give the insurer notice of the…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys will have clients come to them wherein the insurance company is denying a claim. The stated reason for denial is that the policy was cancelled due to late payment. The Austin Court of Appeals ruled on this issue in May 2015. The style of the case…
Benbrook insurance lawyers need to be aware of this case. The reason to be aware of this case is that the case is, as of the date of this post, on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. Hopefully their decision will put to rest some of the arguments in the…
Irving insurance lawyers wishing to sue for breach of contract in an insurance dispute need to read this Houston Court of Appeals opinion styled, Zatorski v. USAA. Zatorski owned a high-rise, loft residence in Houston. A kitchen pipe broke and flooded the loft. Zatorski rented a single-family home while the…
Insurance lawyers in Aledo Texas will tell you that you need to give notice to your insurance company as soon as possible when you know of a potential claim. The United States 5th Circuit dealt with this notice issue recently in a case styled, Berkley Regional Insurance Company v. Philadelphia…
Mansfield attorneys handling hail damage claims can tell you that the insurance companies are always trying to have lawsuits in Federal Court rather than State Court. Here is another opinion on that issue from the US Court, Northern District, Dallas Division. The style of this case is Ocotillo Real Estate…
Burleson lawyers handling hail damage claims will know that insurance companies try to get cases into Federal Court. The US District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division issued an opinion in a case, illustrative of this tactic. The style of the case is, Tudor Insurance Company, et al. v.…
Dallas insurance lawyers handling storm damage claims need to dread a recent opinion from the US District Court, Southern Division Texas, Houston Division. The opinion is styled, Nasti v. State Farm Lloyds, et al. This is an insurance case arising from alleged storm damage to Nasti’s home which State Farm…
Mansfield insurance lawyers will tell their clients that a proof of loss must be submitted in a timely manner for losses. A 2015, US Southern District, Galveston Division opinion re-interates this point. The style of the case is, Fennelly v.Texas Farmers Insurance Company. Following flood damage to his property caused…
Irving insurance lawyers will see situations where someone has “excess insurance.” There are many variables that can result from these situations. A 2000, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Keck, Mahin & Cate v. National Union Fire Insurance Company, is an opinion to read to see one of the variables. Granada…