Insurance transactions tend to resemble one another, so disputes arising from them tend to resemble one another. There are only so many ways that an insurance company and an insured can get crossways. Most cases present recurring problems that can be grouped into several categories. Insurance law is even more…
Here is some very basic information that every insurance lawyer should be aware of. It is also information that every insurance consumer should know. To understand the different ways disputes can arise, it is helpful to consider the sequence of events that is likely to occur involving an insurance issue. …
The New York Times published a story in July 2017, about forced insurance on autos. The title of the story is Wells Fargo Forced Unwanted Auto Insurance On Borrowers. More than 800,000 people who took out car loans from Wells Fargo were charged for auto insurance they did not need,…
For people having events that can be large, such as wedding, big, family re-unions, company parties, and other types of celebrations, looking to purchase insurance for those events can be a smart thing to do. The Claims Journal published an article about events insurance that is good to read. The…
Most insurance lawyers will want to depose an insurance company representative not long after a lawsuit is filed. This situation arose in recent a Corpus Christi Court of Appeals case. The opinion is styled, In Re Safeco Insurance Company Of America. There is a glaring problem with this opinion. It…
The need to get an insurance lawyer is illustrated in a recent opinion from the Southern District, Houston Division. The opinion is styled, Trudy Sawyer v. Geico General Insurance Company. On December 28, 2015, Sawyer filed a complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis in this case, which…
Insurance lawyers know that in a first pary insurance claim lawsuit, a claim for attorney fees can be made. When the insurance company challenges the attorney fees claim of the insured, a natural response by the lawyer is to seek to get the information related to what the insurance company…
The Insurance Journal published a story on June 6, 2017, that is titled, Private Insurer Will No Longer Fund Fraud Prosecutions In Texas. Thanks to new money and oversight from the Texas Legislature, the state can now pursue workers’ compensation fraud cases without relying on an unusual and much-criticized funding…
Hopefully Texas Hill Country insurance lawyers and their clients read this article in the Austin American Statesman, and reacted to it by calling their respective representatives. The article is titled, Commentary: ‘Blue Tarp Bills’ Threaten Texas Property Owners. Your property rights are under assault at the Texas Capital. Insurance lobbyists…
Many insurance lawyers representing claimants want to avoid Federal Court due to the procedural rules and the court’s interpretation of those rules. These rules and their interpretation generally work in favor of the insurance companies which is why insurance companies always want a case in Federal Court and why lawyers…