Texas insurance lawyers need to understand the significance of a “reservation of rights” letter received from an insurance company. The Claims Journal published an article in 2008 that is educational. It is titled “Reservation of Rights Letters.” What is a Reservation of Rights Letter? Effective reservation of rights letters can…
Mineral Wells insurance attorneys can tell you that an insurance company would much prefer to fight a legal battle in Federal Court rather than State Court. In order to defeat them in this effort, it is vital to understand what Federal Judges look at when making a decision on whether…
Area insurance law lawyers find stories like the following to be good for clients who have claims against insurance companies. It shows the wrongs that companies commit and these wrongs becoming public gives the public a sense of “no sympathy” for the insurance companies and thus helps attorneys and their…
Tarrant county insurance attorneys need to read this opinion from the United States, Northern District Court, Amarillo Division. It is styled, Johnnie Shannon v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, et al. There are many reasons an insurance company would prefer to have a legal fight in Federal Court rather than State…
Insurance attorneys need to be able to discuss the Texas Guaranty Fund with their clients and how this fund works. Four large insurance companies were declared insolvent in 2013, and as a result lawyers will have situations where a client has their insurance company become insolvent. The Texas Property and…
Insurance lawyers get calls from companies that have an assignment of benefits (AOB). This AOB is discussed in an article published by Claims Journal. It does a good job of discussing it and even though it talks about events in Florida, Texas has essentially the same laws and these AOB’s…
Dallas insurance attorneys can tell lots of stories where the insurance company is ripping off and taking advantage of it’s insureds. The Insurance Journal recently published a couple of stories where an insured was involved in ripping off the insurance company. The punishment for getting caught can be grim. An…
Irving insurance lawyers will run into situations where a renters insurance policy is at issue. The Dallas Court of Appeals issued an opinion in 2015, that should be read. It is styled, Chambers v. American Hallmark Insurance. This case is a good illustration why an experienced insurance law attorney needs…
Benbrook insurance lawyers will find this case interesting. It is from the Western District, Austin Division. The style of the case is, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Watkins. State Farm filed this lawsuit to obtain a declaratory judgment that it has no duty to indemnify Defendants Ernest Lynden…
Springtown lawyers handling insurance cases would want to know about a ruling in the Florida Supreme Court in May 2015. This ruling was written about in the Claims Journal. The curious thing to try to figure from this case is whether or not the Texas Supreme Court would rule the…