Dallas area attorneys who handle hail damage claims need to read this opinion from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The style of the case is, Vincent Stagliano v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company. This is a first-party insurance dispute over coverage for damage to commercial property allegedly caused by a…
When suing an adjuster, the requirements are very specific to keep a case out of Federal Court. This is illustrated in a U.S. Northern District, Fort Worth Division, opinion. The case is styled Southlake Campus, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al. This action arises from a dispute over insurance…
Hail damage claims are a big source of litigation for insurance attorneys in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. An opinion from the Federal Court , Southern District of Texas, McAllen Division is worth reading. It is styled, Armando Martinez, et al v. State Farm Lloyd’s, et al. This is…
This 2014, Texas Supreme Court opinion should be of local interest. The case is styled, In re National Lloyd’s Insurance Company. In this narrow holding, the Texas Supreme Court held that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering the defendant insurance company to produce evidence related to insurance claims…
Attorneys handling hail damage claims need to read this case. It is a 2015, Texas Supreme Court opinion styled, JAW The Point, L.L.C. v. Lexington Insurance Co. In this case, the “anti-concurrent causation” (ACC) exclusion reads: loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by any [excluded cause or event], regardless…
Grand Prairie insurance lawyers must know what it takes for an insurance company to be found liable for bad-faith. A 5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion is educational in this respect. It is a 2014 opinion styled, Santacruz v. Allstate Texas Lloyd’s, Inc. The 5th Circuit reversed a summary judgment…
Mineral Wells insurance lawyers are aware of appraisal clauses in insurance contracts. Interpreting them is not always easy. The Amarillo Court of Appeals issued an opinion in a 2015 case that needs to be read. It is styled, In Re Century Surety Company. This is a mandamus proceeding that arises…
Insurance law attorneys in Graford and Garner areas of Parker County need to keep up with court rulings concerning insurance issues. A recent case from a U.S. District Court, San Antonio Division is a good read. The style of the case is Spar Enterprises, LP v The Cincinnati Insurance Company…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers handling hail damage claims need to ready an opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division. It is styled, Dianne Leidy, et al v. Alterra America Insurance Company, et al. Leidy sued Alterra and the adjusters assigned to her claim…
Layers who handle hail damage claims will frequently run into the situation where an adjuster admits there is hail damage on a roof but that the damage is old or there is old damage and new damage to the roof. The question becomes, what is the best course of action…