Attorney’s who handle hail claims need to know the proper way to sue an insurance adjuster unless they want to litigate the case in Federal Court. A U.S. Western District, Waco Division opinion is worth reading. It is styled, Polansky’s Wrecker Service v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Company and William Gillis.…
Hail claims lawyers need to read the Texas Supreme Court opinion styled, JAW The Point, L.L.C. v. Lexington Insurance Company. This is a 2015, opinion that is relevant to most hail damage claims, as well as lots of other claims. The case is written about in the State Bar of…
Fort Worth lawyers will tell you to comply with the policy provisions when making a claim. In this regard, a case from the U.S. District Court McAllen Division is a good read. It is styled, Belinda Santa Maria v. State Farm Lloyds, et al. This a summary judgment ruling and…
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…