Here is a case discussing bad faith insurance and a claims expert. This is an 2023 opinion from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division. The opinion is styled, PMJ Bleu Terre Management, LLC v. AmTrust Insurance Company of Kansas, Inc. AmTrust filed a Motion to Strike Expert, PMJ’s…
Hail damage claims sometimes require experts to assist in the claim. This is the case in a 2023 opinion from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division. The opinion is styled, PMJ Bleu Terre Management, LLC, v. AmTrust Insurance Company Of Kansas, Inc. AmTrust filed a motion to exclude…
Hail damage claims are common and the wording of “Cosmetic Damage” exclusions that apply to these types of claims are important for an insurance attorney to understand. This issue is discussed in a 2023 opinion from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division. The opinion is styled, Charles Wall…
As has been discussed many times on this Blog, insurance companies prefer to litigate in Federal Court rather than State or County courts. When an insurance company removes a case to Federal court the insured needs to be prompt in seeking a remand to the State or County court from…
Hail damages claims can be tough and this 2023 opinion doesn’t help. The opinion is from the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division. It is styled, Phouthasith Amphay v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company. Plaintiff alleges hail damage to his dwelling and made a claim against his insurer, Allstate. …
Hail damage claims result in lots of lawsuits. Here is a 2023 opinion from the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. The opinion is styled, John Kazanjian and Patricia Kazanjian v. State Farm Lloyds. State Farm had made a settlement offer that was substantially less than what Plaintiff’s felt…
Bad Faith Law Firms will have a frequent question asked of them. That question is, “Can I Recover My Attorney Fees.” One segment of the attorney fees question is addressed in a 2023 opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The opinion is styled, Gilbane Building Company, Inc.…
Hail claims are a frequent source of litigation. Sometimes and expert is needed in these cases. The issue of using an expert in a hail damage case arose in this 2023 opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The opinion is styled, Mohamed Bakri v. Nautilus Insurance Company.…
Claims denial attorneys will on occasion find themselves in a position of needing to hire an expert to help with their case. The case referenced in the Blog is a hail damage case but the discussion is a discussion on what courts look at when determining whether an experts testimony…
Bad Faith insurance lawyers understand that when sending an insurance company a pre-suit demand for damages that sending an improper letter ends up like sending no letter at all under certain circumstances. One of the issues related to pre-suit notice letters was the topic in a January 2023 opinion from…