Insurance attorneys in Texas need to know how the “misrepresentation defense” works. A good illustration in found in this January 2016, opinion from the Waco Court of Appeals. The case is styled, Karl Wallace v Amtrust Insurance Company of Kansas, Inc. Until the time of his death in 2007, Wallace’s…
Insurance lawyers can tell you that the process of a lawsuit on a claim can be complicated and confusing. But, understanding how the courts look at the process will help. A recent case from the Houston Court of Appeals [1st. Dist.] is a good read. It is styled, In Re…
Dallas area insurance attorneys are most likely to see insurance companies argue “concurrent causation” in claims related to homeowners policies. The Claims Journal published an article discussing this topic in October of 2015. The title of the article is “Texas Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Concurrent-Causation Clauses In Property Policies.” The article…
Arlington insurance attorneys, as well as all insurance attorneys might run across a situation that was seen in a recent 14th Court of Appeals opinion. The style of the case is Nassar v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company. This is an appeal from a motion of summary judgment in favor…
Benbrook insurance lawyers who help people with homeowners claims involving a fire loss will find this story from the Insurance Journal interesting. The title of the article is “Oregon Woman Loses Home, Then Her Insurance.” An elderly southern Oregon woman says she’s been left to depend on friends and family…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers will be interested in this opinion from their own backyard. It is a Fort Worth Court of Appeals opinion issued in 2015, styled, Texas Farmers Insurance Company and Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Frank Kurosky and Pamela Rust. Kurosky lives at 4325 Fossil Drive. He also owns…
Insurance lawyers who handle home owners claims are all aware of the “vacancy exclusion” in a home owners policy. They may vary slightly from policy to policy but almost of the policies are going to have an exclusion that excludes losses that result when a home or building is vacant…
Irving insurance law attorneys who handle claims involving homeowner policy’s need to read this recent opinion out of the Dallas Court of Appeals. It is styled, David Fusaro v. Trinity Universal Insurance Company. David Fusaro appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Trinity Universal Insurance Company (TUIC). Among other…
Dallas insurance lawyers need to keep up with general information in the insurance world. Claims Journal published an article recently worth reading. It is titled, State Farm to Pay $352.5M to Settle Texas Residential Overcharge Case. It says: A settlement has been reached in a long-running dispute between the nation’s…
De Soto insurance lawyers who handle renters insurance need to read this case from the Houston Court of Appeals [1st. Dist.]. It is styled Zatorski v. USAA Texas Lloyds. After Zatorski’s home was burglarized, he sued USAA, alleging that USAA had represented to Zatorski that his renter’s insurance policy would…