ERISA lawyers should read the opinion 2016, opinion from the Houston Division, Southern District of Texas. The case is styled, Margaret Myklebust v. McDermott, Inc., et al. Plaintiff sued MetLife seeking a declaration that she is entitled to recover life insurance benefits attributable to the decedent, John Drayton, as his…
What if someone is killed while that someone is committing a felony. Life insurance lawyers in the Dallas – Fort Worth area may be presented with that scenario. Here is how a 1997, Dallas Court of Appeals court looked at the situation. The case is styled, Grant v. Group Life…
Can the person causing the death of the insured still recover it they are the named beneficiary under the policy? This is a reasonable question to ask and this issue is discussed in the1969, Fort Worth Court of Appeals case styled, Giles v. Wiggins. Here is what it says. This…
Arlington life insurance lawyers need to be aware of rules of evidence when presenting a case. This is illustrated in a1973, Eastland Court of Appeals case styled, Cooley v. Cooley. The life insurance compan brought an interpleader action to determine the proper beneficiary under a policy of life insurance issued…
Life insurance attorneys in the Dallas Fort Worth area will have occasion to see something similar to this 1941, Waco Court of Appeals opinion. It is styled, National Life & Accident Ins. Co.,Inc., et al. v. Thompson. This is a suit by Velma Brewer Thompson against the National Life &…
Life insurance attorneys in Texas won’t run across this situation very often but if they do here is a case for guidance. The San Antonio Court of Appeals issued an opinion in 1964, dealing with the issue of whether or not a beneficiary is excluded from recovery of the life…
Arlington life insurance lawyers will not see this very often. Maybe never. But here it is. The Beaumont Court of Appeals issued this interesting 1975 opinion in this case styled, W.O. Hair v. Pennsylvania Life Insurance Co. W. O. Hair, plaintiff below, sued Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company, alleging a cause…
Fort Worth life insurance lawyers know that the Texas Slayer Statute is found in the Texas Insurance Code, Section 1103.151. It says “A beneficiary of a life insurance policy or contract forfeits the beneficiary’s interest in the policy or contract if the beneficiary is a principle or an accomplice in…
Dallas life insurance lawyers probably already know this case. It is a 1992, 5th Circuit opinion styled, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Teddy White v Leslie Yohey. Leslie Yohey appeals an adverse summary judgment dismissing his claim for life insurance proceeds against Metropolitan. Terri Yohey was the named insured under…
Life insurance lawyers will be faced with the above question more times than would be imagined. Fortunately the question is answered in the Texas Insurance Code and in Federal law cases. One example is a case from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The opinion is styled, American National…