Dallas life insurance lawyers keep up with court decisions related to life insurance claims. The most recent from the date of the post is from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. It is styled, Lila McWhirter v. AAA Life Insurance Company. Eugene McWhirter purchased a life-insurance policy from AAA…
Life insurance lawyers need to know the facts in a 1980, Texas Supreme Court case. It is styled, Mayes v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. This case is important because a life insurance company often times to rescind a policy based on misrepresentations made in the policy application. In Mayes,…
Life Insurance attorneys will eventually have a case where the benefits of a life insurance policy are being denied for the stated reason that the beneficiary of the life insurance policy willfully brought about the death of the insured. The United States District Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio…
Fort Worth lawyers who handle ERISA claims will need to read this opinion out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. It is styled, Sandra James v. Life Insurance Company of North America and Geico. This is an appeal of a Magistrates ruling on…
Forest Hill insurance lawyers who handle ERISA claims can tell you horror stories about the rulings and statutes that govern ERISA. The Washington Post published an article not long ago giving reasons and examples about some of the issues with ERISA life insurance claims. Life insurance companies want employers with…
Haltom City life insurance attorneys who handle ERISA claims should already know this, but here goes anyway. Insurance companies can make erroneous arguments with near impunity when it comes to life and accidental death policies provided by companies with ERISA plans. That is because of loopholes in the ERISA laws…
Life insurance lawyers in Dallas already know what was published in the Washington Post. It is an article about the death of a loved one being the beginning of a hard fight with the life insurance company. The article tells us of an experience by a Jane Pierce. Jane spent…
Dallas life insurance attorneys will encounter situations where the funds to be recovered from a life insurance policy are “inter-plead” into a court. A Texas Supreme Court opinion issued in 2007, is a must read for lawyers handling interpleader cases. The style of the case is, State Farm Life Insurance…
Dallas life insurance lawyers need to read this 1979, Amarillo Court of Appeals opinion. It is styled, Allied Bankers Life Insurance Company v. Mary De La Cerda. On December 27, 1976, Paul A. De La Cerda secured a $9,000 group credit life insurance certificate from Allied. The certificate contained a…
Palo Pinto County insurance lawyers need to understand life insurance. Life insurance pays a stated amount of benefits to the beneficiary upon the insured’s death. Typically, the policy has a “face amount” that is, a stated value that is payable. Some policies may offer increased benefits if the insured dies…