Dallas life insurance lawyers need to keep up with the law as it evolves throughout the United States. The Washington Examiner published an article on June 6, 2014, that is interesting reading. The title of the article is, First Circuit rules John Hancock Life Insurance doesn’t have to discover deaths,…
Dallas life insurance attorneys need to know about this Federal case. It is a 1996, Southern District of Texas opinion. It is styled, Bates v. Jackson National Life Insurance Company. Here is some of the relevant information. Bates’ children sued Jackson National for proceeds of a life insurance policy issued…
Life insurance attorneys in Fort Worth know that a beneficiary of a life insurance policy can assert claims against an insurer that denies benefits of a life insurance claim. This is pointed out in 1996, San Antonio Court of Appeals opinion styled, Mendoza v. American National Insurance Co. Here is…
A trial result regarding the above issue is something a Dallas Fort Worth insurance lawyer wants to know. An opinion from the Houston Court of Appeals (14th Dist.) deals with this issue. The style of the case Vasquez v. Reliastar Life Insurance Co. Here is the relevant information. In March…
Aledo life insurance attorneys need to know the effect of payments missed on a life insurance policy. To begin with, each policy is different and thus the policy language needs to be read and then applied to the facts of the situation. A February 2014, opinion from the Houston Court…
North Richland Hills Lawyers who handle life insurance claims can read this case and then tell potential clients they better hire an attorney. This case is from the United States District Court, Northern District, Fort Worth Division. The style is Doretha Hall v. Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company. Here…
Life insurance lawyers will have to deal with situations where the proceeds of a life insurance policy are interpleaded into the registry of a court. A February 2014, 14th Court of Appeals opinion dealt with this issue. The style of the case is, Branch v. Monumental Life Insurance Company. Here…
Life insurance attorneys will tell you that the language used in the insurance policy is important to determining coverage. An experienced Insurance Law Attorney will also tell you there are many ways of getting around some of the language in a policy. Here is a case where the facts were…
Weatherford lawyers who handle life insurance disputes need to know the law relating to when an insurance company can void a policy after it has learned of a misrepresentation. The particular statute can be found in Texas Insurance Code, Section 705.005. A 1969 case from the San Antonio Court of…
Dallas life insurance attorneys need to read this opinion just issued from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The style of the case is, Cardenas v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company. This case arises from United of Omaha Life Insurance Company’s denial of Cardenas’s claim for benefits from a…