Life Insurance Attorneys need to read this case to see how one court handled allegations of bad faith in a life insurance situation. This is a 2023, opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The opinion is styled, Sue Williams v. Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Williams sued Minnesota…
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Life Insurance Attorneys And Lawsuits – Fraud Allegations -DTPA
Life Insurance Attorney need to read this 2023 opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The opinion is styled, Sue Williams v. Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Sue Williams is the beneficiary of an accidental death insurance policy issued by Minnesota Life. Michael Williams is alleged to have died…
Life Insurance And Lawsuits
Life Insurance Attorney need to read this 2023 opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The opinion is styled, Sue Williams v. Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Sue Williams is the beneficiary of an accidental death insurance policy issued by Minnesota Life. Michael Williams is alleged to have died…
Life Insurance – Policy Language
Life Insurance Lawyers need to read this 2023 opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The opinion is styled, Adrianne Archer Graves v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, et al. This is a dispute over proceeds of the life insurance policy of Decedent Timothy Howick. Plaintiff Adrianne Graves, the…
Life Insurance And Divorce
Life Insurance and divorce have to be reconciled when an insured dies. There are many issues that arise in these situations. Here is a 2023 opinion from the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division that is a necessary read for any attorney handling life insurance cases wherein an insured dies…
Life Insurance = Misrepresentation – 3
Life Insurance claims denial attorney are well aware of this 2023 opinion from the Texas Supreme Court. The opinion is styled, Arce v. American National Insurance Company. In the opinion the Texas Supreme Court discussed “intent.” American National argued that, because the Texas Legislature included the word “intent” in other…
Life Insurance Denial – Misrepresentation – 2
Life Insurance claims denial attorney are well aware of this 2023 opinion from the Texas Supreme Court. The opinion is styled, Arce v. American National Insurance Company. The Court discussed the plain text of Texas Insurance Code, Section 705.051 wherein it states: “a misrepresentation in an application for a life,…
Life Insurance Denial – Misrepresentation – 1
Life Insurance claims denial attorney are well aware of this 2023 opinion from the Texas Supreme Court. The opinion is styled, Arce v. American National Insurance Company. On April 28, 2023, the Texas Supreme Court held that a life insurer seeking to avoid a life insurance policy via a Texas…
Life Insurance – Date Of Termination – Claims Denial Attorney
Credit Life Insurance is the type of policy at issue in this 1979 opinion from the Fort Worth Court of Appeals. The opinion is styled, Leach v. Eureka Life Insurance Company of America. Tommy Leach took out a loan from a bank and as part of the loan agreement, Tommy…
Life Insurance And More Than One Beneficiary – Life Insurance Claim Denial Attorney
Here is an unusual life insurance situation. It is an opinion from 1992. The opinion is from the Amarillo Court of Appeals and is styled, Ester Belle Medlin, Appellant v. Earnest G. Medlin, Floyd W. Medlin, Brenda E. Burford and Carolyn E. Medlin, Appellees. The question to be determined in…